In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Complexity alienates customers, contaminates cultures, heightens stress, and increases the cost of doing business. They divested both businesses and discontinued several other products including golf clubs and bags. 1 Big Idea .

Company 177

Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

Hence much of the management world operates under the illusion that employees are generally ethical, and that bad apples are not only an exception but also easy to detect. Yet dishonest work behaviors, such as staff abuse, rule bending, and theft cost the economy billions. Pair them with ethical peers. Lead by example.

Management 12

Management 360-Degree Feedback Ethics Morale 12

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This means self-driving cars have shifted from a period of wild experimentation directly to market adoption — what Paul Nunes and I describe in our 2013 HBR article as “big bang” disruption. While cars have been getting smarter and smarter, the removal of human operators is what will dramatically change the law.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8