First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Yolande Piazza (Managing Director, Global Consumer Technology, Citi) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Hammer 85

Hammer Globalization Technology Planning 85

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Covid-19 has been many things, but the digital transformation it has encouraged has been significant, whether due to the newly remote workforces, the urgent need for online sales channels, or the need for cloud-based technologies to maintain business operations. Redesigning the business. “People are very much in the loop.”

Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Technology Hammer Report 65

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 26, 2011

Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

Hammer 89

Hammer Diversity Innovation Article 89

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

Nineteen days later, as rescue crews grew desperate, a 24-year-old field engineer named Igor Proestakis decided to travel to the site with what he hoped was a breakthrough idea: using a particular drilling technology, called cluster hammers, to cut through the collapsed rock. So what is holding these engineers back?

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. Lean "senseis" (teachers) say strategy deployment, executives as coaches, and front-line problem-solving sustain improvement.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14