Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization.

How To 50

How To Chief Information Officer Tourism Politics 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. Although predictive models for change management are still a ways off, organizations can get themselves on the right path by adopting the right tools and capturing the right data.

Company 8

Company Management Metrics Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.”

Company 8

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Internally, several parts of an organization may have to sign off on making such changes; externally, the process of finding new suppliers and contracting can be time-consuming. The sooner firms have a Brexit plan, the faster they can focus on managing these competitive dynamics. Relying on historical data is risky too.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Five years ago, with intensifying competition, the Philips board split the organization into three different companies: Consumer Health, Lighting, and Healthcare. It then went on to launch “Accelerate,” a program aimed at accelerating growth by transforming each new independent company into a focused organization.

Project 8

Project Productivity Products Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Two organizations that work closely with high-end product companies, the Luxury Institute and Positive Luxury, produced the study (disclosure: I’m on the latter’s informal advisory board, but I had no involvement in the research). Celebrities are more invested than ever in sustainability. None of this is easy or obvious.

Brand 8

Brand Supply Chain Apparel Tourism 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This is a big dream worthy of our attention, and Alibaba has won the world’s admiration as an exciting and viable organization. To quote Peter Drucker, “The purpose of an organization is to make ordinary people do extraordinary things.” For those operating in China, this is, indeed, a quandary.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Proposal Stage-Gate Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization. Within a decade the organization stretched well beyond Latin America to the Middle East and Asia. operations. It didn’t have U.S.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization.

Politics 8

Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 8