Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Earlier in my career I spent 14 years as chief talent officer at Netflix, where I helped create some of the innovative talent management policies — such as no-formal-limit vacation policies — that have since become widespread. (I Set your company up for success. Insight Center. Entrepreneurship for the Long Term.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Constraint Policies Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 12

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The story was picked up by CNN Money , which reported that Lyft’s internal data suggesting 5,560 canceled rides between October 2013 and August 2014. Strategic talent constraints are typically described in vast interconnected global supply chains and high-tech knowledge jobs like software engineers and research scientists.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Engineering Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

In March 2013, a U.S. Similar trends have been identified in virtually every aspect of the talent management system. It not only results in lack of equity in organizations, but in poor talent management practices. or in a courtroom , it still leads to racial injustice. ” “Does it remind you of somebody you know?

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Metrics Kahneman Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. Why did this happen? An easy explanation is myopia.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

an expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, put it this way: “Busyness is not a marker of intelligence, importance, or success. High achievers, Grant argues in his 2013 book Give and Take , tend to be Givers — those who enjoy helping others without strings attached. Sociologist Christine Carter , Ph.D. ,

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Tips Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

“Your biggest constraint is how many hours you have to devote to this side project, so commit to an end-date [when you’d ideally like to leave your job] and solve backward from there,” he says. “If you’re cash-rich and time-poor, look for opportunities to trade money for time,” he says. Patch weak spots.

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

in 2013, compared to 2.5% This manpower should consist of teams built around the innovators themselves to help with things like marketing, change management and investment appraisal. A recent exploration of the German economy by the University of Maastricht showed just how big a problem this is, with productivity growth just 0.3%

Innovation 104

Innovation Productivity Products Technology 104

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The term “unicorns,” coined, in 2013, by Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures , is commonly used to identify venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. …If failure is the prerequisite of success, businesses can no longer afford not to encourage risk taking. Unicorns are: Small in size.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

health system, change management is an essential skill for public and private leaders alike. For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system? This was a $1.2

System 8

System Skills Health Care Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A GreenBiz report indicated that progress had slowed or even regressed, but MIT and BCG also declared that sustainability had reached a "tipping point" with more companies putting sustainability "on the management agenda.". The math and physics of a planetary constraints get clearer. In reality, both views were right.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

The successful ones have, at least. Effective risk management requires business leaders to attend to these nonmarket threats and to develop nonmarket strategies. Hostility to oil companies was a natural corollary, creating the risk of (even more) punitive taxes and regulatory constraints.

Politics 11

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 11