The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. This is a world that tries to overcome the innovator’s dilemma by learning new things even when their current strength remains powerful.

Osborne 117

Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 117

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Who is the most influential living management thinker? That is the question that the Thinkers50, the biennial global ranking of management thinkers , seeks to answer. But, celebrating the very best new thinking in management matters for three reasons. They have the power to change the world. Second, management matters.

Blue Ocean Strategy 15

Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Six Sigma , Kaizen , Lean , and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization's health. Admittedly, continuous improvement once powered Japan's economy. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

Six Sigma 16

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It has a more rigorous organization structure that divides responsibilities between the innovation team and development team, and strengthens management around the opportunity pipeline. These teams have disciplined processes to get the technology to market, generally with a one- to two-year product horizon. Executing on Innovation.

Technology 8

Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

The challenge is that, at both a philosophical and a practical level, the Hierarchy (with its management processes) opposes change. In a sense, the crowning accomplishment of the Hierarchy and its management processes is the enterprise on autopilot, everyone ideally situated as a cog whirring on a steady, unthinking and predictable machine.

Organization 15

Organization Kaizen Budgeting Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Instead of simplistic, one-note fixes, smart managers consider broader improvement plans, such as these: Set a cohesive sales strategy that focuses sales effort on the right customer segments with a compelling value proposition. These sales force effectiveness drivers are the spokes of a wheel that powers the sales force.

Kaizen 8

Kaizen Incentives Market Segmentation Efficiency 8