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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

The primary reason stated was because of the continued fall-out from the 2013 massive data breach. Someone who understands enterprise technology systems and has managed decisions relating to them. Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. Gregg Steinhafel, former Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation stepped down earlier this month.

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Culture Counts

Leading Blog

There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. As a manager “on loan” to Abbott from the University of Michigan, I quickly found similarities between the two organizations. They can pose major challenges for today’s managers, especially if those managers are part of a different generation.

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

The Horizons Tracker

in 2013, compared to 2.5% Something is not right, and the root of the problem is in how we are managing and investing in innovation, both inside individual organizations and also in the larger society,” he argues. “We technologies.”

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Medical Systems Hacks Are Scary, but Medical Device Hacks Could Be Even Worse

Harvard Business Review

For example, in 2013, the average age of an MRI scanner in the U.S. nonacute were actively deploying significant mobile device management protocols. IT managers should think like care providers: Preventing an infection is better than treating one. The aforementioned HIMSS survey found that only 56.3% acute and 35.5%

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Social Media Is Too Important to Be Left to the Marketing Department

Harvard Business Review

Since 2013 the number of customers who expect a response through social media has doubled, according to research from Sprout Social , yet seven out of eight messages to companies go unanswered for 72 hours. Identify policies and software systems needed for implementation. Organize departmental responsibilities in the social care team.

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6 Reasons Marketing Is Moving In-House

Harvard Business Review

This continues a trend The Association of National Advertisers first reported in 2013. A brand manager at a Fortune 100 company expressed deep frustration to me: “We want to connect to our customers in a new way. But these companies aren’t getting rid of marketing – they’re just bringing it in-house.

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How Much Does Customer Social Media Angst Really Matter?

Harvard Business Review

Most brands are playing catch-up : in 2013 only 30% of brands had a dedicated customer service handle on Twitter, and only 10% of those brands with customer service handles reply to more than 70% of their mentions. Despite these hurdles, some companies do manage to change. Consider Makers Mark.

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