Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Instead, chief executives are often presented with two “right” answers, but one is slightly worse. CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. Manage costs — or add value?

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The best executives understand which ones they need to focus on and which ones they can delegate. While the obvious decisions that CEOs need to get right involve strategy and competitive advantage, too many executives delegate away three critical decisions that they need to own: decisions about goals, resource allocation, and people.

P&L 8

P&L Fixed Assets Charan Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2014

Dorsey focuses on Fred Thomas and his sales team and the sometimes strange but effective motivational techniques of his district manager, Frank Pacetta. In academia, there is remarkably little written about how to link strategy with the nitty-gritty of field execution. You ultimately can’t substitute money for management.

Strategy 12

Strategy P&L TQM Strategic Planning 12

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

I remain impressed with the ongoing success of P&G, L’Oreal, Nike, Whole Foods, Pernod Ricard, Apple, and Starbucks. Chief Executives who continually talk about brand assets are often the ones living off the luster of yesteryear’s brand equity. I am not suggesting restructuring the entire brand management system.

Brand 260

Brand P&L Human Resources Brand Management 260

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

She holds the Ernest L. In her latest book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good , she analyzed how P&G (among other companies) achieved long-term performance. Why is P&G making this move, now? P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people.

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

One of the biggest challenges they face is how to manage a diverse group of people across a broad geographic scope. At Hartwell Pacific, the global metal recycling company I founded in 1993 and exited in 2008, I was operating factories in six different cities in four countries, so developing an effective global management system was critical.

P&L 15

P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Emotional control – successful anger and/or frustration management. Curiosity – inclination to learn.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. His first act was to abolish IBM's corporate executive committee. Palmisano believes the technology industry requires "a high-performance, in-your-face, speak-your-mind culture." Patience and a long-term view.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

An “operating model” — how a company organizes and manages its resources to achieve its strategic ambitions — is the bridge between strategy and execution. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Who has P&L authority? Insight center. Sponsored by the Brightline Initiative.

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

Impulse patronage" looks and feels like impossibility to anyone who isn''t a manager with a cash-flow-positive P&L and the courage to take a chance. Moreover, funding for innovation overwhelmingly comes from "budgets" rather than any discretionary funds held by individuals or small teams. I''d say not.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L Company Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Technology has provided us with unprecedented advances, information, knowledge, instant access and entertainment. While there’s no denying that technology has amazing advantages to make it easier for the customer in most cases. However, a company’s biggest expense doesn’t show on a P&L, at least not directly.

Company 71

Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 71

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Technology cannot take the place of human communication… only may add to it. The person who commits to a path of professional development never stops achieving… and profitably impacts his-her business relationships. Language is food for the mind. Browse a dictionary, and you create new ideas.

P&L 56

P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

His firm grew explosively during the 90s and right up through 2008, constructing offices and high-end homes for the technological elite. As business boomed, new hires and managers competed hard with each other to scramble up the corporate ladder (while prying other people's fingers off of it). What does happiness mean?

P&L 13

P&L Construction Survey Stress 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

One of the things that surprised me most about security at Facebook is the level of attention and support that we receive from the company’s senior management team. It’s not uncommon for our executives to acknowledge our team’s accomplishments during company-wide presentations. Driving Financial Goals.

Team 8

Team P&L Engineering Cost 8

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Bar coded packaging today drives inventory control, P&L calculations, and all manner of financial management processes. And the cash register is just a metaphor for any system, process, and procedure that inappropriately stops the execution of enterprise. This was not a legal, safety, or health stoppage of commerce.

P&L 150

P&L Customer Intimacy Price Retail 150

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you've done it too soon and tried to modularize parts of an unsolved puzzle across suppliers, then each time one of those unanticipated problems or interdependencies arises, you have to cross corporate boundaries to make the necessary changes — changes which could dramatically impact the P&L of a supplier.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

Given the shortage of talented executives, how can companies attract the best and brightest? What do executives look for in new employers? To answer these questions, we surveyed several dozen senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement firm in 2010. Platform and track record. What is its reputation?

Reputation 13

Reputation Consultative P&L Execution 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In order to allocate funds for innovation initiatives, Atrius Health’s leaders created a new department with its own P&L. Prototyping care models requires quick access to care locations, medical supplies, IT systems, new medical devices and technology, patients, and time with different providers.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance P&L 8