Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Check out this reflection piece in Personnel Today by CMI’s head of policy, Daisy Hooper, for more practical examples.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Further, it’s also crucial to prioritize stakeholder engagement, as their diverse insights often yield invaluable directives for the drive toward excellence. Financial metrics, such as return on investment (ROI), profitability, growth rates, and market share, provide insight into the monetary impact of the governance improvements.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

Marketers are getting increasingly sophisticated at tapping into those strong emotions, and they don’t need a full-length feature film to do it. So how do marketers go from 0 to tears in 30 seconds? The difference between any particularly emotional story and a good marketing story is that a marketing story has a purpose.

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Marketing Storytelling Brand Supply Chain 13

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

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Resources Industry System Strategy 54

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just look at Uber to understand the importance of diversity and product safety or at car manufacturers scrambling to develop a competitive advantage in electric cars as countries seek to decarbonize their economics and fight pollution. Some see them as a natural evolution, and a smart choice for many non-professional investors.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

Cause-Marketing: Cause-marketing programs will multiply. Cause-marketing provides businesses with legitimacy, along with a partner that has issue expertise. Marketing experts agree. According to a PRWeek/Barkely PR Cause Survey in 2010, two-thirds of brands now engage in cause marketing, up from 58% in 2009.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Especially without strategic clarity, employees are unsure if they should focus on speed or quality, efficiency or innovation, for example. Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

In an interview with The HR Digest , Tyszko explains the crucial importance of tapping into hidden talent in new ways and achieving diversity, equality and inclusion goals in 2020. The HR Digest: You have been critical in pushing for progress in diversity & inclusion (D&I) in the workforce.

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Diversity Education Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 111

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. election and Brexit are only the most recent examples of the pervasive, burgeoning importance to corporations of business-in-society issues. But the U.S.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Arthur Nielsen, market research pioneer and founder of the Nielsen Corporation, once said , “The price of light is less than the cost of darkness.” To cope with the shortfall in market supply, companies need to better leverage their existing talent. Westend61/Getty Images. Insight Center. Sponsored by Splunk.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. While the last wave of globalization centered on accessing foreign markets and creating low-cost global supply chains, the next wave could follow a very different pattern. “Strategies for Two-Sided Markets” 3.

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Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

For example, what if a new competitor enters the market earlier than expected? What if they are delayed; what types of things might they do to try to recover and penetrate the market more quickly? Form diverse, strategic groups. What could they do that would surprise and/or outmaneuver us?

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Supply Chain Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage Strategy 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. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example. Innovations Are Changing The Way We Design Products.

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Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

But for most rising executives, leading successfully in global markets is easier said than done. She described some of the common traps that new leaders working in overseas markets can fall into: The Mirror Trap. For example, Nestle Japan localized their offerings to the point that they disconnected from the global brands.

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Globalization Beyer Supply Chain Open-book 14

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. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2019

The assigned plates determine the batch/unit, and it improves the efficiency of your warehouse operations, streamlining inventory transfer within the supply chain. Imagine this: you’ve been managing your supply the same way throughout the years. Say for example you have a diverse supply to take care of.

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Licensing Supply Chain Constraint Efficiency 51

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

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Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Rather than aiming at all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , for example, companies will likely tailor their sustainability efforts to their commercial priorities. Coca-Cola devotes many resources to creating cleaner water supplies in developing countries. had a diversity metric.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In South Africa, integrated reporting is a requirement for listed companies on an apply or explain basis and the European Commission passed legislation that will require around 6,000 European entities to disclose on non-financial and diversity information. Why the interest? That could be a bad thing, a step away from investing in talent.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

As companies expand globally, it''s even more crucial to understand the differences between professionals in different markets. Why is researching workforce motivation in different markets important? People do think about global customers, they do think about global supply chains, but they really don''t think about global talent.

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Globalization Supply Chain Marketing Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

We’ll also offer some examples of how digitally native businesses have addressed these challenges. Even today, with more than $200B in market capitalization largely derived from that same data, investors struggle to value the company’s information. Let’s offer a tangible example. Take FedEx for example.

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Business Model System Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

The 1990s saw the appearance of Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and others. In the 2000s, the number of Chief Supply Chain Officers in large firms shot up in several industries, while the “War for Talent” spurred companies to add Chief Talent Officers to their benches.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

At the heart of the Denver-based company’s crisis was the ever-present problem faced by companies that depend on multiple suppliers to deliver parts and ingredients: a lack of transparency and accountability across complex supply chains. Its advocates say it will take the internet’s empowering potential to its next level.

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Supply Chain Globalization Technology System 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Diverse networks provide what are referred to as “ weak ties ,” which give you entrée to people in different departments, organizations, industries, and even countries. Do you need some examples of where a new technology is being used to bolster your business case? No problem — your network can help. and join in.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

For them, sustainability is a thing to tackle, a functional area; it's a what , like marketing or product development. And as with quality, this isn't just about ethical or aspirational hopes — acting with sustainable values, for example, as covered well by many, including Dov Seidman in his book How.

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Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

So, for example, we see the Daimler Group investing in mobility services such as car2go , myTaxi , and moovel ; GE using what it prefers to call the "Industrial Internet" for mechanical and plant engineering services; LG paving the way to "smart homes" with IP-enabled televisions and home appliances and related services.

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Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Fueled by growing demand among entrepreneurs, investors , and consumers , a specialized ecosystem of support has also been emerging around for-benefits, providing tailored legal services , capital markets , management education , technical assistance , performance metrics , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

While India is the fastest growing major economy in the world today, some foreign companies are still struggling to enter the market there. To enter the Indian market with more profitability, multinational companies would benefit by creative use of the country’s supply chain and the explosive growth of its online channel.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Your network’s strategic advantage and, therefore, the extent to which it helps you step up to leadership, depends on three qualities: Breadth: Strong relationships with a diverse range of contacts. Breadth: How Diverse Is Your Network? For example, recently we were in a meeting discussing the results of a global people survey.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It’s no secret that organizations have been increasingly turning to advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve decision making across business processes—from research and design to supply chain and risk management. Additionally, knowledge of common use cases (e.g., in their domain is important.

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Supply Chain McKinsey Engineering Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The drought in Russia destroyed 40% of its wheat crop, so Putin pulled wheat — 1/6 of the global trade in the crop — off the global market, driving up wheat prices. The market for renewables is growing fast. No wonder HSBC says the market for clean tech and climate change solutions will top $2.2 trillion by 2020.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

While Narendra Modi’s “Make In India ” initiative to promote manufacturing in India was mocked by some , North American executives are increasingly looking to expand their manufacturing supply chains beyond China. India was one of the first expansion markets for Abbott, after Canada and the U.K,

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

A diverse, cross-functional team is assembled to solve it. We’re here to solve the supply chain problem” or “we’re here to build a new product.” For example, when your team inevitably has to choose between the lowest cost solution and the speed-enhancing solution for the supply chain, which objective wins?

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Supply Chain Cost-Benefit Analysis How To Conference 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

2 in its market; he also insisted that every business provide value no competitor could match, and that they all should be able to gain leverage from GE's distinctive strength in complex, engineering-intensive industrial enterprises — or they wouldn't fit. That was the point of his famous requirement that every business had to be No.

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Welch Diversity Hedge Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

Our research on boards of directors and corporate governance has shed new light on many board practices and reveals the need for improvement in several areas including skills and selection , succession planning , and diversity. For example, attracting and retaining top talent and global competitive threats were leading concerns for both.

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FOB Diversity Talent Management How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. First, they search for examples of impact within their existing portfolios, bringing no incremental capital into the field.

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