Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. Michael Hammer was a bold and revolutionary thinker, the coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation, the most important business book of the 1990s. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. Faster Cheaper Better : The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done by Lisa W.

Hammer 50

Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This post is part of the HBR Forum, The Future of Retail. Especially in situations where consumers typically refine their preferences at the point of purchase, we can expect that choice engages interest in innovation and quality differences. If you want your customers to care about product quality, give them a choice.

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Productivity Products Retail Price 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In our most recent Breakthrough Innovation Report , Taddy Hall and I cite that 49 percent of the growth in U.S. They tested the product with just a few retailers with whom they had good relationships, and who gave them a pass on slotting fees for this new product. It was a small-scale hit and they soon expanded it.

Brand 10

Brand Hammer Advertising Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

The companies that are most vocal about environmental and social issues tend to be big, mass-market brands — well-known retailers , consumer products giants , and tech firms that are telling a new story to consumers who increasingly care about sustainability. I’ll then discuss some of LVMH’s challenges.

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Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 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. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

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Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14