Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. In short, too many firms used conventional planning to manage their new ventures. Define success.

Planning 9

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Attacking "other" greenhouse gases , those that can be much more powerful warming agents than CO2, such as methane (which comes from animals/farms, natural gas leaks, and landfills) and HFCs (the class of chemicals used in refrigerants). I had hoped that a second term president could raise the stakes and firmly grab all those third rails.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In November 2015 Geisinger Health System launched its ProvenExperience program – a wide-ranging cultural and process reengineering initiative whose long-term goal is not just to assure the best customer experience in healthcare, but to offer the best customer experience of any industry. Innovating for Value in Health Care.

System 8

System Quality Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

These leaders are recognizing that this balance drives the innovation and market understanding they need for other key business transformations. Sijbesma credits three steps: Setting a vision that connects the goal to business success. Setting a vision that connects the goal to business success. How did he do it?

Diversity 8

Diversity CFO Globalization Video 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

You get to the end goal, but you may not feel emotionally enriched. We can get away with the hook-up mentality in the short-term because the value destruction won't be immediately apparent. We can get away with the hook-up mentality in the short-term because the value destruction won't be immediately apparent.

Career 9

Career Short-term Chemicals Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Finally, if the immediacy of the "look out the window" method of gauging climate change didn't work for some, at least one major climate skeptic changed his tune based on longer-term data. The goal: to reduce negative environmental and social impacts of the $1.4 for " every manufacturer, component, and process in apparel production."

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. This short paper outlines how climate is “already costing local economies billions” and describes how hundreds of billions of property are at risk.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Investors Focused on Climate, Sustainability, and Short-Termism. days of innovation). ” Millennials feel even stronger.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8