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. The numbers were grim. For instance, in 2014 only 10% of Yelp’s engineers were female. Yelp now sets explicit targets for diversity.

Diversity 8

Diversity Engineering Committee Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. The transformation in education technology and markets is happening with the business leaders and money-men of higher education barely present.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Among the approved recommendations were opportunities to save nearly $4 million in HR administrative cost by deploying more self-service technology supported by a shared services organization, nearly $8 million from insourcing second physician reviews of inpatient charts, and up to $3.5 Capitalize on success.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

France: Pushing quotas and operational roles. There has been a subsequent improvement from 11% to 15% of female Executive Committee members, and 70% of companies in the top 20 now have at least one woman on their senior executive teams – up from 60% last year. Likewise, the number in line or operational roles is essentially static.

Execution 10

Execution Committee Diversity Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Although this can present leadership challenges related to shifting strategy, culture and operations, it certainly isn’t rocket science. The board approved, and Erasmus’s next CEO – Ernst Kuipers – drove this forward from 2013. Set Up a Steering Committee and Project Team. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Compliance Project 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. We held scores of open meetings involving our advisory committees during the two years I was national coordinator.

System 8

System Skills Health Care Constraint 8