Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Simply improving short-term performance by cutting costs across the board isn’t the answer – activists can do that themselves, simply by taking out 10% from your company’s cost baseline. Take the time to reassess your company’s path to value creation.

Management 8

Management Short-term Constraint Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Instead, they are clear-minded about what they do best, developing a solid value proposition and building distinctive capabilities that will last for the long term. With 22,000 stores and counting, the company continues to develop its concept and to dominate the “coffee and community” space it created.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

And how would we know that we are on the right track if we couldn't define ourselves largely in terms of being better than others? Competitors in the auto, computer, and apparel industries frequently rely on the same suppliers and distributors, and to keep them healthy need to make sure that the overall industry does well.

Apparel 15

Apparel Pharmaceuticals Finance Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. There are two ways to set revenue targets.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In the developed world, we enjoy better medicines, connectivity, and mobility than most of us could have imagined even 20 years ago. This approach was credible as long as economic inequality was kept within reasonable bounds. Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. It’s a technique that any manager can use when developing and launching a new venture. Define success.

Planning 8

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 8

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. It had been a long day at the company’s Birmingham, England, headquarters, and in the early evening the two were going over the evaluations of each of Lance’s direct reports.

Case Study 11

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 11

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

However long it takes," he adds. Jake : Learning to wear multiple hats while maintaining focus on the long-term. Thankfully now we have a growing team that can assist with many of the day-to-day operations, but at times, especially at the beginning, I found it challenging to be “among the chaos” while building the business.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Advice Apparel Audience 71

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. The list of "once-in-a-century" storms, floods, and droughts this year is too long to list. The greening of the supply chain. Business as usual is no more.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2011

The Economist 's June 2 article " Following the footprints " explores the latest developments in carbon reporting and what companies are learning as they wade into the challenges of measurement. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition offers a glimpse of one such effort. In 2008, Dairy Management Inc.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Apparel Management Retail 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

We're delighted to announce the winners of the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge , the third leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. The athletic apparel giant has also engaged a broad base of partners (and competitors) in innovation toward that goal. It's not enough to change one company.

Organization 13

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. All of this will affect companies of all stripes.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8