Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

And that means providing world-class training, clear and lucrative career paths and, increasingly, a work-life balance that allows people to enjoy the fruits of their success. The work ethic of Chinese employees is still fierce. Determining who runs your China operations is the most important decision a CEO can make.

Globalization 8

Globalization Operations McKinsey Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

To find out, I surveyed senior consultants in 2010 at a top-five global executive-search firm. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Strategic foresight”— the ability to think strategically, often on a global basis—was also frequently cited. One said that hiring companies want “unquestioned ethics.”

Skills 10

Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 10

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. The goal is to attract the British middle classes, and it appears to be working.

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

During the decade he headed the company (1992 – 2002), Tyco grew from a small New Hampshire conglomerate into a global giant operating in more than 100 countries with 250,000 employees and $40 billion in annual revenue. Boards Ethics Transparency' Kozlowski is the former CEO of Tyco International.

Golden Parachute 8

Golden Parachute Committee Ethics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The general counsel, not the senior partner in the law firm, is now often the go-to counselor for the CEO and the board on law, ethics, public policy, corporate citizenship, and country and geopolitical risk. From the company point of view, building up a first-class inside team has two striking benefits.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Trends Crisis Definition 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Millions of middle-class manufacturing jobs were lost. And that is a failure of American leadership on an epic scale; a failure of government to work with manufacturing instead of against it; a failure of business to adapt to the global marketplace instead of running from it. It seemed there was no end to America’s manufacturing might.

Company 50

Company Organizational Behavior Human Resources Ethics 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A generation of cynical middle-class customers have already decided that McDonald’s is a tarnished brand. Global operations need consistent global standards. Bad headlines about foreign operations tell consumers, “This company still can’t be trusted.” Answer: Appalling.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Reputation Brand Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. Although unemployment is a global challenge, there is no one-size-fits all solution.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 17, 2012

The middle-class axiom “study hard and you’ll get a good job” has proven untrue in the recent economic downturn. A good sense of humor, telling a story well and having a good relationship with each student are ‘nice to have’ when teaching students of upper socioeconomic classes, but essential when teaching poverty-level students (1).

Katz 84

Katz Globalization Class Survey 84

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What is not in flux is this fundamental reality: American companies will, for a wide variety of reasons relating to global dynamism, continue to participate in this transformative era of global economic change by increasing activities and hiring workers outside the U.S., especially in fast-growing foreign markets. Business Purpose.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13