Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Plenty of large companies have dysfunctional executives, as many Fortune 500 human resource consultants can tell you. The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. To be sure, this is not just a problem for midsized firms. Ford Motor Co. (a billion company) has 15.

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Pipeline Loyalty CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. Like any industry, the medical cannabis sector needs everything from lawyers and accountants to human resources professionals, insurance specialists, and consultants. medical marijuana sales hit an estimated $1.5

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

Trade secrets, confidential business plans, and operational security depend on it. Verizon''s newest data breach investigations report for 2013 tells us — yet again — that cyber security depends on people as much as technology. Protecting a company''s critical information is a value proposition.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We We have hired more than 5,000 new employees since beginning the effort in late 2013.) The first thing we did was engage in ongoing listening sessions.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 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. Procurement typically owns your “resource planning system” for contract workers. Yet HR leaders and operating managers were not aware of the reality revealed by the data.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

To that end, Diebold recruited a new CEO in 2013, Andy W. Innovations at the top extend even to how the board itself operates, and Blackstone Group — one of the leading investment groups in the world — has been pressing the case.

Innovation 8

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

He had spent the last two months interviewing for a position as director of operations at a sporting goods company. His resume was spot-on — he’d spent five years as a sporting goods sales rep and several years as an operations manager doing “everything from ordering for shops, to speaking with dealers, to sales.” How refreshing.

Management 8

Management Proposal CEO Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. Part of its success is that the company supports a collaborative work environment and boasts transparent operations from the top down. ” message and think, Hey, maybe it’s time for a change.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t. With so many parts of the organization needing to come together to deliver on a customer journey, the CMO has to operate as the “glue” across the organization.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global Human Resources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge. ” To hit the aggressive growth targets (750 by the end of 2013 and 1000 by November 2014) Waldo had to rewrite some GE rules. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

Getting the company back on its feet required a major boost in operating efficiency. We succeeded, but by 2013 we worried that we had taken our focus on results too far. We still need strong operational results if we are going to stay competitive. We asked ourselves: What could we do differently?

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Whether it’s a new live advertising execution (think Oreos response during the 2013 Super Bowl blackout) or a commerce campaign that drives sales through location based content, digital advertising will be remarkable, unique and experience-based. Operational convergence will drive strategy.

Advertising 9

Advertising Industry Technology Bottom-up 9