Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

During those nine months, Cellairis’ leadership had been distracted from their core business. System-wide revenue for 2013 was $350 million – seven times revenue for 2005. Sure, it must always consider whether to adjust that strategy in the face of new competition, changing customer demand, technological innovation or all three.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

For example, it took Umicore, a global materials technology group, five years (2002–2007) to lay the basis for its transformation from a commodity supplier of base metals into a premium provider of emission control catalysts, rechargeable battery materials and other value-added solutions. Allow time and persevere.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

At Rakuten we faced this challenge and have embraced a solution that not only improved our communication as a company, but it propelled us into the ranks of global expansion leadership. The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Software Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’”

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

In a survey conducted by IBM in 2010 with more than 1,500 CEOs worldwide, 80% of leaders anticipated greater complexity in the future, but fewer than half of them felt confident to deal with that complexity. The business environment today has indeed become mindboggling complex due to accelerating globalization and rapid technology changes.

Ethics 8

Ethics Morale Airlines CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

More than 200 activist-investor initiatives hit companies in 2013, a seven-fold increase over a decade earlier. Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led.

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. I spoke with Patty McCord, the former chief talent officer of Netflix from 1998 to 2013. Nordstrom has increased its sales by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 through both online and offline sales. Building Empathy.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

In 2010, the first year, the event was fledgling, but charming. By 2013, we had honored Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Garrett Camp of Uber, famed choreographer Twyla Tharp, and Gangnam style pop artist Psy. Celine Schillinger sought to change the leadership landscape of Sanofi, a major pharmaceutical company. Innovation'

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Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

China is well on its way to doubling the number of patent applications filed with the State Intellectual Property Office, from 1 million in 2010 to 2 million by 2015. Thomson Reuters’ 2013 ranking of the world’s top 100 innovators doesn’t include a single company from China. At first blush, even the output looks impressive.

Innovation 8

Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The first concerns the challenge of creating the meaningful use program for the HITECH Act when I served as national coordinator of health information technology from 2009 to 2011, at the beginning of the Obama administration. Two personal stories illustrate these points. Insight Center. Transforming Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

System 8

System Skills Health Care Constraint 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

and it’s as if the end of 2010 wasn’t just the end of a calendar year but the end of tough times. After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. Extends the 2010 income tax, capital gains and dividend tax rates for all Americans.

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Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The lessons from BP's gulf explosion in 2010 took a dramatic turn for many regulated industries. I have argued for two years that both BP's accident report and the numerous government reports have failed to look at the broader questions of leadership , management , and accountability in the company.

Industry 15

Industry Operations Report Globalization 15

Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group and an award-winning journalist, has devoted more than two decades to studying leadership in effective, purpose-driven organizations. Mostly because it’s fundamentally more difficult to lead an organization than ever before, due to a confluence of leadership trends and external factors.

How To 76

How To Middle Management Innovation Technology 76

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2014

As the 2010 case describes: By his own admission, Ma was a fan of Jack Welch, so it was only natural that his organization came to resemble that of GE in some regards. As a 2013 HBR article explained, “Conglomerates may be regarded as dinosaurs in the developed world, but in emerging markets, diversified business groups continue to thrive.”.

IPO 12

IPO Welch Strategy Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Media companies are experiencing an extreme form of competition that comes with digital technologies: Everyone is a media company today. ” It explains why firms that have anchored their strategies to content have ceded digital leadership to those that have focused on connections. Rowling, sales rose to over one million.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11