Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The crisis that started in the housing markets has unearthed a series of cascading consequences that few companies were prepared to handle. SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Innovation on a budget. Delegate it.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

Partial and Piecemeal Programs The senior management team of a large national retailer, enjoying a dominant position in its markets, realized they had to make several radical changes to reduce costs while boosting service levels. As with New Year’s resolutions, a burst of energy and good intentions may get things started.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It was written with Jay Terwilliger and Mark Sebell, managing partners at Creative Realities , a Boston-based innovation management collaborative. You can't just wish or want to do something; you have to put your time, energy, and attention into getting it done. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Growing the Top Line.

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Long-term Definition Innovation Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When companies do find a way to recapture the insurgent energy of a start-up, it’s usually because leadership has emphasized two things. Micro-battles are all about using these fast test-and-learn cycles to innovate—developing new products, opening new markets, figuring out better ways to do things.

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Team Agility Strategy Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

How do they understand the need to change and create the energy and urgency around it? Other times, shifts may be driven by disruptions and disrupters like the one happening in the transportation and hotel markets right now thanks to the likes of Uber and Airbnb. In the first part of this century, innovation became the priority.

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HR Digest

MARCH 19, 2024

This saves on the time and energy you would’ve otherwise wasted on doing things that don’t hold meaning to you. Competitors may begin making big moves and working towards a new unexplored aspect of the market while you remain unaware of what’s going on, slowly falling behind with each passing day.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The result is the reconstitution or destruction of industries, creation of new market spaces, and reshaping of old industry ecosystems. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. Make the tough calls on people.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For example, a marketing professional might benefit from courses in psychology 2. If you would prefer to be a leader in terms of starting and supporting projects, then your leadership goals could focus on bringing in innovation, organizing resources, and finding funding for your company projects.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

Some people make radical moves; others make small changes" in how they delegate or schedule their day, Wrzesniewski says. Focus on forging relationships that give you energy, rather than sapping it. He and his wife were having a second child and it wasn't a good time to make a move, especially given the tough job market.

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Contract Manufacturing Case Study Delegation Learning-by-Doing 15

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

You can’t drive your vehicle on an empty tank, nor can you lead your life or teams with zero energy. Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. My energy levels are based on the foods and beverages I consume. I’m not talking about surface level excitement or energy.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

When employees are busy and disengaged, businesses are missing out on cost-saving ideas and innovations that could be developed from the bottom up. Communicating proactively, demonstrating empathy, and getting involved in team members’ goals can’t be delegated to HR.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

An exemplar of the new approach is WorleyParsons, a global engineering and construction firm that specializes in oilfield and other energy-related projects. Large investments made when the market was growing, including several acquisitions, became a heavy debt load in the downturn. In 2015, the price of oil dropped dramatically.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, once observed that “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered.

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Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. Even the promise of future help, if and when it's needed, can be enough to convince a mentor to give up his time and energy.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2018

And the biggest buyer is China, which sent a sizable delegation. Specifically, the industry has a great deal to lose if it doesn’t understand and manage global mega-trends, such as increasing pressure on natural resources, rising demands for transparency, and global action on climate change, which affects all energy-intensive companies.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Huawei’s revenue from overseas markets exceeded that from the Chinese market for the first time in 2005. For example, several years ago an institutional investor delegation led by Stephen Roach, chief economist for Morgan Stanley, visited the Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen. billion and net profits of $4.49

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