Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

Runa is a wonderful example of a B-Corp, doing well and doing good. Their business model is unique and there are so many lessons for our businesses and organizations from their story. We’ve built our entire supply chain from the ground up and are the first to introduce guayusa to international markets.

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Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

My evidence is a series of separate surveys conducted by different organizations, including the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation. A recent example is the explosion at a warehouse in Tianjin that ships hazardous materials, which was most likely caused by a company culture that flouted regulations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Survey Price Apparel 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2016

The sales cycles can be long and drawn out when selling to large enterprise organizations. But with of all of the difficulties the passing months bring, positives do present themselves for selling teams that are effective and organized. Leaving positive impressions in these areas can be huge.

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Due Diligence Team Supply Chain Finance 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Underpinning the philosophy of governance excellence is the knowledge that effective governance fosters trust, propelling an organization’s reputation and sustainable growth. This leadership should be committed to the organization’s vision, mission, and core values.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

They use the example of the microwave, which emerged out of the accidental discovery that radar components typically generate heat. Diverse inputs. The researchers use the example of feathers, which originally evolved to help creatures to stay warm but later became crucial to flight.

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Innovation Supply Chain Diversity Project 104

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Some organizations see digital business as an opportunity to totally reinvent themselves and their business models. Organization-wide disruption also is causing dramatic shifts in culture and capabilities.

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Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

Engaged organizations also grew profits as much as three times faster than their competitors. The Corporate Leadership Council reports that highly engaged organizations have the potential to reduce staff turnover by 87% and improve performance by 20%. Cause-Marketing: Cause-marketing programs will multiply.

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Supply Chain Company Strategic Planning Bottom-up 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

To cope with the shortfall in market supply, companies need to better leverage their existing talent. One strategy is to take the team approach to cross-pollinate and commingle the required skillsets; bringing together a diversity of skills and backgrounds from within your organization to achieve a common goal is a highly effective method.

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Team Compliance Supply Chain Competitive Advantage 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

It requires employers, educators, government administrators, and not-for-profit organizations to come together to develop plans to help people become more resilient, capable, and agile. 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 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. The longer the time horizon, the more appealing many aspects of ESG, as mentioned above.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Because of this increased diversity and scope of adoption, the learnings are deeper. For example, in a recent post I told the story of eight healthcare companies that pulled together as a team to map the current process for hip and knee replacements and redesign it to improve the patient experience.

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Operations Six Sigma Supply Chain Webinar 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

At Merck, where Jay served as Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer and President of Emerging Businesses, “alternate realities” were used to prevent “team think,” which frequently occurs when organizations believe the conventional view of a situation is the correct one. Form diverse, strategic groups.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

” Three decades of researching human behavior has taught me that you can generally measure the health of a team, relationship, or even an entire organization by measuring the average lag time between identifying problems and discussing them. For example, we found that virtual teammates are 2.5 You and Your Team Series.

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How To Supply Chain Consultative Rogers 11

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In a remarkable interview with The HR Digest, Mary Hasset shared how ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ is being firmly anchored into Lam Research’s philosophy, how the company is bridging the diversity gap in executive leadership, and shed light on the upcoming Inclusion Index. . Leading Through the Unexpected.

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Diversity Agility Supply Chain Globalization 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Traditionally, the discipline of strategy has emphasized a deep understanding of market economics and potential disruptors, the evolution of demand and value expectations, the competencies of the organization, and the role of talent and performance management. Fire TV, Amazon Prime) and to stock its warehouses.

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

A terrorist incident, a breakdown of the London rail system, power blackouts, volcanic ash clouds , flooding, an outbreak of infectious disease—the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent years thinking about every scenario they could imagine.

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Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Moreover, fixed assets are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses than capabilities, and they tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services. Organizations that are clear-minded about where and how they participate in a market spend less on those capabilities that are not competitively differentiating.

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Resources Industry System Strategy 52

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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Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example. On the innovation front, the opportunities are more diverse, but equally powerful. They are used mostly for assembling models and prototypes, but also have been used to make intricate aerospace components and even replacement human organs.

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Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

This is only one of countless examples of the problem with most corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts these days. A few years ago the West Coast hamburger chain Carl’s Jr. launched a “Pink Star Campaign” to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Even well-run, well-intentioned companies get it wrong.

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Brand Supply Chain Price Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Traditionally, the discipline of strategy has emphasized a deep understanding of market economics and potential disruptors, the evolution of demand and value expectations, the competencies of the organization, and the role of talent and performance management. Fire TV, Amazon Prime) and to stock its warehouses.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

Peter Warwick: For organizations to be really successful in the future, they''ve got to think in terms of talent and workforce, as well as capabilities and culture. 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

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

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Executives in search of a system of strategic planning and development that is both organized and rule-based but open to diverse perspectives, conflict, and argumentation could do a lot worse than borrow from the Law. the right strategy and decisions for the organization) should emerge.

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Strategy Teamwork Strategic Planning Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

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. Thus, for example, CEOs who are financial specialists should be careful if their main confidant is the CFO.

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Execution Team Committee COO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But with sustainability often siloed into just one person or department in each organization, it's hardly a surprise that, at the same time, we're seeing some loss of momentum. This structural gap reveals the fundamental misunderstanding about what sustainability really means for organizations.

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Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

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.

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Supply Chain Mentor Stress Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

shale oil and gas producers have been ramping up production to take advantage of rising crude oil prices — prices that had been rising in the wake of a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and other non-OPEC producers to reduce oil output. No one will be able to afford to stand still.

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Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

We’ll also offer some examples of how digitally native businesses have addressed these challenges. Almost any business school professor will explain to her students that there are differences between managing organizations that are capital-intensive and those that are not. Let’s offer a tangible example.

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Business Model System Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

As the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh makes all too clear, the factory jobs in our global supply chain carry significant risks for the millions of people who fill them — the majority of whom are women under the age of 30. A Levi Strauss & Company supplier in Egypt saw a 4:1 ROI from the program, for example.

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Development Supply Chain Health Care Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

And, starting now, they must create the organizations and web-based business models that can turn these ideas into reality. Considering the example of a papermaking machine, they note that the sale of the machine itself generates a margin of around one to three percent, while selling a related service yields five to ten times as much.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

My favorite example was a Corporate Affairs team that had an ambitious agenda to work collaboratively to transform the perception of the organization among members of the public, the regulator, and three levels of government. I’ll use the example of a leadership team of a manufacturing plant to demonstrate the process.

Operations 8

Operations Short-term Supply Chain Objective 8

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.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

While these are all constructive strategies, they don't go far enough to challenge one fundamental assumption at the core of capitalism: that the for-profit firm is the only vehicle for organizing economic activity. And governments around the world are starting to recognize for-benefits as a distinct class of organization.

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

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. Where can organizations find translators? Artur Debat/Getty Images.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Engineering Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

Rather than creating hub-and-spoke methods for organizing our shared resources for mutual advantage, this new technology would provide solutions without any central oversight. A 1% transaction fee may not seem like much, but down a 15-step supply chain, it adds up.

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Supply Chain Decentralization Banking Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Or how about China's unparalleled (and some would say illegal) support for its renewables companies , which has the World Trade Organization fretting about trade barriers ? Now for the company-level stories: Supply chain pressure continues to rise (a.k.a., Renewables are for real and moving fast. trillion by 2020. Enough said.

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Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15