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The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013

Harvard Business Review

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. government, excellent project management is extremely rare.

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20 Interesting Behaviors of Strategy Tourist

Strategy Driven

This gives you enough money to fund you pet projects or cut costs without any effort when you are forced to do so. Try to join as many steering committees as possible, but avoid taking on responsibility as a sponsor or project manager. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Inflate budgets. All rights reserved.

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How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion

Harvard Business Review

But, as Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School have argued , we need to examine costs at a more granular level at which clinical outcomes are matched with the business and administrative processes. By also pursuing other concrete opportunities (e.g.,

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. . billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

A 2013 Pew Research survey found that business executives ranked ninth out of 10 professions in terms of social contribution, only placing ahead of lawyers. But in the words of survey coauthor Michael Porter , many were “offended by the discussion saying that someone is getting paid too much.” Perhaps U.S.