Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Hearings last month before the Senate’s banking committee and the House’s Financial Services Committee point to further dangerous cultural dynamics inside Wells Fargo. According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

What makes this case of corporate accountability so important is that it is a discretionary matter of "private ordering" under JP Morgan risk management policies, not under a mandatory rule contained in Dodd-Frank. They could be appropriate for Dimon, but so could a compensation action about future variable comp.

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Which corporate policies should apply to the new division and which should not? How much time should the corporate executive committee spend on this new activity? But there’s significant risk of subtracted value from interference in operating units by managers at the Group level. How should it be monitored and targeted?

Mass Marketing 9

Mass Marketing Brand Disruptive Innovation Advice 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Coming at a time of renewed populism during continued economic hardship, the broad arguments articulated in the report may affect upcoming elections or legislative and regulatory policy on both sides of the Atlantic. What are the operational objectives which express those purposes?

Politics 14

Politics Execution Report Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. All the best strategies, policies, and plans start with a vision — that is, being clear on how you intend for your company to benefit from behavioral science. Get the Vision Right. Find the Right Home for the Team.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Building a conscious pay system requires conscious policies and practices that support such an initiative. The next involves assessing the conditions you work under and reframing your policies and systems to best support your employees. Family-Friendly Policies Recognize and support diverse family structures.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

At the other end of this dimension is the broader context, where politics operates at the organizational level. It might also include political capital that arises from membership of or strong ties to a high status group such as the finance committee, a special task force, or the senior management team. The High Ground.

Politics 14

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.". On February 6th, the State's Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations is holding a hearing. Cut to present. And what a double standard.

Execution 12

Execution Letter Committee Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2016

But do CEOs also affect how their employees make choices in areas not directly related to firm operations, such as politics? When newly elected legislators take office, many policies relevant to their firms can change—including corporate taxation, regulation, access to financing, and allocation of government contracts.

Politics 8

Politics CEO Sample Influence 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

A person who is "volunteered" to serve as a committee chair for a professional or trade association may differ in motivation and enthusiasm from one who has joined an organization and volunteered willingly. In fact, even within for-profit organizations, the need for a certain type of leader may change as situations change.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. ” Yet the freedom bestowed on corporations by Citizens United comes with serious risk.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8