Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2016

A 25-year veteran in senior human resources and leadership and development roles in four multinational companies, Harry Hutson is now an independent consultant. Her private sector career has spanned the information technology, architecture, strategic consulting, and automotive industries. About the Authors.

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Crisis Automotive Human Resources Education 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2017

If your business is to thrive, it is essential that you manage your workforce effectively. Human resources management is all about striking a balance between encouragement, rewards, and sanctions. Information technology skills are highly relevant to any business. Training must be an ongoing activity.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

As I speak with industry executives, a common refrain is “I’ve done all the easy stuff.” Eliminating layers of management. One thing that distinguishes the typical nonprofit from a comparably-sized investor-owned hospital is the number of layers of management. A recent Navigant survey found that U.S.

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Cost System Management Franchising 10

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Most people understand the general concept of cloud computing, but fail to grasp the specific impacts it has on their industry. The revolution of cloud computing actually preserves the basic structure of how businesses have used information technology resources for the last few decades. Cloud Architecture.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Recent, well-documented examples include Progressive Insurance''s use of predictive modeling in the property and casualty insurance space and the many industrial manufacturing companies that are generating almost all their margin and profit from after-sale, value-added services based on information generated by embedded sensors.

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Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

In particular, I find people management provides a good model for getting started. The feature of people management that strikes me most is how the work is split up and gets everyone involved. They also work with other departments to help hire and train the human capabilities they need. Here I provide a few.

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Management Policies Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

Lean production , which includes a vastly expanded role for front-line workers in addressing problems, was brought to the United States by Toyota in its auto plants but has now spread to health care, professional services, and virtually every other industry. Clearly, well-run operations and careful talent management went hand-in-glove.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Closely related to Sales Linguistics is the accelerated trend of sales force language specialization based upon the following strategies: Industry verticalization focus (finance, government, retail, etc.) Your solution might be purchased by the information technology department and used by accounting and human resources.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

It’s only recently, though, that advances in information technology have made it possible for predictive tools to access and manipulate big data, and to do so continuously — accelerating the generation of insights, and opening up opportunities to anticipate issues with unprecedented precision. Health Information & technology'

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Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

One of the main justifications for the mergers and acquisitions sweeping the health care industry is greater integration between the physicians and teams that care for patients. The web-based information system can deliver Mayo’s clinical knowledge to desktop computers or mobile devices. What’s the alternative?

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Health Care Mayo Due Diligence Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

This is a challenge my team at IBM is addressing, largely by connecting with the proliferating academic programs on cybersecurity and encouraging higher levels of collaboration among them, industry, and government. These tend to have industry advisory boards or sponsors. Education IT management Information & technology'

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Education Information Technology Policies Webinar 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 18, 2021

As remote work is exceedingly conventional now, companies have started to hire human resources from all around the globe. These external service providers can perform tasks or take over whole operations for an organization, helping the management take some weight off their chest. But in recent times, that has changed.

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Globalization Tips Outsourcing Strategy 101

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2015

The reason Colvin’s argument is important is because he is speaking through the megaphone of Fortune magazine to the real audience that has to be convinced: the management community. In our highly competitive economy, managers may be too easily seduced by the apparent advantages of automation.

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Competitive Advantage Storytelling Airlines Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In fact, only eight percent of companies’ CEOs believe that their business model will remain economically viable if their industry continues to digitize at its current course and speed. The first is this notion that the challenges at work, the challenges of managing modern work, really are a crisis.

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Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2014

Every year, the Manpower Group, a human resources consultancy, conducts a worldwide “Talent Shortage Survey.” A worldwide scheme by thousands of business managers to manipulate public opinion seems far-fetched. The issue is confusing because the skills required to work with new technologies are hard to measure.

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Skills Short-term Technology Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Almost alone among industrialized nations, the United States does not systematically collect data on mental health care outcomes and lacks any nationwide means for harnessing it. Practice managers can more efficiently and effectively use their providers to meet the needs of their patient base.

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Health Care System Report Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Of course, Moneyball isn't just a baseball movie; it's Michael Lewis's account of the transformation of an industry by analytical decision-making. That's a transformation that could take place in any industry, including yours. For Beane and the A's it came from the scouts, the media, and even the team's on-the-field manager.

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Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." The truth is that Gradgrind would make a terrible manager. Turning humans into numbers isn't what analytics is about; at least not good analytics. He's "[a] man of facts and calculations. A man who is. Take Sprint.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Here are some of the challenges that I’ve observed: Product management. Weekly e-mails with detailed reports can also be set up, creating a comprehensive system of medication management. Sales operations must consider changes to market segmentation, territory management, and resource allocation. Human resources.

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Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Most managers know, anecdotally at least, that poor quality data is troublesome. Still, few managers have hard evidence or any real appreciation for the impact of bad data on their teams and departments. Managers and their teams work through each record, marking obvious errors. Indeed, data has a credibility problem.

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Quality Company Sample Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Most managers know, anecdotally at least, that poor quality data is troublesome. Still, few managers have hard evidence or any real appreciation for the impact of bad data on their teams and departments. Managers and their teams work through each record, marking obvious errors. Indeed, data has a credibility problem.

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Quality Company Sample Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. Similarly, Fitbit counts steps and provides some simple summaries that help people better manage their fitness. Think Google.

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