Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Far too often, leaders who are closing or shrinking an operation take the old tough guy approach. If the operation being closed or downsized is large or historically important to the company, the CEO should make at least one visit. In some cases, that might mean keeping an operation open longer than you initially wanted.

Hammer 8

Hammer Operations Quality Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

As economists who’ve been using lots of government data for a long time, we’ve always been delighted that the federal government had systematic, professionally managed programs for collecting data and publishing important information. That couldn’t be right, since Walmart.com was a multibillion-dollar operation that year.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail GDP Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

The company is a €36 billion decentralized collection of valuable brands — which they call houses (or maisons ) — covering fashion, wine and spirits, cosmetics, and jewelry. Managing Carbon and Energy. The sustainability and operating execs at LVMH talk openly about some of the challenges they face. ”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2017

A strong, transparent, and trust-driven culture plays a central role in driving a scale-down decision and in managing the process as the it unfolds. Hammering home the point, the client added, “It’s probably a good time to terminate our contract.” Managing Cash. Home Run Media’s Turning Point.

Media 8

Media Hammer Software Company 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. It’s about having the guts to seek feedback from others in a sincere and genuine fashion. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what?

CEO 63

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 63

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. For people in other professions, it may be Quora, a website that hosts questions and answers on subjects from programming languages to fashion to the outbreak of the Zika virus. What’s the trick?

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

Remember Long-Term Capital Management ? It comprises a range of conceptual and analytical operations, including problem definition, signal processing, pattern recognition, abstraction and conceptualization, analysis, and prediction. If all you have is a hammer, then everything will look like a nail.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8