HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

We have trained our operations teams in robotic process automation and they are leading the charge in re-thinking work design with robotics, in areas like payroll, global mobility, and expense reimbursement. Diane was named an officer of IBM and CHRO in 2013. A majority are trained in analytics and applying it to their work.

Agility 90

Agility Self-aware Innovation Human Resources 90

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Herminia Ibarra – Thinkers 50 #8 Management Thinker 2015-17, #1 Leadership Thinker 2013-15, Professor at London Business School, former professor Harvard, best-selling author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Mike Sursock – Head of Operations Group at Baring Private Equity Asia.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

While investors bought just $3 billion of these bonds in 2013, they scooped up $49 billion worth in 2017, bringing the total sold since 2013 to $113 billion at an average of $308 million per offering. Do they contribute to the issuing companies’ financial performance? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes.

Bond 10

Bond Company Long-term Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

Sales finally jumped, with same-store revenue up 6% in 2017, and the stock rose by 40%. They had to work in sequence, meaning they had to streamline the operation first — before they could launch their new growth effort. Total payment volume across the company rose 25% in 2017 alone — causing the stock to double in price.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

billion in revenue in 2013. By 2017 it had grown organically to $12.79 In 2017 and 2018 , Decathlon was ranked the #1 Great Place to Work in France. billion) in 2017 compared to €833 million in 2015. According to a 2017 Gallup Employee Engagement survey, 33% of U.S. billion worldwide.

Team 14

Team Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. ” Fast forward to 2017, and things are improving after three years of work. The numbers were grim. has increased from 10% to 18%.

Diversity 8

Diversity Engineering Committee Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Amazon’s 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods was met with a lot of fanfare. Employees operate within a hierarchy and are well aware of the guidelines that dictate their behavior. The unique blend of idealism, high profit margins, and rapid growth that came with operating the first certified organic national supermarket in the U.S.

Price 12

Price Decentralization Long-term Self-aware 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. By the time he left Amazon in 2013, his group had grown from 35 to more than 1,000 people who used machine learning to make Amazon more operationally efficient and effective. Over the same time period, the company saw a 10-fold increase in revenue.

Company 12

Company Survey Finance Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Twitter reported a loss of $79 million before its IPO, yet it commanded a valuation of $24 billion on its IPO date in 2013. As digital companies become more prominent in the economy, and physical companies become more digital in their operations, income statements too become less meaningful in investors’ decisions.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Depreciation IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. ALEXANDER JOE/Getty Images. Lower-income consumers also present a lucrative opportunity.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

By 2017, that looming cut will grow to 2%, which equates to millions of dollars for an average hospital. In 2013, about 96% of eligible heart attack Medicare patients received this basic medication, which means 5,761 patients admitted for heart attack did not. Hospitals risk losing 1.5% Was the hospital clean and quiet?

Survey 8

Survey Health Care Process Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Since 2013, an estimated 16.4 We also must reduce spending on our exchange by almost 80% between state fiscal years 2015 and 2017. This reduction will affect all of our operations, including staffing, customer service, outreach, and marketing. Both the FFM and the SBMs have had to overcome major operational hurdles.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Companies are both operators and investors. Many established firms— a 2017 Deloitte survey suggested about 20% in the U.S.—are These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Shift to providing advice on business models, not just strategy and operations.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

India Business Council found that its large company members were prepared to invest $40 billion into India by 2017. America’s largest insurer, Allstate, announced plans to invest $1 billion in its India operations. In June 2013, Dallas-based Mary Kay exited from India after six years and over $20 million invested.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

A prime example is Carl Icahn, who began to accumulate his multibillion-dollar stake in Apple in August 2013. In April, its board increased the amount that could be used for buybacks by the end of March 2017 — to $140 billion from the $90 billion it had authorized in 2014. To date Apple has acceded to Icahn’s demands.

Proposal 8

Proposal Hedge Safe Harbor Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. By the end of 2012, the first year of implementation, Banner captured $31 million in G&A savings. . Capitalize on success.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

For example, the cryptocurrency used for the Ethereum network, called Ether , saw its value double in just a few days in March 2017. While the price of Ether has been rising , Bitcoin has dropped 20% to $1,000 dollars from a record $1,290 on March 3, 2017. Yes, in three days, people who invested in Ether doubled their investment.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. since 2013 , and shrank by more than 1,700 in 2017 alone. Veronica Grech/Getty Images. reduction in a single year.

Banking 8

Banking Entrepreneur Finance Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Amazon entered India in 2013 when two local Indian companies, Flipkart and Snapdeal, had already established themselves as market leaders in eCommerce – and still rose to become the #1 online retailer in India. India has added new customers at the fastest rate for Amazon in its history of operations across the world, including the U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

They’ve spawned many unicorns, such as Waze (the driving navigation app acquired in 2013 by Google for $1.3 billion in 2017). billion), NDS (the video software provider scooped by Cisco in 2012 for $5 billion), Playtika (the gaming platform bought by Giant Interactive for $4.4 Here’s how we did it. increments.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Software Sample Participative 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017 , Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. Digital players wield outsize market power. ” In many countries, several websites or digital companies are blocked.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Between 1993-2013, the value of U.S. Invitations to visit plants and operations in their districts helped members of Congress to see and hear directly why trade matters. Unless political attitudes shift, the prospects for new trade openings in 2017 are bleak. What about the decline in U.S. manufacturing?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Politics Policies Globalization 8