Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

We have been working with more and more clients who are developing a somewhat more enlightened view of past failure. None of those domains remains in stasis over time — strategies change, leaders (and their related passions) change, markets develop, and technologies are created. Thousands poured in.

Innovation 14

Innovation Hammer Discount Globalization 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. As Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at Airbnb, I allocated one-fifth of my time to employees from all over the organization as a confidante and coach.)

Wiseman 11

Wiseman Mentor Hammer Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Way #2: Audi agreed with the stance that would require governmentally enforced global eco-wacko-ism and thought it was funny to poke fun at people who don't share the extreme "granola" viewpoint.  Government is like a sledge hammer. I am okay with this view, though the imagery was still very scary.

Politics 77

Politics Blog Travel Letter 77

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

In just the past few years, there has been a global boom in the wind and solar industries, with wind power's generating capacity expanding dramatically and companies competing to offer free solar panels to households. But with other countries working hard to develop their own clean technologies, the U.S.

Energy 11

Energy Competitive Advantage Price Constraint 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Uber’s global assault on the taxi industry is well known. Microsoft Windows, for example, has been the dominant platform for users, developers, and hardware makers for more than 25 years. They used new technology to hammer ad-supported media. Platforms are all the rage these days.

Technology 8

Technology Hammer Operations Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

When I ask leadership development clients to describe the type of motivation they’d like to see in their teams, they mention qualities such as persistence, being a self-starter, having a sense of accountability for and commitment to achieving results, and being willing to go the extra mile on projects or to help other team members.

Motivation 8

Motivation Hammer Video Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

In Japan, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. By thinking about personal branding as honoring the time and effort they put into your development, it can make the act itself feel more legitimate. Career planning Global business Personal effectiveness' In the U.S., Strike a compromise with yourself.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Brand Hammer Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Develop the facts of the case jointly with your counterparts. Negotiation is not usually an individual sport. Build a common fact base. In many disputes, disagreement arises less from a clash of interests and more from disparate understandings of the situation. Think outside your own box.

Advice 8

Advice Hammer Seminar Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Negotiating the deal with the large global brand had been a challenge, but it increased business so much that Lance and his direct reports still felt as if they didn’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said.

Case Study 14

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation. What makes it useful, though, is the understanding that has developed over time as these criteria have been used to determine which ideas are truly innovative and which aren’t. This definition may seem somewhat generic.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Among the many reasons I think the Trump administration should ease up on its attacks on the WTO is the fact that they are making it more difficult to recruit developing-country members, even though many share U.S. China’s subsidies and tech-transfer practices pose a major threat to the global trade order. concerns about China.

Proposal 10

Proposal Technology Hammer Policies 10