Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Easing into the New Year, one big hope we have for 2013 is that women continue to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay equality and access to leadership positions. What this means for 2013 is that women have a huge opportunity to convert their connections into career advancement. That sounds like progress. The Start Up Paradox.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

But with empathy and careful planning, successful managers and leaders can minimize the impact of personal problems in the workplace to ensure that your work force remains efficient and that normal productivity is restored as quickly as possible. You want to ensure they are on the right path to success and advancement.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

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. In January 2013 the team came out with a “minimum viable product.” Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room.

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Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10

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. For example, they may open their own talent sourcing channel to employ contractors, by writing a unique statement of work (SOW) to engage workers with known performance or reputation.

Strategy 8

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. For example, after opening its first store in 2014, fast-food chain KFC recently opened its fifth branch in the country. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Then make notes about past accomplishments that clearly demonstrate your successes in those areas. Example #1: Applying for a position at a much higher level than your current job title. Initiate whatever needed to ensure projects’ success. Example #2: Breaking into a new industry. Go well beyond job descriptions.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. We have hired more than 5,000 new employees since beginning the effort in late 2013.) During our feedback discussions, for example, many associates brought up their desire for more flexibility. What did we do?

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Management IPO Diversity Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

As Diane Mulcahy explained in a 2013 Harvard Business Review article : ”Angel investors — affluent individuals who invest smaller amounts of capital at an earlier stage than VCs do — fund more than 16 times as many companies as VCs do,” she wrote, “and their share is growing.” Steven Moore.

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 24, 2023

This groundbreaking initiative has not only opened doors to quality education but also presents a shining example of how states can invest in their citizens’ future. Launched in 2013, this scholarship program has since made significant strides in promoting post-secondary education in the state.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2018

We found that companies that were successful in building CEs did three things: (1) They all implemented modular product architectures; (2) they leased, instead of sold, at least some of their products; and (3) they expanded their refurbishing operations. Two Success Stories. The Three Approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. It seems only logical that they would extend into corporate strategy and finance. Deliver behavioral coaching.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

For example, we are only beginning to understand digitization’s effects on unemployment. In 2013 Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. After all, when HR people routinely talk to finance staff, they are effectively working as members of a cross-functional team. This change is happening more commonly than we think.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

For example, I once helped survey US global money managers. It focuses on bring top US MBAs into the most successful, vibrant companies in Africa for up to 6 months of work and mentoring by senior African executives. Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya.

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013. For example, Adobe’s finance team estimated that the cost of running both models side by side would cost them twice as much as simply offering one of the models.

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Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

The company provides services in a myriad of industries, such as health care, water treatment, aviation, and financing. JPMorgan Chase directors were similarly criticized for not preventing a $6 billion trading loss in the company’s investment office back in 2013.

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Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A simple example is the all-hands meeting. In other words, successful scaling means finding ways to limit the number of things that people are expected to focus on and execute. Sales doubled in 2013. Just a couple of weeks ago, BuildDirect received $30 million in additional financing led by Venture Capital firm Mohr Davidow.

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Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Since 2013, an estimated 16.4 By January 1, 2015, all state-based marketplaces were expected to replace federal funding with state-level financing. Rollout in late 2013 was rocky for the federal exchange (and for some state exchanges when they first launched). The average credit was $270 per month. Burwell, the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Even I find it tough — and for the past 25 years I’ve been guiding and stewarding the wealth and aspirations of some of the most successful professionals, business owners, and wealth creators in the country. Determining how much to share about your finances with your kids and when to do so can be a tough call.

How To 8

How To Learning-by-Doing Budgeting Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Predictions are that 2013 will be even more active as companies that have stockpiled cash look to invest in new growth opportunities. Odds are the answer is yes. In the first half of 2012, thousands of merger and acquisition deals were announced globally, worth more than $900 billion. And this was a slow year.

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Compliance Resources Consultative Document 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit. For example, all of the biggest players emerging in the alternative lending space offer online and mobile applications, many of which can be completed in under 30 minutes.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In 2013 spending on care for people with the disease in the United States topped $100 billion. Financing is managed through a collaboration between Geisinger Health and our health insurance company, Geisinger Health Plan (GHP). Second, patient engagement is crucial to success. Lee Hodges/Getty Images. >.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. A comprehensive compliance strategy is the essential bedrock for building and implementing a successful Iran plan. However, remaining U.S. Overcoming a lack of market data.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2015

Roughly half report that the two aspects of employee performance most negatively affected by personal finances are stress and the ability to focus on work (50% and 47%, respectively). SoFi’s program, for example, is available to employers at no cost, and SoFi handles all communication with employees. Benefits for Employees. About SoFi.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

However, much of our success is due to our highly unusual compensation strategy that motivates everybody in the business to help the company grow. A developer or member of a support team may go to the sales department, for example, to say, "I have an extra half hour. Here are some specific examples to illustrate our structure.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Algorithms will harness personal data in order to assess an employee’s predicted success at work: for example, how likely she is to bounce around jobs. In 2013, technical glitches caused a three-hour stop at the Nasdaq. will be more likely to pay off a debt.)

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Trends Film Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

And even if you’re successful at overcoming those obstacles, it’s very hard to keep up the momentum. I spoke with Patty McCord, the former chief talent officer of Netflix from 1998 to 2013. If this example sounds like a fantasy, consider Gallup’s observation that only 32.5 Building Empathy.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” For example, if knowing how to build websites will be important to your new venture, see if your current job will subsidize a class in web design that will also help you in your current job.

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Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

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. A third example is Airbnb, now valued at $25.5 Financed by VC firms. At one level, the answer is quite obvious: Unicorns get big fast.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this latest flurry of debate about working long hours , some have intimated that overwork is inevitable in highly competitive industries such as law, finance, and high tech. Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. But that’s just not true.

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Real Estate Attrition Entrepreneur Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

The success of platform businesses like Alibaba, Airbnb, and Uber is so remarkable that discussion about them often misses just how hard they are to build. For every successful platform, there are many more that struggle or simply don’t make it. Failure to engage developers.

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Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

proprietary data shows that the smallest businesses have been growing revenues the fastest: In 2013 alone, micro business revenue on average grew by 2.14% while small business revenue grew by 1.18%. Why aren’t successful small businesses adding more jobs? Finance Hiring Small/medium business' D&B Credibility Corp.

Banking 8

Banking How To Finance Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

But eight months before completion, in August 2013, while presenting our expansion plan to the hospital’s board, we had an epiphany. Consider, for example, how to deploy nurses, physicians, and advanced-practice providers (e.g., physician assistants) in the ED. But once a decision was made, it was implemented.

Health Care 8

Health Care Diversity Proposal Document 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

We see this in nature (ant colonies, for example, only grow to a certain point before retreating), in the brain (neurons multiply exponentially in a child''s brain but shrink down to a fraction of their maximum level by adulthood), and in technological networks ( remember MySpace? Finance Internet Technology' The result is a crash.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Long-term Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” If innovation is the story of Apple’s success, we need the widest possible diffusion of that innovation for our society to benefit.

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Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. ” Senor and Singer also cite immigration policy and a culture that tolerates risk-taking and failure as contributing to Israel’s startup success. billion in 2013. But is all of that changing?

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. Gail was in her fifth year at a large finance firm when she recognized a disconcerting pattern. Get yourself an agent. So he does his homework.

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Politics Strategy 360-Degree Feedback Mentor 8