HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2021

More than 400 engineers and other workers at Google and its parent company, Alphabet , have formed a union open to all employees. The members-only union is supported by the Communication Workers of America, which represents workers in telecommunications, information technology and media. Alphabet Workers’ Union open to all workers.

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Shaw Telecommunications Engineering Ethics 52

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

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. Here are some examples of Collaborations: Parties and consultants involved in taking a company public work together as a team. The joint-venture itself has its own identity.

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Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I work for a telecommunications company and occasionally I’m in the field dressing fiber optic cable in cabinet. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

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Greenleaf Maslow Telecommunications Blog 145

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.

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Six Sigma Company Lean Production Taylorism 8

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

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.

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Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. Ours did; over 700 did not.) Do you like solving problems, and are you good at it?

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. But on the other hand, in order to safeguard the company’s future competitiveness, CEOs may have no other choice than to invest now.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In a recent strategy meeting we attended with the leaders of a Fortune-500 company, the word “culture” came up 27 times in 90 minutes. How to Be a Company That Employees Love. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. DAVE WHEELER FOR HBR. Insight Center.

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Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 14

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.

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Globalization Banking Entrepreneur Technology 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 13

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

The episode is clearly are a rare misstep by a company whose obsession for delivering outstanding product functionality is legendary. Even a company with millions of fans needs to care deeply about their opinions. In parallel, Apple has made a series of small acquisitions of online mapping companies including Placebase in the U.S.,

Software 15

Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your company have a COO today? That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

The art of endurance can be studied in some of the world’s oldest companies. The company has been around for over 250 years. It started life as an ironworks company, pursued vertical integration by entering coal, eventually moved into pressed steel wheels before diversifying into front wheel drive technology and beyond.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Airlines Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a downbeat tone the manager of a fast-growing healthcare provider rattled off a list of reasons that her company was turning into a numbers-driven organization: Industry regulations required it, Medicare reimbursement policies required it, and delivering specialized services required yet another form of quantitative analysis.

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Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I also argued in my last post that the CEO has a critical and unique role to play in process improvement, enabling a companys activities to be redesigned across functions and divisions. But if board members conclude that their companys vitality depends on process improvement, what kind of CEO should they choose?

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 14

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

AUGUST 15, 2018

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. When Chang was at Twitter, that company was focused on growth. Sponsored by SAS.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. 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. Khazanah convinced their portfolio companies to trade their leaders.

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CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Many large, successful companies are creating offices in California’s Silicon Valley to spot big new trends and learn how they can transform their organization in ways they couldn’t otherwise imagine. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Product Research and Development. Idea Scouting.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

Sophisticated sales organizations now have the ability to combine, sift, and sort vast troves of data to develop highly efficient strategies for selling into micromarkets. A lower-growth market where the company has significant share would require "defensive farming" — that is, fewer reps, but with strong skills in account management.

B2B 13

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2013

I have repeatedly stated that the next wave of innovation will come from companies that harness the transformational power that too often lies latent inside their organizations. Studying the book market then led Bezos to locate his company near some of the major book distributors. Create mechanisms to enable experiments.

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Ries Telecommunications Business Model Competitive Advantage 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 15

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 15

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. Operating in a Global Marketplace. Ken Powell of U.S.

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CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. Indeed, we think every organization must develop and execute an aggressive plan to put data to work. We propose four interlocking steps to use your data more effectively and to create a data-driven culture in your company.

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Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

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

MAY 16, 2011

The difference between a partner and a vendor is now well understood by leading practitioners and scholars , yet many companies still proceed into external collaboration with McNealy's blinders. The Sun-Netscape Alliance was formed when AOL acquired Netscape in 1998 but then sought to spin out the software operations of Netscape.

Software 14

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 14

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.

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Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

In our experience working with hundreds of companies, this is a very common approach but it is essentially a tactical one. Big data managed this way may well improve your retention numbers but not transform your company. We recently participated in a data-dive type process at a major telecommunications company.

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Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

I often find myself immersed in the perfect pacing of a well-constructed mystery, the flawless delivery of that once-in-a-lifetime monologue, the scale and grandeur of the next big blockbuster — I get so caught up in all of it, sometimes I forget that I generally go there to tell companies their businesses are in trouble. Bundling good.

Rogers 14

Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 14

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. Attuned to the times, he or she has a stronger chance to uncover and release a company’s latent potential.

CEO 9

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

For the vast majority of American companies, doing business with Cuba remains illegal. The economic embargo still stands (though companies such as Caterpillar and Colgate-Palmolive have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying for an opening of Cuba). That said, the Obama administration has made a few changes. This is why U.S.

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GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 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.

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Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Perhaps equally significant for managers is that the new workers — no matter how many of them there are — will operate differently than their predecessors. Not long ago I worked with a software firm that supported hundreds of legacy applications for the telecommunications industry.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 8