Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Graham Keen "Inspirational CEO/CFO turned positive-psychologist resiliently transforming businesses & financial performance." Hubert Rampersad ​"Passionate and compassionate to inspire learning individuals to unlock their potential and dedicated to energize innovative organizations within the service and manufacturing industry.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

That book is The Innovator's Dilemma by HBS Professor Clay Christensen. But what's most interesting to me isn't that The Innovator's Dilemma was on that list. Anyone familiar with Professor Christensen's work will quickly recognize the same causal mechanism at the heart of the Innovator's Dilemma: the pursuit of profit.

Innovation 15

Innovation Christensen CFO Productivity 15

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Dana Theus of InPower Coaching contributed Workplace Advice-Why Should I Bother Feeling Grateful For a Crappy Boss? In this post, Virtual CFO Jon Verbeck helps readers get back to basics—explaining that we’re in business to make a profit (which can help us do good things). Follow Chris on Twitter at @scedmonds.

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 150

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

In my experience, legacy managements too frequently misunderstand recommenders’ role in driving innovation and cultural change. One reseller posted a maintenance and repair content recommender, including video, on its site that bundled product and service advice. Sponsored by DXC Technology. It’s now striving to catch up.

Engineering 8

Engineering Company White Paper Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

People who have earned these belts drive projects with clear financial targets set at the top organization, with progress monitored by the CFO. In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Air Products, Nokia, and Shell, among others, followed this advice and created top-level process owners. The wishes of a functional head such as CFO, CMO, or company President won out over a Process Owner of Order-to-Cash. Brad Power ( bradfordpower@gmail.com ) is a consultant and researcher in process innovation.

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15