Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2018

Private equity firms place hundreds of little bets on these startups, hoping one produces a windfall that covers the rest. Innovation is a word that’s been attached to finding new ways to grow, and every corporation needs to grow year over year. Juj Winn/Getty Images. For more, see Brand New: Solving the Innovation Paradox, by G.

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Company Budgeting Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

Consulting is pervasive in many industries. Yet the use of consultants remains controversial. Why would firms give away key activities to hired guns? Many employees dismiss consultants as people who “borrow your watch to tell you the time” — and then charge you for the privilege.

Consultative 9

Consultative Industry Quality Retail 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Yet, according to the World Bank , roughly one-third of firms around the world use kickbacks, paying an estimated total of $400 billion a year. “[Bribes] are like steroids,” one oil consultant told me. authorities on charges of overseas bribery. Why do kickbacks continue? How can companies kick this habit?

Management 11

Management Ethics Cost Bureaucracy 11

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Becoming A Healthy Leader There are plenty of ways to become a healthy leader. I’ve shared various ways you can become a healthy leader over the last couple of weeks. I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Michael Hyatt.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Companies that claim to be “transforming” seem to be everywhere. Core r epositioning.

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Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2017

One of the most challenging decisions freelancers, solopreneurs, and independent consultants face is how much to charge for their time and expertise. Charging a fair price is what allows you to create long-term value. CSA Images/BW Archive Collection/Getty Images. Underpricing sends a bad signal. Develop a network of trusted peers.

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Price Long-term Benchmarking Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Like many of my classmates, shortly after college, I joined the ranks of a top strategy and management consulting firm. In the last 30 years, the multi-century trend of the best-paid workers working less than the lowest-paid workers has been turned on its head. My request was granted, sort of.

Productivity 15

Productivity Products Metrics How To 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

He shaved 10 seconds of boot time off the Macintosh. Reframers are like good story editors who can help writers see new and better ways to frame their ideas. In organizations, reframers similarly help the business see better ways to deal with complex problems or opportunities for innovation. We call them reframers and filters.

Productivity 13

Productivity Products Market Segmentation Sample 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

I can think of at least seven ways to begin using cognitive tools, although some are clearly easier (and cheaper) than others. If you’re already using Salesforce CRM offerings and want to ease into smarter processes for sales, marketing, and service, this seems like one of the easiest ways to do it. Insight Center.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

Did they feel more energized and valued? Of course I don’t know the real answers to any of that except to say that my short observation of this particular hospital staff led me to believe that not much had appreciably changed in the way they went about their daily work life. So maybe there are a couple of ways of looking at this.

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Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

The women in my family are like that…bossy. They have been bossy for generations in fact. My great grandmother raised four daughters and, with her husband, ran a dry goods store somewhere in the south of Cornwall. My great grandfather was a handsome devil, with, (I’m told), something of a roving eye. Being bossy probably came in handy.

Leadership Styles 48

Leadership Styles Blog Bottom-up Definition 48

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

Managing your career requires coping with ambiguity and uncertainty and learning some basic navigation skills. After years of research and coaching people on career transitions, here’s what I recommend: Follow your energy and interest. This is the most fundamental part of your strategy. Add to Cart. Further Reading.

Career 8

Career Learning-by-Doing Creativity Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and e-mail address. I’m sure that I could add a lot of value if I had more business training. To: Patrick Fishburn, Asst. Manager, Operations. From: Sameer Hopskin, Asst.

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Case Study Engineering Commitment Operations 12

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

There is great truth in the old axiom that states “if you’re not serving your customer well, someone else will be most happy to do so.&# Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right?

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Blog Brand Cost Bottom-up 296

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Perhaps you’ve taken a new job, or your colleague was just promoted, and now your boss is younger than you. How do you put age aside and focus on what you have to learn from your manager? How do you keep your ego from getting in the way of your relationship? What the Experts Say. What the Experts Say.

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Learning-by-Doing Case Study Advice Report 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Scouring through online jobs boards, spiffing up your résumé, prepping for grueling interviews — none of it’s fun. It’s akin to making spelling and grammar mistakes in your résumé. John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV , agrees. “It’s an opportunity to distinguish yourself,” Glickman adds.

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Letter How To Maturity Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

One of your direct reports wants more money. Whether or not you hold the purse strings for your team or organization, this is a tough situation for managers. No matter who’s making the request, your star performer or an average one, you’re likely to feel taken aback or annoyed at being put in this position.

How To 8

How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

On a scale of one to five, how important is having a good network to your ability to accomplish your goals? Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas. Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In this adaptation from the new book, Your Strategy Needs a Strategy (HBR Press, 2015), BCG strategy experts make sense of the all the different, and competing, approaches to strategy: Which strategy is right for your business? When and how should you implement it? Should you aim to be big or fast? And it has never been more difficult.

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. There is nothing short of a voluminous amount of leadership information being published on a daily basis.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 291

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Recently, one of my colleagues left our firm to make significantly more money at another company. ” Having consulted with hundreds of company leaders on how to create high-performance workplaces over the past 30 years, I’ve seen this firsthand. Too many companies’ HR policies are overly restrictive.

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Policies Price Handbook Compliance 10