Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

There’s a growing consensus that companies need strong, independent boards full of qualified directors if they are to sidestep risks and seize opportunities in our complex and dynamic international economy. One of the most important of those issues is, of course, globalization. since the index was first developed in 2008.

Globalization 14

Globalization Committee Telecommunications Consensus 14

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. Now, we’re taking a multi-dimensional approach to strengthen our company and serve our stakeholders.

Environment 98

Environment Diversity Leadership Supply Chain 98

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Evidence of de-globalization — think Brexit and other attacks on international interdependence — is everywhere. Boards of directors of global corporations will increasingly face strategic choices and capital allocation decisions framed by mounting geo-political risks. at the forefront.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Martine Liautaud is the author of Breaking Through: Stories and Best Practices From Companies That Help Women Succeed (Wiley, April 2016). But let’s go further on education. And remember, when women succeed, we all win! About the Author.

Mentor 50

Mentor GDP Education Engineering 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. They listen as well as they speak.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

Only 31% of Fortune 100 boards currently have a director who is a CIO, even though technology is at the core of every business today. As Sheila Jordan, CIO at Symantec and director at FactSet, put it, “All companies are technology companies today. Update your mindset about the role of technology on the board.

CIO 9

CIO Committee Technology P&L 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The amount of time it took to deliver the results to the global audience was, in fact, 30 times faster than the race itself—and at the same time, 15 other Olympic competitions were simultaneously having their results relayed. Partnership, of course, is at the heart of everything an IT integrator does.

Committee 14

Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2016

Only six percent of the directors overseeing the world’s biggest banks have any technology experience. Technology is transforming the rules of businesses and reshaping industries in just about every sector. So, what role should a board play in deciding on technology investments and shaping businesses in the digital age?

Delegation 8

Delegation Technology Committee Banking 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events. After-work drinks can exclude women who shoulder the lion’s share of caregiving responsibilities globally. Engage a diverse planning committee. These include dietary preferences and activities that make your employees feel comfortable.

Management 10

Management Diversity Collins Committee 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

For years, companies have been pouring money into people, processes, and technology that can help them manage risk. The finding is a correlation but points to a theory of causation: we believe these companies are far more adept at identifying and mitigating the risks that could undermine their achievement of business goals.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Maturity EBITDA Management 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

government leaders, sustainability is getting more and more attention at American companies. Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. And talented Millennial employees are voting with their feet by leaving laggard companies behind. Having any more than that risks diluting executive focus.

Execution 11

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2011

President Obama's appointment last week of GE Chairman Jeff Immelt as chairman of his board of outside economic advisers poses an interesting and fundamentally important question: Can the CEO of an American global company chair a panel that gives more than conventional bromides as advice to the President? But can Immelt say that?

Committee 14

Committee Globalization Advice Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In today's economy, where the fast growth of emerging markets outpaces America and the developed world, if you haven't gone global yet, it's time to get moving. But going global is easier said than done — especially for smaller companies. The agenda was always the same, and it was a marathon day.

P&L 15

P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. Established originally in 1865, as a paper mill, it became a public company in 1868. Over ensuing decades, the company expanded into an ever-more-bewildering array of product categories.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Crisis Committee Marketing 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Utilizing strengths and the contacts I had made to write the book, I scaled my practice to service women in business—the companies that support them and the companies that they own. Being timid leads nowhere.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

For a brief period, as they were being built into the infrastructure of commerce, all these technologies opened opportunities for forward-looking companies to gain real advantages. Company leaders have quoted and lauded Carr whenever they''ve needed to justify their hesitation to create strong, progressive IT positions.

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Recent global developments underscore the importance of these societal issues. In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. But the U.S. The challenges of business-in-society issues arise in many different settings.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Given that companies are putting more than $14 billion a year into charitable causes, measuring results and ensuring real social impact should be important goals. As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

The McKinsey Global Institute, in conjunction with FCLT Global, recently released research stating that long-term-oriented companies perform better than those that focus on short-term results. However, such coarse data doesn’t capture how widely practices can vary between individual companies.

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Companies like Netflix and Uber set that tone, giving us what we want, when we want it — usually on the first try. Sales professionals and organizations are responding with new strategies and technologies that allow them to deliver personalized experiences at scale. They have little to no patience for ill-timed, generic pitches.

B2B 8

B2B CRM Franchising Media 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

A global pharmaceutical company was about to lose the strategic advantage of several blockbuster drugs coming off patent. This kind of approach to special challenges that companies face is new. When Lee Iacocca became CEO of Chrysler, here’s what he found: “Chrysler didn’t really function like a company at all.

Leadership 9

Leadership Diversity Committee Long-term 9

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Creating Opportunities for Multigenerational Workforce" Peter Fasolo, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson is widely considered one of the world’s most influential human resources leaders and Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies. PHOTO: JOHNSON & JOHNSON.

Innovation 96

Innovation Diversity Human Resources Committee 96

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I spent the next decade climbing the corporate ladder; in 1997, for a complex set of reasons, I was chosen to be president of the company. There are just too many factors beyond your control that will shape your job options--global economic trends, political elections, and technological changes, just to name a few.

Career 17

Career Planning Bond Committee 17

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close and companies begin to settle on the wages and hikes for the next year, the question of how to create an equitable compensation system might flash in everyone’s mind—if briefly. According to the International Labor Organization , the global labor force participation rate for women stands at 47 percent.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

In the run-up to these high-level talks, many companies and some relatively new voices from the business community have been sounding both the alarm and the rallying cry for action. Disclosure: I’m on the steering committee of RE100 this group working to bring in corporate members.).

IRR 8

IRR Energy Tips Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

For instance, CEOs might have come from the advertising or marketing side of the company, so they may be very well the best person to put together a new ad campaign, in terms of skill set. On the other hand, if a company executive has to meet with a top regulator, the CEO may be the only person that has the clout to get the meeting.

Execution 10

Execution Productivity Products CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

New technologies, industry standards, and approaches to tagging and labeling are enhancing the ability of consumers to trace the origin of goods. In telecommunications and information technology, experts are waking up to the need for full "chains of custody" for components because of the threat of malicious " hardware Trojan horses."

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Ethics Telecommunications Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The Great Firewall of China has been a jackpot for many Chinese internet companies, shielding them from fierce outside competition. Tencent is the largest comprehensive company and includes calling, chatting, and gaming, and recently reported that third-quarter revenue of $2.6 China Global business Internet'

Committee 8

Committee Media Politics Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Training other companies' leaders. When a company recognizes just how many members of my Baby Boom generation are heading out the door in the next several years, its leaders are likely tell me, "We need a high-potential leader program. Not long ago we met with the learning and development staff of a global energy company.

Long-term 15

Long-term Short-term Participative Training 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Training other companies' leaders. When a company recognizes just how many members of my Baby Boom generation are heading out the door in the next several years, its leaders are likely tell me, "We need a high-potential leader program. Not long ago we met with the learning and development staff of a global energy company.

Long-term 15

Long-term Short-term Participative Training 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

President Obama has established an Interagency Trade Enforcement Committee with a $27 million budget to hit back at unfair trade. The main reason is the fact that a lot of unfair trade is being practiced in the global economy. companies to produce in China. Getting tough on China is becoming a popular idea. don't apply.

Bureaucracy 11

Bureaucracy Globalization Committee Cooper 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Companies that correctly match their strategy-making processes to the competitive circumstances of their industry, business function, or geographic markets perform better than those that don't. Shapers focus beyond the boundaries of their own company. But, as I discussed my last post , far too many lack a systematic way to do so.

Strategy 8

Strategy Organization Committee Environment 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2012

Companies spend countless hours tracking financials: assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and cash flow. Yet companies all over the world increasingly realize they need to correct this imbalance and that customer metrics also must become "hard." Regardless of financials, many companies, including Rackspace, saw their shares plummet.

Customer Loyalty 13

Customer Loyalty Loyalty CEO Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

From the Pope to global CEOs to almost all the world’s political leaders, the most powerful people got on board. Companies line up like never before for climate action. CEOs from some of the world’s largest companies put out public statements backing a strong climate deal. Goals matter.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

This is what's become of the company of Bill and Dave — not just the founders of HP, but the founding fathers of Silicon Valley? What's important about HP is what it says about how hard it is for any organization to maintain its leadership position from one generation of technology and markets and culture to the next.

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist CEO Long-term Magazine 14