Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2014

However, by the middle of the decade, Google was growing, YouTube was forming, and “operational excellence” wasn’t a differentiating strategy in technology. Ballmer had done his job, but the strategic needs of the organization had shifted. Ballmer effectively led this shift and saw strong revenue growth from it.

Strategic Fit 8

Strategic Fit Rogers CEO Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

While today’s basic technology is not necessarily revolutionary, the algorithms it uses and the results they can produce are. But determining whether AI crime-fighting solutions are a good strategic fit for a company depends on whether the benefits outweigh the risks that accompany them. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

Banking 8

Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Here’s the problem: documents like this go through review processes. And at most companies, those review processes turn your carefully written, well-designed document into an incoherent mess. In my recent survey of over 500 business writers , only 32% thought that their process for collecting and combining feedback worked well.

Committee 8

Committee White Paper Document Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. The translation involves people and processes.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Becton Dickinson , a global medical technology company, has made its purpose helping all people live healthier lives. He or she must believe in and articulate a “higher ambition,” as we call it at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership. It must be deeper than only making money for shareholders and managers.

Company 8

Company Teamwork Commitment Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Situation One: It’s a Technology in Search of a Need. Instead of selling the concept of the “connected home,” Nest focused on specific problems their customers wanted to solve in addition to good technology. Situation Three: It Does Not Have Good Strategic Fit. billion in 2014. Fix or kill?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Long-term Marketing 8