Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Promote the importance of vulnerability by both modeling it and encouraging it through constructive contact. Constructive criticism comes from a personal desire on your part to help people do their best. Engages workers more constructively when the organization faces challenges. Involve stakeholders in a participatory way.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Who has P&L authority? Finally, we urge companies not to lose sight of an essential goal of good organizational design: constructive conflict. Aligning the big picture with the day-to-day. It includes accountabilities. Who on that org chart has the authority to make which decisions?

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Beyond a few kinds of organization – the church, the military, a smattering of large trading, construction, and agricultural endeavors (many unfortunately based on slave labor) – little existed that we would recognize as managerial practice. Townes, and Henry L.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

The first is to get various functional silos and P&L centers sharply aligned with the specifics of customer requirements. Make sure the 2% have the distinctive skills and personality constructs required. Basing a portion of compensation on common goals fosters collaboration. It''s the job of a leader to create it.

P&L 8

P&L Decentralization COO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

The stated goal: Place the best person in every position. The best way to evaluate an employee is to look at his unit's P&L. If there's no relevant P&L, you're pretty much flying blind.". It had been designed to ensure the objectivity of decisions about post-merger personnel cuts. Managers don't like to be honest.

Case Study 12

Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 12

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Smart Growth : How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Growth is the goal. The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

Books 369

Books Leadership P&L Blog 369

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The retail giant's powerful buyers, or merchants, now have a sustainability goal in their performance targets and reviews. For example, the laptop PC buyer set a goal that, by Christmas, all of the laptops Walmart sells would come pre-installed with advanced energy-saving settings.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10