Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

A constant theme during meetings over the last three years has been how globalisation and the economic crisis have forced organizations to rethink their strategies and change they way they operate. Worse, organizations rarely show people how to operate in a new structure, which can also undermine effectiveness.

Restructuring 15

Restructuring Operations Consultative Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

While a natural inclination, this group is (by design) representative of current operating units and functions, which often have a status quo to defend. The only questions the circle should avoid are what to do about current operational problems. That, in brief, is the concept of a leadership circle.

Leadership 9

Leadership Diversity Committee Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Restructuring the process. Visiting a hospital is stressful enough — visitors don’t also need to get lost. Because the technology specs and operational logistics were finalized collaboratively early on, change orders were about half the typical number for a project of this size.

Health Care 8

Health Care Construction Planning Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people. P&G''s board has been under a great deal of pressure from an activist investor who has made his views on the pace of the restructuring clear and vocal. It''s not a bad idea to stress accountability. Why is P&G making this move, now?

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

Did departmental restructuring cause too much stress? He says that companies have three org charts: the org chart on paper, the real org chart, and the org chart it would like to have in order to operate more efficiently. It''s an awkward and difficult conversation. Second, "We are terrible." So why is Hsieh making this move?

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Budgeting Restructuring PR 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

As human beings, we like to operate in small tribes. That’s the fundamental problem that prompted Microsoft to announce its big restructuring last summer — it recognized it had too many separate divisions. People avoid these things because they’re difficult—there’s uncertainty and stress. It’s the creation of silos.

CEO 10

CEO FAQ Restructuring Performance Review 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

And at Björn Borg, their key performance indicators have improved after Bunge was brought in as CEO : net sales increased by 27% between 2013 and 2016, and operating profits tripled. layoffs or restructurings) or make someone happier in their job (even if it makes their lives, on a whole, more pleasant).

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

That means strengthening regulation where some businesses are putting competitive pressure on others by skimping on safety, by denying workers basic benefits, or by operating with dangerous degrees of leverage. That means cracking down on tax shelters that give some businesses a competitive advantage.

Class 8

Class Outsourcing Long-term Short-term 8