Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

While the business case for embracing technology is widely documented, retailers have historically shied away, given the high cost and operational complexity. Bringing Your Operations Online. Bringing efficiency to operations is table stakes for retailers. Consider integration, too. Put analytics to work. Optimize staffing.

Loyalty 8

Loyalty Retail Real Estate Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit. One reason stock prices increase so much when activism is announced is that market participants perceive an increased probability that the company will be sold at a premium, or at least be shaken up.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Guiding Principles: A universal operating standard that guides decision-making both personally and organizationally. *Vision: A word picture of the future leading from now through near to far reality. You energize people to support your purpose or life signature with an overarching description of what you see.

Strategic Planning 150

Strategic Planning Planning Process SWOT 150

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Ram had led the technical analysis and design teams for their residential and commercial real estate projects, and Hari had overseen the small team of civil engineers in the field. The talent market was so tight that strong employees were often poached from small companies by bigger-name, more successful ones. “I know.

Case Study 8

Case Study Real Estate Travel Consultative 8

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

operating at around 30-40% of normal levels. Of course, the corporate real estate market is not the only sector that will be affected by a shift to remote working. “In fact, these events led to the demise of some markets and businesses and the creation of others. Shifting sands.

Reis 68

Reis Transportation Real Estate Tourism 68

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

” Odile de Damas-Nottin was appointed Senior VP HR of oil group Total’s Marketing & Services division at age 52 and promoted to the TOTAL Group’s Executive Team (32 people) at 54. She looks back on her career and acknowledges that this pattern was very much her own. This can all come as a delightful surprise.

Career 8

Career Real Estate Learning Curve Education 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Along the way, many defective tires hit the market, subsequently causing SUV rollovers, damage and, in some cases, deaths. That’s why so many chains rapidly expand and subsequently contract so frequently.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

There is a sense that company operations are out of control. Branch 2: Environmental, safety, IT systems design and computer software, training for computers and technology, architecture, engineering and legal. There is the need to develop better information to help management make better decisions. External-Marketplace.

Review 57

Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. My analysis: The stock market looks primarily at profits…one small part (1%) of the business picture.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Chart Your Course

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

While LEED was designed to recognize leadership which has historically been described as the top 25% of the real estate market, “now we can help everyone else make improvements from where they are.”. The Arc platform is already casting a huge and growing green shadow over that existing building market.

Real Estate 170

Real Estate Benchmarking Arkes Construction 170

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

According to a new book by Harvard Business School’s Ranjay Gulati, it is customer-centric firms—those with a so-called outside-in perspective—that are most resilient during turbulent markets. Gaining real insights into customers’ needs demands more of companies than those arising from typical market research.

Education 8

Education Execution Content Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

When we started to look at new locations for our call center operations, we initially considered outsourcing to India or the Philippines and met with a few potential providers. Usually when marketing departments do their ROI calculations, they assume that the lifetime value of a customer is fixed. We’ve also expanded far beyond shoes.

CEO 8

CEO Call Center Real Estate Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

These businesses have powerful disruptive potential because they can provide consulting at a fraction of the cost of traditional models, largely because they do not need to carry expensive fixed costs like recruiting, training, consultant “beach” time, and expensive real estate.

McCallum 9

McCallum Consultative Disruptive Innovation Real Estate 9