Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Tina Opie, a management professor at Babson College. From Alison and Dan’s reading list for this episode: HBR: Diversity and Authenticity by Katherine W. Phillips, Tracy L.

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P&L Norton Diversity Download 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We need someone to organize the off-site event — can you do that? Lise and Ruchika tell us how they’ve handled these kinds of requests and what managers can do to assign work fairly. Resources: “ Why Women Volunteer for Tasks That Don’t Lead to Promotions ,” by Linda Babcock, Maria P.

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P&L Porter Download Career 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Yet they don't work, and their repeated application makes many managers incredibly gender fatigued and frustrated. Problem 1: Calling it Diversity. Whoever came up with the idea of putting gender issues under the diversity umbrella? Similarly, why do we unquestioningly use the oxymoronish term "gender diversity"?

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Diversity Balanced Scorecard P&L Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Far less often do we hear how it really comes together, especially inside a large organization. The idea started with two Janssen employees, Annick Daems and Enrique Esteban, who were spearheading an initiative to increase the company’s diversity of thought and experience. Call it an organization’s survival instinct.

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Innovation P&L Short-term Company 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

After all, sales experience feeds the types of line jobs — where individuals have P&L accountability — that are a pipeline to the C-suite. These roles very rarely lead to major jobs in senior management. When we hear a woman say that sales is outside of her job description, we always beg to differ.

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P&L McKinsey Consensus Committee 16

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

While it is a clever film, it highlights very disturbing things that go on in some organizations. Organizational culture is something that, in so many companies, is ignored and yet its impact runs deep, and to me, ultimately dictates an organization’s level of long-term success and employee contribution. I have seen them.

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Video P&L Blog Long-term 44

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. That in turn relies on not only having excellent marketing capabilities, but also connecting marketing with the entire organization.

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P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

So getting men to lead the charge is a smart choice, as more and more organizations are recognizing. Walmart has five men who sit at the top of its pyramid and probably run the show, but another 35 people on its website under “Executive Management.” Now look at P&G or McDonald’s. How many women are there?

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P&L CEO Competitive Advantage McKinsey 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Organizations are accustomed to looking at concepts and practices one way at a time. By viewing from others’ viewpoints on life, we find real nuggets of gold with which to redefine organizations. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree.

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P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. The first job of a leader is to enable an organization to survive without him or her. His first act was to abolish IBM's corporate executive committee.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Poor countries will become R&D labs for breakthrough innovations in such diverse fields as housing, transportation, energy, health care, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, clean water, and many others. Local Growth Teams (LGTs) must have P&L responsibility (this is a key hurdle for American multinationals).

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

When asked what might be holding women back in their organizations, they say: "It''s nothing overt. I look around and see that my male colleagues have P&L responsibility and most of us are in staff roles. They can negotiate for work arrangements that fit both their lives and their organizations'' performance requirements.

Education 9

Education P&L Constraint Participative 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Many have argued it just makes good business sense to create diversity. We should not be surprised, then, that some countries and financial stewardship organizations have suggested quotas are the way to go. Quotas don't necessarily increase the right kind of diversity. Perhaps effective boards just choose to include more women.

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P&L Diversity Learning-by-Doing Goal 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

Another elaborated: “If the company is not currently performing, [candidates] will look at ownership structure, board capability, the CEO (if not going for that appointment), the leadership team and its competency, and whether the organization is able to articulate a clear strategic intent.”. What do good executives look for in new jobs?”

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Reputation Consultative P&L Execution 13