Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

My 2016 trends offer early warnings and opportunities for managers in all industries. Here are eight to note for 2016. ” 2016 will bring a host of creative bots that will supercharge our productivity, keep us company, and help us track what others are doing. Expect to hear more about “glitches” in 2016.

Trends 8

Trends Film Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Procter & Gamble. Consumer Goods. Technology. Johnson & Johnson. Biotech & Pharma. Walt Disney. Prudential Financial. Automotive. Cisco Systems. Communication. British American Tobacco. Alibaba Group. Technology.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Airbnb lets spare room owners make money out of their idle asset and makes the asset easily accessible for more travelers. The idea of offering your spare room on the web is not new, but with Airbnb you don’t have to create your own website and hope that Google-searching travelers find you.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that had no other government had attempted before at the same scale: it decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. To collect the check she would have needed to travel to a government office. Ashima Narula/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Banking 15

Banking Long-term Short-term System 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2017

If you are an ambitious woman, you might look at the chart below and decide you’d rather place your bets on making CEO in the travel industry, and give financial services a pass. Grant Thornton’s data also shows how much variation there is among industries. Methodology.

Execution 10

Execution Company Chief Executive Officer Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

If Android throws a Hawaiian luau with a five-course feast, free travel, and attendees get to meet Robert Downey Jr. Before the iPhone launched in 2007, HP dominated the handheld calculator space for science and finance. Sony, Hewlett Packard (HP), and Garmin all made the mistake of emphasizing products over platforms.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8