Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. area, a move it describes as “driven largely by health care reform, which demands an integrated regional network.&# A case in point is TheraMatrix, a small Michigan company.

Crisis 63

Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Few health care leaders would disagree that the U.S. health care industry needs to drastically change. Over the past two years, we’ve convened health care leaders at roundtables and other events to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, both inside their organization and from the external market.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Disruptive Innovation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

Bush’s cabinet as secretary of health and human services. With the failure of the American Health Care Act , recently proposed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, it is clear that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will continue to serve millions of Americans for the foreseeable future.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Price Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

If you've had a bad experience with an operational improvement effort (like Six Sigma or Business Reengineering), or if you haven't given it much attention lately, you should take a fresh look. Many companies and executives have been disappointed with these efforts when results weren't sustained and inefficiency crept back in.

Operations 15

Operations Six Sigma Supply Chain Webinar 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

In health care, the Hippocratic Oath — “first, do no harm” — can hold as much sway in the board room as it does in the exam room. Among health care leadership, it can have the unintended effect of promoting inaction over change and innovation. health care has become akin to a smothered child—stifled and arrested.

Health Care 8

Health Care Information Technology Learning-by-Doing Information 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I have had a front row seat as companies have struggled to enter the emerging world of the Internet of Things — first, 10 years ago as a vice president at Ambient Devices , an MIT Media Lab spinoff that was a pioneer in commercializing IoT devices, and then as a consultant. Operations. Federal Communications Commission, the U.S.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 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.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

That’s one of the questions we asked ourselves as we conducted a survey of directors of public and private companies headquartered in the United States. The disparities in the perceived importance of these issues could affect how directors prioritize and choose to address risks to the company. We also found that industry matters.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

After all, investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase are assigned to monitor specific industries, speak up in companies’ quarterly conference calls, help execute deals and transactions, and advise corporate clients. Only the latter strategy produces good results for both company shareholders and employees.

Long-term 8

Long-term Airlines Health Care Short-term 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

Companies and institutions exist at different levels of functionality. If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. Three Levels of Management.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. Merck and Co. Integration is key.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2015

And how should Chinese companies and foreign companies doing business in China respond? Enhance individual well-being through social welfare and health care reforms: Improving social welfare and health care provision can bring down very high levels of precautionary savings by Chinese citizens, freeing up resources for consumption.

Planning 8

Planning Policies GDP Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Companies we work with at BSR, a nonprofit sustainability business network and consultancy, feel trapped: Although every conceivable action carries considerable risk, inaction may not be much of an option, either. Companies must consider values, not just shared value. Employees are now a company’s most powerful interest group.

CEO 10

CEO Politics Policies Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

On November 9, 2016, the shareholders of Australia’s largest company, and the world’s tenth-largest bank , revolted. Other firms have ventured down this path, including the conglomerate Wesfarmers , with its 200,000-plus staff, and the global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care.

TSR 9

TSR Banking Committee Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

While on the surface revenues remained strong, its rapport with customers and physicians was rapidly eroding, and its reputation was being bludgeoned by lawsuits and a national backlash against health maintenance organizations and managed care (which Aetna had championed). When Aetna merged with U.S. But instead of adapting to U.S.

Health Care 14

Health Care Restructuring Resistance Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

To understand how employers can improve engagement and retention, FSG worked with Hart Research Associates to survey over 1,200 entry-level, hourly workers between the ages of 17 and 24, and interviewed dozens of companies to find out how they have improved retention. How can companies help their managers become more effective?

Survey 8

Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Is Apple suddenly a healthcare company? To what extent?

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2014

As organizations collect increasingly large and diverse data sets, the demand for skilled data scientists will continue to rise. At Stanford, I conducted 35 interviews of data analysts from 25 organizations across a variety of sectors, including health care, retail, marketing, and ?nance.

Analysis 11

Analysis Agility Diversity Tools 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We need to modernize workforce training, incentivize companies to hire low-income people, and encourage consumers to support those organizations that #GiveWork, not aid. a day, which has led to measurably improved nutrition, safer housing, and better health care and education for all of them. to more than $8.50

Power 8

Power Health Care Comparison Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

It produces excess volatility over the business cycle, resulting in measurable economic costs — both to people and to the companies they work for. Work-life balance and family-friendly scheduling are much more important to today’s workers, and companies are increasingly willing to accommodate them. The second is technology.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Bureaucracy Cost Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Is Apple suddenly a healthcare company? To what extent?

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 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

APRIL 11, 2018

Even when they have Harvard MBAs, black women are generally absent in leadership positions at most Fortune 500 companies, and black men are in high-ranking roles in only a handful. These are important findings that give some insight into how race and gender operate together to yield specific outcomes for black women.

Bond 10

Bond Engineering Mentor Health Care 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

To mobilize public support for new investment, leaders must change the conversation to align diverse interests and emphasize cross-sector partnerships, region by region. Technology entrepreneurs should be at the table with established companies, elected officials, financiers, and consumers. greenhouse gas emissions.

Transportation 8

Transportation Wireless Entrepreneur Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Every year, I find big themes or specific company stories that I feel are impressive, important, or indicative of where the world is going. It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. Then came 2016. Trump Shocked the World.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Make that email chain an Intranet page or Slack channel, available to all working moms and dads throughout the company. ” Start by ensuring the group’s leadership is demonstrably diverse; prospective members will want to “see themselves” in the network’s composition. You and Your Team Series.

Organization 10

Organization How To Seminar Follow-up 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

Much of the attention around the decision has focused on implications for women’s health care – which is indeed a crucial issue. The appreciation of the basic properties of the corporation eventually made possible the rise of the limited liability joint-stock company. Yes, it could. The rest, as they say, is economic history.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Library Health Care Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Our stakeholder-based strategy rests on the following key pillars: People: The human factor plays a central role in our operations, and thus our business growth must be tied to the growth of our people. Much of our corporate strategy is geared towards the long term, and this is where I believe lies the strength of private companies.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs that can be challenging to fill. It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. But in April, just after U.S.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Over my 15 years of teaching a course on IT in health care, I've seen that for CIOs who are MDs, the skill of delivering difficult messages becomes part of their tool set for communicating effectively with senior management. CEOs don't want to hear that. Enlist a business ally.

System 15

System CEO CIO Chief Information Officer 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

As a result, more companies are being valued based on their current earnings than on their growth potential. Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term. Such companies tend to generate less growth and value in the long run. First, they must secure the prosperity of their own companies.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. But the financial meltdown has not affected all charities and not-for-profits equally.

Crisis 12

Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Although many European countries currently suffer from high unemployment, some key sectors (including, for example, health care ) suffer from a chronic lack of qualified job-seekers. Even if she re-qualified, her chances of being hired by a French company are slim. Let’s suppose she does and gets hired.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing NGO Marketing Skills 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Some companies claim that purchasing their product is the ‘be all, end all’ panacea for life’s dilemmas. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). by Hank Moore.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50