Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. So in 2010, Holm decided to run his nine-member executive group as an agile team. This takes time.

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Agility White Paper How To Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

We do not know the effectiveness of particular curricula, probably set by a sclerotic and unconstrained bureaucracy, nor the effectiveness of particular institutions, nor the ability of particular teachers to excite enthusiasm or to inspire a lifelong commitment to learning. As the old saw goes, what is not measured is not managed.

Education 12

Education Bureaucracy System Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. For you entrepreneurs, the challenges of scale-up are first and foremost the responsibility of managements and boards. It is hell to manage.". Even better.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

May 2 marks the fifth anniversary of the operation that killed the world’s most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. The Bin Laden operation was a seminal moment in the campaign to decimate Al Qaeda’s leadership. The Bin Laden operation was a seminal moment in the campaign to decimate Al Qaeda’s leadership.

Management 8

Management Operations Planning Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

On August 5, 2010, a mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert, trapping 33 miners more than 2,000 feet underground. The scale of the opportunity in engineering and project-management improvements goes well beyond project owners and the engineers they employ. Insight Center. Innovation in Cities. Missing the forest for the trees.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Global capital balances more than doubled between 1990 and 2010 — from $220 trillion (about 6.5 Some focus their best people on finding ways to squeeze out more profitability from existing operations, rather than creating new businesses. times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5 times global GDP).

ROE 12

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In late 2010 I visited The Mission Hospital (TMH) in Durgapur, a modest town by Indian standards (population about 1 million), nestled in India's northeast corner, near Bangladesh. Healthy Heart's first implant occurred in September 2010. And, of course, it would have to learn how to operate in India, a notoriously complex market.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

In April 2010, V.R. Ferose became the managing director of SAP Labs India, one of fifteen global R&D centers of the German software giant SAP. At 35 years old, Ferose was the youngest-ever managing director of a global multinational firm in India — overseeing a staff of 4,000.

Innovation 8

Innovation Attrition Software Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Until 1977, IBM — in those days the first-choice mainframe supplier to governments, enterprises, and armies — operated freely in India. When the government passed a law requiring foreign companies to transfer 60% ownership to local shareholders, IBM's management said, "Not on my watch," and unceremoniously closed shop.

Company 8

Company Bureaucracy Restructuring Bottom-up 8