Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

He argues more broadly that all the “low-hanging fruit” produced by some non-repeatable breakthroughs (including fundamental technological triumphs) has been plucked. An impassioned counterargument comes from Erik Brynolfsson and Andy McAfee of MIT, who reject the premise that technology’s big leaps are all behind us.

Management 10

Management Drucker Short-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

It first influenced business decades ago, through the development of an unmistakably hard skill that senior managers must master: strategic planning. Wack perceived the world differently than his colleagues in the energy business. The practice is helping people manage stress and maximize creativity. Gurdjieff in Paris.

Scenario Planning 11

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 11

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

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. Director Recruitment and Skills.

Innovation 9

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

Where and When the Technology Might Be Deployed. By contrast, driverless vehicle adoption depends on overcoming three factors: infrastructure maturity, technology readiness, and regulation. 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

OCTOBER 23, 2014

It’s only recently, though, that advances in information technology have made it possible for predictive tools to access and manipulate big data, and to do so continuously — accelerating the generation of insights, and opening up opportunities to anticipate issues with unprecedented precision. The positions are there for the taking.

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

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. Technology. The biggest technology companies include Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook.

Health Care 67

Health Care Biotechnology Energy Insurance 67

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

As more sectors embrace a digital strategy — transportation, aviation, health care, energy, and so on — managers will find that a deep understanding of their market is still the most potent defense against competition. These sectors have never been, and never will be, composed purely of digital bits.

Transportation 9

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 9

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

Health care, nutrition and energy consumption are only the most obvious marketing opportunities for Innovative Self Quantification Marketing Opportunities. It's now how silver haired executives — and 75 year old grandmas — read the news, manage their email and play games with the kids. The Greenlash Arrives.

Innovation 15

Innovation Health Care Globalization Media 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. 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.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Cars are becoming more connected with each new model, driven by infotainment, navigation, safety, diagnostics, and fleet management. has emerged as a leading adopter of smart meter technology for power utilities, approaching 50% penetration of 150 million total endpoints. Information & technology Internet'

Early Adopters 11

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 11

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

JANUARY 18, 2017

No surprise, then, that it poses serious challenges for the health care systems, pension schemes, and public debt management of modern societies. Japan adopted its Comprehensive Strategy on Science, Technology, and Innovation in 2013. Population aging of this dimension is possibly unique in world history.

Innovation 8

Innovation GDP Health Care Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2011

If you care about energy efficiency, the welfare of our senior citizens, equitable transportation services, jobs, or combating climate change, cities are the answer. Consider senior care. Over the past thirty years we have built thousands of senior housing and continuing care facilities in this country.

Transportation 14

Transportation Energy Efficiency Health Care 14

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

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I am fortunate enough to work with these people all the time across a span of industries and professions: finance, health care, education, energy, technology. Managing people Managing yourself Personal effectiveness' I’m pretty sure that I can tell you what your boss’s expectations are.

Health Care 13

Health Care Short-term Report Fashion 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Combine a lone technical genius with a mesmerizing sales guy and you had the DNA for a billion dollar technology company. The formula worked. But times change.

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Combine a lone technical genius with a mesmerizing sales guy and you had the DNA for a billion dollar technology company. The formula worked. But times change.

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

The public and private sectors need to work together to protect critical assets with confidence and trust — helping manage the risks we know, and getting ahead of those we don''t. Critical industry sectors from energy and banking to transportation and health care answer to different government agencies or regulators.

Cooper 8

Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

women make up nearly 40% of MBA graduates and 40% of managers. However, it is not just a matter of getting women to the very top ranks of management. While successful female leaders have made headlines in recent years — Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Indra Nooyi all come to mind — they remain the exception to the rule.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Diversity Policies Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

With these rules in place, 8 cross-functional teams—each composed of middle managers, a consultant guide, and a sponsor from the leadership team—were formed. The result is akin to turning on a light bulb—it releases the energy needed to truly transform the quality and cost of care. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

Becoming Invisible As Objects Go Online Foreign Affairs The future of the Internet of Things is bright, especially in areas such as energy, health care, weather, and making cities more livable. As the technology becomes more integrated into everyday life, it will, paradoxically, become more invisible.

Rogers 8

Rogers Conference Health Care Bond 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

Factors that lead to resilience include optimism; the ability to stay balanced and manage strong or difficult emotions; a sense of safety and a strong social support system. It’s important to understand and manage some of the factors that cause us to feel so overwhelmed and stressed at work. Sponsored by SoFi.

Stress 13

Stress Agility Globalization Energy 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

While this graying of the Boomer generation certainly has implications for health care and social policy (and for me personally, as one of those eventual retirees), it may have even more significance for the nature of the workforce and the job of the manager. First, there will be a shortage of workers for key jobs.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

These two simple steps will liberate new energy, lead to the development of new interactions between stakeholders, allow new experiences to emerge for all, generate new value for the ecosystem as a whole, and create wealth for the company's shareholders. In the U.S., Having already mobilized diversity suppliers (e.g.,

CEO 10

CEO Company Ramaswamy Health Care 10

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

JUNE 12, 2013

Another study found that sleep-deprivation is noticeably reflected in facial cues, enough so that other people are likely to register a sleep-deprived person as lacking energy and unhealthy. The worst costs arise from the fact that sleep deprivation causes safety lapses and contributes to other health issues.

Human Resources 11

Human Resources Health Care Bottom-up Stress 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Vanguard carved out a niche by managing low-cost index mutual funds in 1975. 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.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Such rules rest on the premise that if we can just structure the board properly, management misconduct can largely be prevented. GE states, “The primary role of GE’s Board of Directors is to oversee how management serves the interests of shareowners and other stakeholders.”

Company 8

Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Twenty years ago, Louis Gerstner transformed IBM by emphasizing consulting and technology services — not just technology — to solve customer problems. How technology is changing the way we work. It has started growing Watson Health through acquisitions and a new partner ecosystem. Can the elephant dance again?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

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. They see disrupted incumbents from retail, finance, health care, transportation, professional services, and manufacturing requiring radical restructuring of assets, productivity , and innovation.

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Over eighty founders or co-founders of health care, technology, social media, retail, and financial services firms responded. While children, obviously, require tremendous time and energy, you rarely hear from parents who regret that commitment. Founders Work-life balance Time management'

Company 9

Company Entrepreneur Survey CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Transforming Health Care. Individual symptoms in each domain, such as sleep, appetite, energy, and concentration, are categorized using color-coding — red (severe), orange, light orange, or green (absent or mild) — to flag patients’ top-priority concerns. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Report 8

Report Mayo Health Care Survey 8

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. The good news is that we have the technology to detect and reduce leakage — and no one should be against common sense measures to prevent the waste of this precious natural resource.

Cost 9

Cost Price Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

telecommunications or food safety or healthcare or aerospace or energy/environment). health or energy) or in general cross-cutting subjects (e.g., They can be cross-cutting issues which impact the whole corporation (e.g., Policy experts are key team members located at headquarters with business and corporate unit leaders.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8