N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 469

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. We’re starting to recognize that this relatively new situation has important ramifications for how businesses operate, and we’re making some progress.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

Nevertheless, companies that live and die on operational excellence — such as Amazon.com, FedEx, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart — must continually improve their key processes. For example, Air Products set up process owners for each of the major steps in its supply chain, including plan, source, make, build, and fulfill.

Process 15

Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

How can you make core business operations more sustainable? And what type of leadership will take us there? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. They will help us answer questions like: How does sustainability fit into a company’s strategy? Business leaders who responded to our call: Dominic Barton. Marc Benioff. Indra Nooyi.

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Levine talked with HBR about her firm’s sustainability efforts as part of the Future Economy Project, an HBR initiative that shares real-world lessons on sustainability leadership. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Andrew Liveris.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. Water rising — both literally and as a serious issue for business: Honda's supply chain gets slammed, Levi's gets creative. The near future will hold more questions about how businesses can and should operate in a resource-constrained, hotter, drier (or wetter) world.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

It is of even greater importance if a major act of terrorism involving nuclear, chemical, biological or cyber weapons occurs, either in private sector facilities or public spaces that impact private employers. But, the Gulf spill was a national issue, which required governmental direction, responsibility and accountability. Heineman, Jr.,

Crisis Management 15

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 15