Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

A careful look at what happened to these deals leads to three lessons for managers contemplating mergers in the future. Baker Hughes had resisted Halliburton’s overtures for months before agreeing to the deal, fearing that it would not pass anti-trust muster; it accepted the offer in the end only with a large break-up fee of $3.5

Guidelines 12

Guidelines Long-term Short-term Airlines 12

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Innovation vs. Regulation. Many organizations, particularly in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are saddled with trying to do business, let along innovate, under increasingly crushing regulatory environments. Optimization vs. Rationalization. But it doesn’t end there. Hold everyone accountable.

Succession 8

Succession Agility Globalization Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Let''s say the Apple innovation merely takes $50 billion out of the industry. This must mean the death of several airlines, the loss of thousands of hotels and restaurants, the disappearance of millions of tax dollars, and the dissipation of nearly a half million jobs (assuming that we are going to lose 20% of the 2.2 Will it happen?

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Management is a lens. Many have observed that companies can have admirable goals; but, if poorly managed, success proves elusive. Suppose the management lens was smeared, even opaque. In this case, management could easily misapply resources. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. Stand for change.

Management 8

Management Drucker Survey Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

.” And yet the lean startup methodology, born in Silicon Valley as a way for startups to tune in to customer needs with limited resources, has been gaining major momentum inside big companies like General Electric, Alaska Airlines, Telefonica, 3M, and W.L. Thoughtful communication is also important.

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

So leaders need to treat new initiatives not as mere organizational governance, but as a grassroots movement of small, interconnected groups, each with varying thresholds of resistance—some enthusiastic, others hostile and many in between. Southwest Airlines has prospered by being “the fun low cost airline” and seeks to be nothing else.

Organization 9

Organization Airlines Prahalad Hamel 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Netflix's Reed Hastings snagged the top slot for his ability to successfully manage a winning business while launching and driving its competitor (in his case, Internet-based movie rentals) with equal zeal. They resist putting the cart of scale before the horse of competence.

Parcell 14

Parcell CEO Airlines Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

So leaders need to treat new initiatives not as mere organizational governance, but as a grassroots movement of small, interconnected groups, each with varying thresholds of resistance—some enthusiastic, others hostile and many in between. Southwest Airlines has prospered by being “the fun low cost airline” and seeks to be nothing else.

Organization 9

Organization Airlines Prahalad Hamel 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

This popular triumph of the “ heuristics and biases ” literature pioneered by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky has made us aware of flaws that economics long glossed over, and led to interesting innovations in retirement planning and government policy. What’s the problem with the way that turkey approached risk management?

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Kahneman Banking System 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2015

According to a study by MIT Sloan Management Review and Capgemini Consulting, the vast majority of managers believe that “achieving digital transformation is critical” to their organizations. ” Is it compensation, perks, recognition, or the ability to innovate faster? What the Experts Say.

Technology 8

Technology CRM Training System 8