The Practical Leader

MAY 10, 2023

The International Committee for the Study of Victimization looked at large groups of people who had experienced major traumatic events. Do we ultimately become better or bitter? Do we climb the leadership stairs to a higher state of awareness and appreciation, or do we slide down into the quagmire of hopelessness and despair?

Bottom-up 52

Bottom-up Committee Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together. Corporate Responsibility means operating a business in ways that meet or exceed the ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations that society has of business. It is more than a slogan or rehash of a Mission Statement.

Ethics 51

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 26, 2012

Having worked with a number of teams and committees, I can honestly say that this team was one of the most effective and collaborative teams I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. After all, I wasn’t just a new member of this Governing Board, I was also a new member of this school community.

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Team Development Committee Report 240

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

This is harder than you think because it requires discipline on your part to make time to be intentional about the culture you want to scale and to put policies and procedures into place that create that sustainable organization. Founders think that an HR/People Strategy with manuals and policies and procedures are a waste of time.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 203

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

’s resolve to push ahead with further TQC initiatives, and based on the points cited by the Deming Prize judges the company set the following policies: To promote all-around quality control, including at affiliated companies such as suppliers and dealerships. There is still such a long way to go in improving the practice of management.

Deming 28

Deming Lean Manufacturing Management Long-term 28

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

I was on the committee that wrote that legislation. “ Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy.” This year is the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Diversity is most important for business, the economy and quality of life.

Diversity 90

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 90

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dear CMI Companions, Fellows, Members, Associate Members, Chartered Managers, Friends of CMI, CMI world colleagues, and friends, You are cordially invited to join our professional community, live stream webinars worldwide, and in-person events and networking as public health policy permits.

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Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

It is fashionable today to have management committees, at various organizational levels, working as teams. The outcome is often a ‘one no’ policy, wherein ideas are given to the team members (in the worst case by email), and if one team members has a negative reaction, the idea is scrapped. Let me explain. Resistance from the Supplier.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 52

HR Digest

JUNE 7, 2023

Since the conclusion of the national bargaining round in late 2022, 40 new sick leave agreements have been reached across the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) carriers with all unions, 10 of which did not previously have a set number of traditional paid sick days.

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Policies Transportation Committee Engineering 98

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  If I remember correctly they had spent an orientation week in Washington and them came up to Cambridge for a week of policy briefings.     Since new members of the House will be up for reelection in two years, they’re operating on a similar time frame.   There’s a lot of sound advice there. 

Executive Coaching 141

Executive Coaching Blog Open-book Letter 141

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This fleet of driverless cars — 600 Chrysler Pacifica mini-vans, operated by Google’s Waymo — can be seen today daily on the streets where companies like GM and Ford also are testing autonomous innovations. Other industry-leading companies like Ford and GM have also moved their driverless car operations to the state.

Transportation 8

Transportation Content Committee Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As a practical matter, for example, these changes in the global policy regime are forcing multinational corporations to scale back and sell parts of their international operations. In each of these scenarios, a corporation can suffer substantial losses on capital investments made in good faith under a very different policy regime.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2012

Journal arguing that CFOs should report directly to the audit committee of the board. No, Minow is suggesting that CFO essentially work for the audit committee. Putting a solid line between Andy Fastow (or any other CFOs) and the audit committee is unlikely to change his (or their) behavior. Not "report regularly."

CFO 12

CFO Committee GAAP Proposal 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

Your once-nimble company becomes a lumbering behemoth that has to appoint a committee to determine how many committee meetings to hold. The company’s policy is five words long: “Act in Netflix’s best interests.” Of course, these are HR-related policies.

Process 12

Process Committee Policies Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

And they count on well-intentioned, smart people sitting in a committee to decide which ideas are worth pursuing. Instead of having a committee vet ideas, they need a process that operates with speed and urgency , and that helps innovators and other stakeholders to curate and prioritize problems, ideas, and technologies.

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Process Innovation Incubator Committee 13

HR Digest

OCTOBER 29, 2023

and while s ome state it explicitly in their handbooks and paraphernalia, other organizations indicate it by their policies and actions toward employees. Setting good company culture examples is a task for the leaders of the organization to establish from the first day of operation. They most likely must be doing something right.

Examples 97

Examples Company Diversity Team Building 97

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

JUNE 15, 2012

Recently, I had the honor of chairing a National Academy of Sciences committee supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It includes decision analysis, game theory, and operations research. That means having personnel policies that recruit people with the right stable individual attributes (e.g.,

Kahneman 13

Kahneman Game Theory Committee Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Business needs to play a more powerful role in supporting responsible practices throughout every aspect of their operations. Companies usually manage bribery and corruption risk through a mix of internal processes, certification requirements, and basic good practices throughout their operations — including with suppliers and vendors.

Company 8

Company Compliance Ethics Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Either way, these mergers that span connected markets change the pattern of competition, because the firms that compete with each other now operate under one roof: CVS won’t need to bargain over the surplus with Aetna, or Express Scripts with Cigna. Treasury Department.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Cooper Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, systematically dealing with the risks of anti-business/anti-globalization proposals and the opportunities of pro-growth policies has become as important for global corporations as addressing product, market, and financial issues. And they may shift dramatically as the political pendulum swings back and forth in different nations.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

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

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The reaction of America’s corporate leaders will show whether their mindsets are as global as their companies’ operations. Assuming US national security policy doesn’t change, US corporate strategies at home and abroad will have to adjust to the foreign backlash. Isn’t this just more European political theater?

Globalization 8

Globalization Policies Bottom-up Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

This was the question that floored the Murdochs at Tuesday's parliamentary select committee hearing because it cut right through the narrative News International executives have been spinning to counter the hacking scandal that has engulfed the media group in recent weeks. Try to change the policy (speak truth to power).

Price 12

Price Power Policies Committee 12

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

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

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. The bonuses were calculated correctly, per a written compensation policy.

Golden Parachute 8

Golden Parachute Committee Ethics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

Rather, it’s the dawning recognition of the activist hedge fund community that material environmental and social factors are value-relevant in the time frames in which they are already operating. Indeed, we find evidence that such interventions are followed by long-term improvements, rather than declines, in performance.”

Hedge 9

Hedge Long-term Short-term Letter 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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The essence of the phenomenon is the fact that each stage in the supply chain plans its capital projects and operations, including inventory levels, based on its future expectations. Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors. automobile industry. The China-Sparked Crisis. For example , U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Government "start-ups" — new agencies, offices, or initiatives — have the potential to be a powerful tool for solving critical policy problems at the local, state, and federal levels. A common trap is to try to operate without confronting tough decisions and trade-offs early.

Bureaucracy 11

Bureaucracy Health Care Committee Information Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2015

To make sure our 23,000+ employees were up to date on the industry rules, policies, and procedures they were legally required to be familiar with, my department heads and I created a robust training program. The relevant SVPs either sat on the steering committee or were represented. Votes were all documented.

Project 8

Project Committee How To Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Imagine a presidential election in which there's only one candidate, and he's said nothing about his intentions or policies. election to provide a choice for distinct policy alternatives and a clear result, the outcome of the Congress of China's Communist Party, which takes place every five years, will be far more murky.

Leadership 8

Leadership Short-term Committee Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

These goals include aiming for Yelp’s sales teams to match the composition of the diverse communities in which they operate, increasing its proportion of female engineers, and making its culture more inclusive. Across the company, 10% of employees are Hispanic and 6% are black. Yelp now sets explicit targets for diversity.

Diversity 8

Diversity Engineering Committee Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

From the moment I stepped off the bus at the rowing venue, I felt reassured that the London Olympic Games were operating like a well-oiled machine. Certainly, knowledge transfer has been a priority of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Overconfidence. This is a well-known phenomenon in contracting.)

Committee 12

Committee Knowledge Management Project Learning-by-Doing 12

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

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. economy, expands America's global trade, and attracts foreign companies to base operations in the U.S. Visa restrictions also limit U.S.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 12