Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2018

Across industrial sectors, from healthcare to energy, from construction to retail, engineers are creating new technologies with potentially disruptive implications for the current architectural order of the global economy. One of the technologies, an “ AI doctor ”, shows great promise for the future of healthcare in Africa.

Health Care 9

Health Care Technology System Library 9

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Teams of health care professionals, as found in clinics and hospitals. Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Through demands uncovered, develop programs and materials to meet markets. About the Author.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Innovating for Value in Health Care. In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To Operations Quality 8

Deming Institute

JULY 30, 2015

Deming to Japan starting in 1950, and how companies like Toyota developed management systems that are now being studied (and copied) by other industries (including healthcare). I focused on how this principle applies when we have figures, as well as when we don’t have figures (primarily in the management of people and behaviors).

Deming 28

Deming Influence System Seminar 28

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Many of the provisions of the sweeping health-care bill passed by the House of Representatives in March won’t kick in until 2014, however these provisions spell big changes for small businesses. Recent healthcare reform is also adding to economic uncertainty for small businesses.

Uncertainty 57

Uncertainty Insurance Newsletter Incentives 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run.

Transportation 9

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

Over the past 20 years, no group has endured greater pain and humiliation within organizations than mid-level managers (MLMs — managers from two levels below the CEO down to the line managers). Leadership development Leadership transitions Managing people' The IT revolution devastated the ranks of MLMs.

Middle Management 8

Middle Management Management Automotive Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. If, in addition, companies are managing their underperformers out poorly, the costs rise even further. Global business Talent management'

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Health Care Talent Management Biotechnology 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In fact, her love of the city’s mingled cultures and vibrant local businesses was one of the things that had inspired her to cofound Unamano, now a world-renowned nonprofit that supported entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Unamano’s mission was to help entrepreneurs in emerging markets—not in the United States.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

Of the large markets, the U.S., As mobility changes around us, how should we approach our master plans for airports, car parking, high-speed trains, energy, ports, toll roads, and so forth? In a driverless world, how could vehicle-to-grid (V2G) help us create new ways to distribute and store energy? Health care.

Automotive 8

Automotive Transportation Health Care Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Companies expend untold energy building culture—defining their values, revamping their office space, organizing holiday parties and volunteer outings. And yet many managers don’t seem to realize that while company culture can be really hard to build, it’s incredibly easy to destroy. fandijki/Getty Images.

Company 15

Company Health Care Motivation Commitment 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

But that doesn't mean savvy marketers aren't supremely well-positioned to embrace slacktivism as an innovative outreach to customers and communities alike. Health care, nutrition and energy consumption are only the most obvious marketing opportunities for Innovative Self Quantification Marketing Opportunities.

Innovation 15

Innovation Health Care Globalization Media 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

While the world is seeking renewable energy alternatives to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, the world is still heavily reliant on oil, natural gas, and electricity generated using these fuels. Health care sector. This money will need managing and the financial services sector will be there to facilitate this.

Health Care 67

Health Care Biotechnology Energy Insurance 67

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. But nowhere is the potential of this new era of opportunity more apparent and exciting than it is in health care. They can pinpoint treatments that sustain health in a more precise way than ever before. But not for long.

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Edison’s insight provides a useful frame for viewing Tesla’s splashy launch of Tesla Energy and its battery systems — Powerwall for residential use and Powerpack for commercial, industrial, and utility customers. Tesla’s flashy electric cars are positioned as but one component in the energy system of the future.

Strategy 8

Strategy Levitt Energy System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Acquisitions always get a lot of senior management attention and, for those who want it, there is no shortage of outside advice, including a lot in the management literature. GE's expertise at building and marketing engineered products is legendary, but media and entertainment call for different skills. And it's a shame.

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

What kind of signal did this choice send to P&G''s top managers? Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? Using data from the 2012 survey, we also found that boards gave their companies'' very poor grades on talent management.

Succession 8

Succession Telecommunications Biotechnology Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Cars are becoming more connected with each new model, driven by infotainment, navigation, safety, diagnostics, and fleet management. Samsung said at its 2014 investors forum it expects the global Smart Home Device market to reach $15 billion in 2015, almost doubling from 2013’s $7.8

Early Adopters 11

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2013

My 2-year-old son, Harry, valiantly contributed a range of squiggles, which I suppose represented waves of karmic energy. Since I couldn’t tell if it was good energy or bad energy, I turned next to the submission from my soon-to-be-6-year-old daughter, Holly. Can we make health care more accessible and affordable?

Advertising 9

Advertising Innovation Christensen Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role. Then the November 16th issue arrived at my door and the cover story was about alternative energy. And on and on.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Successful entrepreneurs are high energy people. They do this by (1) offering related products to their growing customer base, (2) finding new markets for their growing product line, and (3) utilizing their growing resources to create new ventures. They are addressing issues in education, literacy, health care, and the environment.

Succession 91

Succession Strategy Entrepreneur Industry 91

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Vanguard carved out a niche by managing low-cost index mutual funds in 1975. The company now has more than 20 million investors in 170 companies and, as of the end of last year, manages more than $3 trillion in global assets. billion in discretionary assets under management — more than the above competitors combined.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

For example, GE developed an ultra-low-cost ultrasound for rural China which is now marketed in over 100 countries. Logitech developed an affordable mouse for the China market which sells for (the Chinese equivalent of) $19.99 and which they now sell in Europe and the U.S. You need to innovate for India, not simply export to India.

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. The industry with the greatest skills gap was IT & telecommunications, whose boards are in serious need of international-global expertise and HR-talent management.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Increasingly, I see people looking starry-eyed to business and markets to solve social problems. My view is that pretending companies and markets hold all the answers actually puts at risk our ability to deal with our most pressing societal problems — and to help our most vulnerable citizens. I have an M.B.A.

Porter 9

Porter Welch Health Care Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Aggravated and depressed by the decline of their core memory business in the 1980s, Intel’s top management struggled for strategic clarity. Stagnant growth in its core PC market recently led Intel to announce layoffs of roughly 12% of its workforce. But the past is merely a prologue. But are they profitable?

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

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. These are the seven areas: 1.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It's not to create more jargon, it's to emphasize a point: that social is more than the stuff the marketing team deals with. But if they were launching today, banks would likely ask themselves how to accomplish the transactions (deposits, withdrawals, financial management) of banking without the physical commitment of banks.

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2018

But for a business that is struggling with growth and/or profitability, MA&D is not going to be of assistance if it distracts management’s time from fixing the core customer value equation problem — and it almost inevitably distracts. Good luck with that, GE and Trian!

TSR 9

TSR Company IPO Hedge 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Consider the story of Bud Frankel, the founder of Frankel , a firm that created the marketing services industry (where both of us eventually worked) that gained a national reputation and attracted clients across both the consumer and healthcare areas. Near the end of his career, it also helped him decide to sell Frankel.

Open-book 8

Open-book Career Rogers PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

IBM Watson’s progress in the health care market is a significant example and driver of the transformation, providing big lessons to IBM and to every large company that must disrupt its own business — or watch competitors do it first. A good example is Google’s acquisition of Nest.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? Billion-dollar companies do not happen if the founding team is not extremely well suited to the market (now called " founder/market fit "). I know many smart investors didn't.

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? Billion-dollar companies do not happen if the founding team is not extremely well suited to the market (now called " founder/market fit "). I know many smart investors didn't.

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

We have been deploying technology, re-engineering, training, and adopting modern IT-enabled management platforms to help our workers improve their productivity, hence their income. We have positioned ourselves not just as a productivity-driving force but also as an agent of society by investing in education and health care for our people.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

President Obama has some unfinished business to attend to, and taking care of it will require help and support from corporate leaders across the country. Start a clean energy race. The Obama Administration can do much more to promote energy efficiency and clean, renewable technologies. He delivered on the first two. Some 30 U.S.

Cost 9

Cost Price Energy Proposal 9