Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers. Read it here.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Committee Hotels Webinar 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

From entertainment to finance, grocery, vegetables, electronics, home furnishing, and cloud services, Amazon is the best example to understand the rapidly evolving face of the Retail 4.0 Supply-chain and Demand. The sole purpose of a marketplace platform is to fill the gap between supply and demand.

Retail 130

Retail Supply Chain Software Marketing 130

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. The report went on to note “society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose”.

Brand 189

Brand Supply Chain Ethics Reputation 189

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Galetti is the highest-ranking woman at Amazon and the only woman on the 18-person “S-Team” (short for “Senior Team”) that reports directly to founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. Prior to joining Apollo, he was Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer at BlackRock. CHRO for HSBC.

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 469

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. The report went on to note “society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose”.

Supply Chain 76

Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 76

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

From entertainment to finance, grocery, vegetables, electronics, home furnishing, and cloud services, Amazon is the best example to understand the rapidly evolving face of the marketplace model today. Supply-chain and Demand. The sole purpose of a marketplace platform is to fill the gap between supply and demand.

Supply Chain 77

Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 77

HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

A 2016 report from the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity estimates that 30 percent of young adults will not graduate from secondary school with the skills they need to hold most jobs in the digital world. A growing number of business leaders see the value of upskilling, but there’s much to be done.

Diversity 111

Diversity Education Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 111

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2016

Patagonia is spreading expectations around supply chain transparency. If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. Companies like Google are heightening expectations around data-driven personalization.

Trends 50

Trends Supply Chain Innovation Human Needs 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2017

But since outsourcing has become an increasingly common approach to cutting costs, many producers now rely heavily on globally dispersed supply chains. Eligible companies had more than three years to investigate their supply chains; the first disclosure reports were due in May 2014.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Productivity Products Company 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. Managers hold virtually all decision-making authority. Workers tend to earn more and report higher engagement with their jobs. Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations.

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Others maintain supply chains, handle logistics, and otherwise support those front-line troops. You also have support staff, including the people in marketing, finance, HR, and other functions. When you hire a manager, he or she typically generates enough work to keep somebody else busy as well.

Cost 9

Cost Span of Control Management Bureaucracy 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2018 “Future of Jobs” report, many current organizational roles are likely to be disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new organizational roles. Does your organization have a data analytics manager yet? Does your organization have a data analytics manager yet?

Positioning 9

Positioning Company Succession Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In our surveys, more than 66% of CEOs said they expect their companies to change their business model in the next three years, with 62% reporting they have management initiatives or transformation programs underway to make their business more digital. Without that clarity, returns from digital initiatives suffer.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. Other mega-events have sometimes taken their toll in business disruption, by interrupting supply chains, altering consumption, or giving rise to workforce absenteeism.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. This will not only challenge tax departments’ current calculations, but will also put increasing pressure on legal departments wrestling with IP asset and risk management. IP piracy will be another major complication.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If these events occur, they would severely disrupt multinationals’ market strategies, supply chains, and exchange-rate assumptions. In our survey of 30 Brazil country managers in October, 20 reported increased revenue growth, despite the country’s dysfunctional, scandal-ridden politics.

Market Risk 8

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

After some investigating, they discovered that their fragmented, geographically dispersed matrix structure made it very difficult for the program managers to coordinate efforts across functions, keep everyone focused on the cost and delivery goals, and get people to reach consensus. Senior management knew this was an issue.

Welch 8

Welch Supply Chain Consensus Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Owning up to our own behavioral biases is a worthwhile starting point to discussing the problem of managing infrequent, severe events. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Data from the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

Out of the many ways that managers get things done, one of the most underused is what I call "convening authority": the ability to bring people together to share information, build alignment, or solve problems. Each meeting was cordial and the managers seemed to appreciate the input. These factors alone can cause managers to hesitate.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Power Engineering Group Facilitation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it's a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. So managing inventory well is both a financial win and a sustainability victory. For example, using both demand sensing software and good management practices, P&G has cut 17 days and $2.1

Energy 10

Energy Supply Chain Operations Benchmarking 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Sometimes this transition is obvious and dramatic, such as when we’re promoted and obtain our first direct reports or hire our first employees. Leadership That Gets Results” provides a useful roadmap here, highlighting the styles that have the greatest positive impact or are used less frequently by managers.).

Goleman 10

Goleman Supply Chain Leadership Styles McKinsey 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Last week, at an internal Cisco meeting, the company’s VP of Supply Chain, John Kern, proudly reported that the project had identified ways to cut energy use by approximately 30%, which will likely save $1 million per year. Use advanced financing mechanisms to expand energy project options. Insight Center.

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Business units come and go, but finance, HR, IT, marketing, legal, and R&D are forever. It has sophisticated functions that together manage user-generated content, the in-depth tracking of consumer buying behavior, and the innovation of new features based on the resulting insights. Frito-Lay Inc.,

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Real Estate Short-term Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. The functional model of organization dates back to the 1850s.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How well are those efforts reported to your investors? That may be changing as “enhanced” or “integrated” reporting gains momentum across the globe. Japan’s Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry published The Ito Review in 2014 which points to integrated reporting as a way to combat “short-termism.”

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

The original IT department was formed to centralize a unique expertise that could purchase, implement, and manage technology in the enterprise. A recent Accenture report concurs, claiming that every business is now a digital business: Every industry is now software driven; as such, every company must adopt IT as one of its core competencies.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

His record is one of a brilliant strategist who has the rare ability to manage creative talent on the one hand while maintaining a firm grip on business fundamentals such as brand synergies, distribution access, supply chains, and sourcing to maximize returns across the LVMH portfolio of brands. That is not what he does.

Ramaswamy 13

Ramaswamy Supply Chain Brand Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Executive meetings focus on reviewing the dozens of battles in progress, with each reporting every 30 days on the missions accomplished or destroyed. Too often, senior executive teams favor horizontal, internally focused actions like “building a world-class finance function.”

Commitment 8

Commitment CEO Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Apple fanboys and Samsung’s “Next Big Thing”ers would hoot with derisive laughter if The Wall Street Journal or Financial Times reported that GM or Ford planned to rewrite the rules of smartphone innovation. Apple demonstrably understands design, UX, and global supply chain alignment in ways few organizations ever have.

Automotive 8

Automotive Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2015

One of the team’s central findings is that TDABC cannot be delegated to the finance function. The team also analyzed patient-pain scores during the hospital stay and attempted to access data on patient-reported pain and functionality, both pre-and post-operatively. Record and share learnings.

Mayo 8

Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Does a robot manage your money? A study by Deloitte estimated that “assets under automated management” (including hybrid offerings) in the U.S. This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Kearney predicts that assets under “robo-management” will total $2.2

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Google's failed effort to acquire Groupon for a reported $6 billion (!) Digital coupons aren't just "smart," they can be "brilliant" — linked to recommendation engines, GPS, supply chains, etc. Think of them as part of the global supply chain. Instead of R&D, what matters is E&S — Experiment & Scale.

Innovation 15

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. They have also reported receiving threats of fines and increased delays and payments while in customs at the Russian border. Jennifer Maravillas for HBR.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I’m convinced that the ingredient for the effective use of data and analytics that is in shortest supply is managers’ understanding of what is possible. And u nfortunately, there aren’t a lot of other good options out there for non-quantitative managers who want to learn about analytics. Managing Yourself Book.

Analysis 8

Analysis Supply Chain CRM Banking 8