N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Put simply, how do you judge the success of a chief human resources officer, and who qualifies for the 2020 Top CHRO List?

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Over the last thirty years, the lean approach — developed by Japanese automakers — has permeated the manufacturing sector in developed countries, but is much less commonly used in the developing world. Locke of Brown University.

Lean Manufacturing 10

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 10

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

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

Back in the ‘90s, LEGO had cluttered its corporate structure with the complexity that comes with acquiring a variety of businesses from apparel to theme parks. Intuit develops financial and tax preparation software for small business, accountants and the general public. By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. ” Lance wondered if the firing comment had really been a joke, but he let it pass.

Case Study 14

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Like many competitors in the apparel industry, Vineyard Vines has kept their operations lean in order to preserve operating margins. This means that they simply do not have the human resources to perform the onerous data analysis and behavioral segmentation needed to inform true one-to-one marketing.

Retail 8

Retail Apparel Engineering Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

The athletic apparel giant has also engaged a broad base of partners (and competitors) in innovation toward that goal. Story by Gib Bulloch, Accenture Development Partners. The Mondragon Cooperative Experience: Humanity at Work. Develop and Nurture the DNA of a New Capitalism — The For-Benefit Enterprise.

Organization 14

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 14