Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

Execution 9

Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. Well-being has to be woven into the very fabric of the company.”

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Morale Company 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Consider the story of the Business Transformation Agency of the Department of Defense, which was founded in 2005 under Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, and "disestablished" in 2011 by Defense Secretary Gates. These leadership challenges may seem familiar, but in a bureaucracy they are, if anything, magnified.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. And apparently not in the fight over leadership of the World Bank. The choice of who will lead the World Bank has been made.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

When a Walmart lawyer in Mexico blew the whistle in 2005, senior officers both in Mexico and in the United States allegedly stopped two different efforts by other Walmart employees at headquarters to conduct a thorough and independent inquiry. The Committee then assesses whether senior managers have met those objectives.

Compliance 8

Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. You have to go out and look for opportunities, which is what Ron Walker and I did in 2005.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. treating suppliers as partners).

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. Chief finance officers increasingly question the ability of a day trader to value a digital company. retains its leadership in technological progress.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. When CEOs lack this expertise, they are more likely to manage R&D “by the numbers,” despite the fact that those numbers are more elusive than those for capital and advertising.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Also, while China’s outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown from an annual average of below $3 billion before 2005 to more than $60 billion in 2010 and 2011, only one third of Chinese companies have seen international revenue meet expectations, according to Accenture. Rebrand from the inside out. An HBR Insight Center.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. tax jurisdiction. Most of the tech firms in our sample achieved a breakthrough innovation early in their corporate lives.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8