Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2018

To use a sports analogy, you’re not going to ever be a really great tennis player unless you stop relying on your forehand (your strength) so that you can develop your backhand, which is inherently weaker. We all need to develop skills that don’t come naturally. Greater diversity of perspectives.

Company 8

Company Learning-by-Doing Human Capital Report 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 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction. Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? The answer seems to be a confusing “both.”

Flextime 9

Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than a decade, leading human resource strategists have hit on a recurring theme: You want your star players working in the roles that matter most to the business. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 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. For developers, that may be Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site specifically for programmers. ” message and think, Hey, maybe it’s time for a change. So venture out.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

What would new product development executives or project managers in the R&D lab tell you are the organizational dynamics that ice their best ideas? But those are two separate functions that require different staffing, relationships, and resources. In 2014, more than 5000 submissions came in. Start with a survey.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

trillion in 2014. And if you end up with a negative ROI, the project is harder to justify on financial terms. “In principle, managers should try to estimate the full cost of the marketing activity, including creative development, media spend, and customer-facing staff time.” Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR.

ROI 8

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Overall marijuana sales in states where cannabis is legal could double in 2014 to hit $3 billion, according to our estimates, as Colorado and Washington begin selling cannabis to adults 21 and over. Earlier this year, we projected that sales will hit $6 billion by 2018. One day, I have no doubt we will see household brands develop.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

When I was CEO of ThedaCare in Wisconsin, we chose a medical-surgical unit at our Appleton Medical Center in 2007 as the place to develop an innovative process for caring for inpatients we dubbed Collaborative Care. Then, they developed a dyad huddle. Make it the “model cell” for the entire organization.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Process Operations 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. Intuit develops financial and tax preparation software for small business, accountants and the general public.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Our human resources department takes care of that. We have annual sales projections. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. We make a good product… that should be enough. Can’t change the weather or the world.

Budgeting 79

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 79

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In 2014, Atrion — a privately owned Technology Services company based in Warwick, RI — had a problem. Man-Wei’s team develop the hypotheses — another name for perspectives — then identify specific signposts or leading indicators and try to validate and triangulate them.

Marketing 8

Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8