Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

More than 2,500 developers and start-ups have reached out to the IBM Watson Group since the Watson Developers Cloud was launched in November 2013. They brought in 2000 people, a dozen projects, a couple of Big Data and content analytics tools, and a consulting unit (outside of IBM Global Services ). So how does it work?

Venture Funding 14

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. They already report that the domestic supplier base is hollowed out, depriving them of the agility they need to respond quickly to new market opportunities.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Between 2013 and 2015 cyber-crime costs quadrupled, with the reported incidence rate growing exponentially. Today most organizations are data-driven to one degree or another.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Intellectual Capital Corporate Accountability Activity Based Costing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees.

Ries 10

Ries Waterman Finance Learning-by-Doing 10

Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2014

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. As part of that survey, the top 10 hardest jobs to fill globally can be found here. .

Human Resources 106

Human Resources Leadership Development Resources Development 106

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

New research, conducted with HBR, The Economist , CEB, and TNS Global, reveals that CEOs believe CIOs are not in sync with the new issues CEOs are facing. But even though they know they must innovate in response, they don''t know how to do so in the complex global market. The nature of competition is changing. IT management'

CIO 8

CIO CEO Outsourcing Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

Or take Salesforce.com and its willingness to have self-organizing development teams continuously tweaking code, even though, with a global system serving more than two million subscribers, the risks of introducing errors into its 30 million lines of code would seem to present compelling reasons not to. Keep your gaze on the customers.

Management 9

Management Bureaucracy Self-aware Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

This will lead to new business models, new processes, more meaningful business interactions, innovation, improved and faster decision making, and a more agile organization. This allows the smallest of firms to compete globally with the largest of firms. Adaptable, agile management above all sustains competitive advantage.

CIO 8

CIO Competitive Advantage Agility Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Nearly 40 percent of the 312 CFOs and other executives participating in Deloitte’s 2013 Global Finance Talent Survey said they are either “barely able” or “unable” to meet the demand for the talent required to run their organizations. A recent survey of CEOs reveals that HR is overwhelmingly viewed as the least agile function.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

Over the last two years, we have been engaged in primary research with The Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly known as the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global in an attempt to paint a picture of how the role of the CIO and the IT department is changing. IT management ROA ROI'

CIO 8

CIO ROI Agility Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

Facebook had 2,400 employees in 2011; 3,500 in 2012; 4,900 in 2013; and 6,300 today. The combined global workforces of Groupon , Facebook , LinkedIn , Zynga , Yelp , Pandora , and Zillow is smaller than the number that Circuit City fired in January 2009 when it was liquidated. Career planning Education Tech industry'

Development 9

Development Levitt Real Estate IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

A report commissioned by Barclays in 2013 revealed a corporate culture that wasn’t fit for purpose, tending to “favor transactions over relationships, the short term over sustainability, and financial over other business purposes.” Goodwin was notoriously combative, with a “Fred says” autocratic management style.

Banking 14

Banking Strategy Film Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The ManpowerGroup Contingent Workforce Index of 2013 showed 40% of all ManpowerGroup consulting engagements blended permanent and contingent workers. In 2015, the company consolidated several unit-level procurement functions into one global strategic sourcing organization. Again, a confluence of events offered a unique opportunity.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

There is a marked dissonance between CIOs and the C-suite — a fact that we uncovered in new research conducted with HBR, The Economist, CEB, and TNS Global. These are the things that will create more value for the customer and enable the enterprise''s agility. IT management'

CIO 8

CIO Hamel Technology Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

After Jeff Immelt threw down the gauntlet for building a global software center, GE faced significant physical, organizational, and cultural challenges. ” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global Human Resources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge. Getting Started. Who would lead it?

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Today’s successful companies close the strategy-to-performance gap with a new strategy approach best described as “Decide-Do/Refine-Do” This agile, test-and-learn approach is better suited to today’s tumultuous environment. At the time, Caterpillar and its competitors were at full capacity, and global demand was high.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

But by 2013, Linkin Park and Machine Shop had to address the fact that digital music (first downloads and then streaming) had changed the business dramatically. When I looked at the global reach of Linkin Park, and the potential business opportunities outside the narrow category of music, I could see plenty of “blue ocean.”

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration. The space industry is now a global, multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder endeavor, where commercial activity accounts for the lion’s share of value.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 29, 2014

Guest post from Georg Vielmetter and Yvonne Sell: In “ Leadership 2030: The six megatrends you need to understand to lead your company into the future ,” we outline the repercussions of the convergence of globalization 2.0, In the era of big collaboration, the ethicization of business, and the complexity that comes with globalization 2.0,

Leadership 244

Leadership Globalization Maturity Agility 244