Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

However, although their members can rent the (more urbane and green) Zipcar fleet by the hour and pick up their vehicle at a local parking space using a smartphone app, this is still a dedicated fleet, still inventory that the company has to acquire, manage and monetize.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Indeed, a central theme of Lumina Foundation CEO James Merisotis’ latest book, Human Work , is that we often struggle to truly understand what skills we have, and indeed what skills we need to have in order to thrive in the modern labor market. Task management. What automation is possible? around its introduction.”

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Govindarajan Technology Hammer Process 73

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

Almost every process improvement initiative I've researched over the last three years in more than 50 organizations has been pushed from the top. These mandated-from-above programs include Lean Six Sigma initiatives with experts (" Belts ") in command, big IT implementations, and reengineering of major end-to-end processes.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma Bottom-up Cost Project 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

AI technologies like neural-based machine learning and natural language processing are beginning to mature and prove their value, quickly becoming centerpieces of AI technology suites among adopters. The biggest challenges are people and processes. However, we are likely at a key inflection point of AI adoption.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

Among the problems: Agassi "effectively committed to a business model before he even settled on a name" and didn''t bother to hire people with management or automotive experience. might similarly manage a delicate dance with the oceans. According to many, he also packed an unhealthy amount of hubris.

Hammer 8

Hammer Automotive Morale Airlines 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.

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Media Hammer Software Company 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

But because we failed to hammer out exactly how we would operate (including our respective roles and responsibilities), infighting distracted from operating, cash became a concern, and the business slowly, then quickly, imploded. She told me repeatedly: you need to better articulate the business plan, especially the decision-making process.

Due Diligence 14

Due Diligence Magazine SWOT Christensen 14

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

This manpower should consist of teams built around the innovators themselves to help with things like marketing, change management and investment appraisal. Too often, we try and superimpose new technologies onto legacy processes, with this inevitably leading to underwhelming results. ” Variable outcomes.

Innovation 101

Innovation Productivity Products Technology 101

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. “You have to think carefully about what to say and how to say it so the hiring manager thinks, ‘This person can do what I need done,’” she says. “I managed a team of 10” doesn’t say much. Further Reading.

How To 15

How To Career Sample Case Study 15

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

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. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. The CMO agreed, and the meeting took place. Because innovation requires it.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Barker had licensing deals with sports leagues to make merchandise with their logos and partnered with large brands to produce it for retail markets, and when Lance took the company over, its revenues were about £100 million. “This is the first time I’ve been through this process myself.” ” Lance asked.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. He highlights the short-term focus of financial markets and of political systems, and also the need to change consumer preferences and habits, as three big areas that need to change at the system level. But in reality, it was more personal.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Big companies hammer their entire workforce to make certain that their customer satisfaction scores are high or higher, when they could be (should be) creating an internal training program that begins with the word wow, and progresses upward from there. Let’s get real here, when J.D. Least crappy? Video proof is the new proof.

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ROI Customer Loyalty Airlines Loyalty 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

They don't necessarily improve processes that cross functions — and processes must often be redesigned this way to improve the customer experience. Yet I see few organizations that have process owners. The process owners are supposed to be highly placed, respected, and connected to make things happen.

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15