Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

This diverse group of coaches are some of the top people in their fields and will come from around the world to join me in Phoenix June 23-25! Kathleen Wilson-Thompson – Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer HR Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Frank Wagner, Chris Coffey, and Will Linssen.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The promise of global progress has become a reality for many — but not for all. Our global narrative of progress, the implicit case for embracing change in exchange for its fruits, is being increasingly called into question by economically marginalized groups and populist politicians across the globe.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The debate about superstar firms and superstar effects has been intensifying, partly in response to the rapid growth of global US tech companies. In our recent research at the McKinsey Global Institute, we examined the superstar phenomenon across firms, as well as sectors and cities. Wider dynamics may be at play.

Industry 12

Industry Company GDP Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. into multiple global markets.

COO 13

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

Other firms have ventured down this path, including the conglomerate Wesfarmers , with its 200,000-plus staff, and the global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care. The latter was concerned with “measuring long-term progress in the areas of diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and culture.”

TSR 9

TSR Banking Committee Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

I wouldn’t be surprised if the statistics are worse in my industry, financial services, where so many companies are large, global, regulated, and structurally complex. We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

And it’s not just low skilled, manual labor that’s at risk — “knowledge” work like operational analytics and marketing is also being taken over by sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. But other changes are also afoot, changes that could allow the human dimension of work to become more important.

Mass Marketing 12

Mass Marketing Technology Contract Manufacturing Insurance 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2015

At Cisco, we designed an in-depth executive assessment to help us profile each of our topmost leaders: strengths, development needs, aspirations, strategic capabilities, blind spots, operational capabilities, how they develop their teams, how they fare in big-stage versus one-on-one communications, and so on.

360-Degree Feedback 8

360-Degree Feedback CEO Leadership Pipeline Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

In our opinion, which of the two is the more successful depends on the context in which the business operates. For example, the local connectedness of emerging market conglomerates is one of the main reasons why many Western firms, in industries as diverse as electrical power and insurance, set up joint ventures with them.

Social Capital 8

Social Capital Chemicals Industry Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Instead, they’re taught to focus on their income statement and optimize their operations around preserving profitability. On a short-term basis, the only thing they can expect in return for focusing on data is the headaches that follow from explaining, justifying, and evaluating their operations to colleagues and investors.

Business Model 8

Business Model System Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

One can easily imagine a single global blockchain network for managing the interoperability of bank cards. Any transformation which helps small businesses compete with giants will have major global effects. Instead, the technology itself would do the heavy lifting of uniting the interests and business processes of the member banks.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Decentralization Banking Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. As the sector grows through this period of creative destruction, models that don’t work will die out, models that survive will attract copycats, operating costs will go down, and winners will rise to the top.

Development 8

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

You need global thinkers, planning, visioning, human interaction, the ability to reason…and much more. What is their commitment toward literacy, social services, health care, the environment, multicultural diversity and other key issues that really create a better life? It cannot single-handedly create quality. We Earn It.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

In this case, we adopted the outcome metrics of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes (ICHOM), a nonprofit organization that forms working groups of physician leaders, patient advocacy members, registry leaders, and patients to develop global standard sets of outcome measures for medical conditions.

Health Care 8

Health Care Metrics Cost Activity Based Costing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Overall, directors from both sides are bringing diverse strengths to the table.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8