Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

They’re now working on version 8, which they will produce in October, and version 10, with better lighting, and there is a design projected for 2015. But as Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology, said, “With FastWorks we’re learning that speed is our competitive advantage. Leadership roles and responsibilities.

Ries 10

Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. created a program called Women and Opportunity that aims to develop women for future leadership roles at Gap.

Diversity 8

Diversity CEO Rogers Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

But Vanguard’s robo-advisor platform hit the ground running in its May 2015 debut and by the end of the year had $31.1 The company’s 136-year journey has taken it from power through transportation, appliances, health care, finance, media, and industry leaps.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

companies in 2014 and show no signs of letting up in 2015. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. Leadership Boards'

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

The paradox is that companies spend millions acquiring competitive or market “intelligence” from armies of vendors and deploy the latest technology disseminating the information internally. Leadership is happy to ask that proposals and presentations be backed by “data.”

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas. That could involve targeting new geographies, developing new products, taking advantage of new technologies, or devising new business models. billion in 2010 to $4.9

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. Nordstrom has increased its sales by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 through both online and offline sales. And even if you’re successful at overcoming those obstacles, it’s very hard to keep up the momentum.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

By all accounts, the Chinese state is on all-out drive to move the country up the technological ladder. Yet, along other dimensions, the state is unwittingly hindering China’s emergence as a technological giant. in 2015 and is on track to reach a targeted 2.5% in 2000 to 2.0% ” But what’s the effect?

Innovation 8

Innovation Drucker Policies Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Yet in this short period, digital technologies have upended our world. While much has changed even since 2015, there are roadblocks on the journey that have remained surprisingly resilient. Digital technology is widespread and spreading fast. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

of those in these markets said that currency volatility posed the greatest material risk to their pricing strategy during 2014 and 2015. For example, the Russian ruble depreciated from being 37 rubles to the dollar in September 2014, to being close to 70 rubles to the dollar in January 2015. They incentivize the wrong priorities.

Price 8

Price Globalization Depreciation Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. For example, Qualcomm’s CDMA mobile technology was a breakthrough that led to its IPO in 1991. tax jurisdiction.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

When I spoke to Glenn about his leadership style and what he learned as president and chief executive from 2000 to 2015, several things stood out. But no country is delivering these transformational changes. But the best one I have worked with is the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, which provides complete care for more than 2.6

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. ” (A bill was introduced in 2015 to raise the cap and liberalize other rules around H-1Bs, but died in Congress.) But in April, just after U.S.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In 2015 and 2016, we witnessed dozens of CEOs speaking up against anti-LGBT laws in a handful of states such as Indiana , Georgia , and North Carolina. The technology sector takes the lead. The technology sector has been the front-runner in terms of speaking out on these five issues. but many lead global companies.

CEO 8

CEO Travel Letter Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

greenhouse gas emissions peaked in 2007, and by 2015 had declined by 10%. emissions from electricity generators fell 20% from 2007 to 2015, while emissions from other sectors fell more modestly. Conservatives would counter that they are being asked to bear the costs of unproven new technologies.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Policies Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8