Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. Employees are wondering, “If the company is willing to dump me at its convenience, why shouldn’t I dump the company at my convenience?”

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” Their ideal leader is a person who develops “win-win” relationships and is sensitive to their needs for personal growth and development. Leaders will need to develop skills in negotiation and “win-win” relationships. In return, they feel a responsibility to deliver value back.

Short-term 107

Short-term Long-term Trends Telecommunications 107

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

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

In the 1980s, I appeared on a videotape that was widely distributed as part of a leadership development course for IBM managers. They changed the company, and IBM made a remarkable comeback. I don’t know much about telecommunications – it just seemed obvious. I just returned from a trip around the world.

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Education Politics Quality 98

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

The biggest source of growth and increased opportunities in today's business climate lie in the way that individuals and companies work together. Lone rangers and sole-source providers simply cannot succeed in competitive environments and global economies. Company turnaround situation requires a multi-disciplinary approach.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

Nokia's recent burning platform travails serve as an object lesson to companies trying to navigate a rapidly-changing global economy. As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa.

Globalization 14

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. The vast majority of board members told us their companies are hiring in double-digits and across the globe. So the war for talent is on.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Health Care Talent Management Biotechnology 9

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

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2015

Since the late nineteenth century, we have seen five distinct movements in the way companies compete. Many companies still compete this way and there continue to be successors to Taylorism, including business process reengineering and lean production. Edwards Deming , who introduced quality as a way of life for Japanese companies.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Company Lean Production Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2018

Last year Facebook became the second largest e-commerce company in Africa after Jumia, the industry leader. But as global technology brands penetrate African economies, it is becoming evident that most local startups are experiencing new levels of competition, which could potentially disrupt their operations.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Entrepreneur Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The conventional wisdom is that innovations originate in rich countries and the resulting products are sold horizontally in other developed countries and then sent downhill to developing countries. After all, aren't developed nations such as the U.S. They will develop into formidable rivals. Not really.

Innovation 15

Innovation Telecommunications Globalization GDP 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Leading the list are the economy; the regulatory environment; and cybersecurity, according to our global survey of over 4,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, led by Susan Stautberg, Spencer Stuart, led by Julie Hembrock Daum, and independent researcher Deborah Bell. With the 2016 U.S.

Politics 8

Politics Telecommunications Policies Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

This post is part of the HBR Insight Center, The Next Generation of Global Leaders. Other consumer-focused companies such as IKEA and Starbucks are following in KFC's footsteps, but the learning curve is both steep and long. Focus recruiting efforts to bring diverse, multicultural candidates into the company.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. We found that concerns about innovation fall behind other issues for most directors.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Increasingly, Western companies are developing products in countries like China and India, and then distributing them globally. For example, GE developed an ultra-low-cost ultrasound for rural China which is now marketed in over 100 countries. and which they now sell in Europe and the U.S. The future is far from home.

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Important questions, such as who “owns” personal data and what responsibilities companies have as custodians of it, are hot topics of debate. A 2014 global survey by SafeNet found that nearly two-thirds of consumers said they would stop or avoid using a company that had experienced a data breach.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. To compete with this miraculous turnaround, Western companies, starting with Motorola, began to adopt Japanese methods. But what's happened in Japan?

Six Sigma 17

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

They’re getting in the way of employee development instead of supporting it. In fact, our recent research on global human capital trends shows that 84% of business leaders cite the “need for improved organizational learning” as a top priority, and 44% say it’s urgent.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Retail Human Capital Class 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Ellen Kullman (DuPont), Maria das Graças Silva Foster (Petrobras), and Chua Sock Koong (Singapore Telecommunications) lead three of the most powerful companies in the world. For many women in the developing world, a better approach may be to gain employment in existing companies.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Soccer clubs form a global network that routinely lends and borrows players. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

Many wonder why an academy company like P&G, historically known for developing talent, did not, or was not able to, promote a successor from within its ranks. Using data from the 2012 survey, we also found that boards gave their companies'' very poor grades on talent management. Is P&G no longer an academy company?

Succession 8

Succession Telecommunications Biotechnology Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system. Currently, the annual expenditures for research and development (R&D) amount to 0.67% of Greece’s GDP. Global business Innovation' This is going to be a considerable challenge. to 3% of their GDP.

Planning 9

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. This was especially daunting during periods of change or growth in which companies needed to hire in large numbers. ” The challenge then was to foster global mindsets and cultural competencies.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Most companies’ value chains are heavily dependent on water and energy resources. Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries. Similarly, companies and cities can make better use of otherwise wasted water and energy.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. Mnangagwa is clear that he wants to rebuild the economy and start fresh with foreign businesses.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models. Berkshire Hathaway is renowned for its low portfolio turnover, in some cases owning a company for decades.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

The latest developments around PRISM and the NSA dragnet operations uncovered by Edward Snowden, in my view, severely damage the fragile fabric of the new global ecosystem, which we so sorely rely on in order to collectively tackle truly urgent global issues such as energy, pollution, food, climate change, (cyber-)terrorism and inequality.

Globalization 9

Globalization Technology Information Technology Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

For the first time after China's economic reforms began, CEO succession is threatening to become a major problem, particularly for globally competitive companies such as Haier, Huawei, and Lenovo. Indeed, the choices the founder-CEOs make may well reshape their companies as well as the Chinese economy.

Succession 14

Succession Telecommunications Finance CEO 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The gap between Hyperloop and the state of infrastructure in the vast majority of developing countries is a demonstration of what economist William Janeway calls the Two Innovation Economies. As a result, many top-tier students in developing markets graduating from the best Western institutions are motivated to stay abroad.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Plus, the company has an interest in giving more people access; a Mobile Africa 2015 study of five of Africa’s major markets found that Facebook is, on average, the most popular phone activity, more popular than sending SMS or listening to the radio. Only 19.2% Meanwhile, China’s e-commerce market is 80 times as large.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Marketing Wireless McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The term comes from the telecommunications industry, which struggled for many years with how to efficiently extend their networks the "last mile," or into individual homes. Regardless, many outlying locations still identified themselves with their old company.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Short-term Banking Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks. It's in areas of the company such as knowledge management, innovation, communication, and better integration with the supply chain. Integration.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

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." Corporate social responsibility Global business Sustainability' Because the cost of not knowing product provenance is huge when things go wrong.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Ethics Telecommunications Politics 8