Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

One professional service firm told us how a senior partner sold only technology implementation services &38212; an area he was personally passionate about — to his clients in South America. The second approach is to salvage ideas or technologies that didn't solve the problem they were intended to solve. Rehabilitate a misfit.

Supply Chain 13

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. reduced instances of teams playing four games in five days by 26%. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency?

Organization 8

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

A large high-technology company had established an innovation center in one of their U.S. Given the China site’s historical emphasis on high quality software development, incorporating regular input from customers was seen as contrary to good engineering practice so developers didn’t adopt the approach. It made sense.

Innovation 11

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Yet here is the challenge you face as a senior executive: You cannot manage your knowledge workers in the traditional and intrusive way you might have done with manual workers. Knowledge workers own the means of production — their brains. Knowledge management Managing people Productivity'

Productivity 8

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Instead of trying to figure out the nuts and bolts of a seemingly complicated technology, I had gotten used to someone else doing the heavy lifting. I wanted to build a way to promote a wider understanding of machine learning — not just for engineers, but for everyone at Nokia. Music to my ears. But that was just the first step.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing System Course Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

Instead of the deployment of technology, it focuses on the exploration of information. Most IT professionals have engineering, computer science, and math backgrounds. Accordingly, it's crucial to understand how people create and use information.

Project 8

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

A strong value proposition and a first-class recruiting engine. In our case, the value proposition is unparalleled top-management exposure, real impact on strategy, a focus on professional development, the opportunity to transition into a management role in the technology industry after a minimum of two years with the group, and a fun team.

Consultative 8

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2015

To shift to a remote model successfully, however, management practices have to adapt to remote work, even if only a few workers are remote. New technologies – and the proper use of old technologies – are a crucial part of this adaptation. In a 2014 Robert Half Technology survey of U.S.-based

Tools 8

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Leaders with a passion for developing employees’ skills, and those who understand the need to transfer knowledge among generations of workers, know how important it is to link in-house education to strategic planning. Take architectural and engineering firm EYP as an example.

Organization 8

Organization Development Mentor Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2011

But the day before the launch, NASA personnel became concerned about the weather, and the Solid Rocket Motor manager at Marshall Spaceflight Center asked Morton Thiokol, the manufacturer of those motors, to review their safety in cold weather. Challenger lifted off the next morning and was destroyed 73 seconds later.

Engineering 14

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