Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

You may appoint a temporary CDO to get your house in order, or you may develop other ways to get the job done. Whatever approach you choose, you need to create appropriate levels of digital technology synergy, brand integration, investment coordination, skill development, vendor management, and innovation over the long term.

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

HR Digest

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the last few years, our company Mathison , has been leading global research on the hiring practices of hundreds of employers, authoring the first book in our space, Hiring for Diversity and developing holistic technology to help employers identify gaps in their hiring process, define their strategy, and equip the entire team to take action.

Diversity 98

Diversity Organization Training Apparel 98

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2012

But when the retailer took a more careful look, it found that its best opportunity was to get people to buy more in the categories they were already shopping (such as apparel or electronics or groceries). It was a signal — audible to everyone — that the company was winning. Organic growth is infectious. Celebrate it.

Retail 11

Retail Long-term Short-term Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

It had focused on operational improvements inside the proverbial four walls of its factory — things like more efficiently heating and cooling the tomatoes and developing novel ways to pack the paste for shipment to customers. Fashion apparel is an excellent example. New operations. Where do new competitors come from?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 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. The effects of technology on humans depends on how we choose to develop and use it. But it takes too long for new work skills to become codified and for the education system to deliver them.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

To develop a BDN, you work backwards, or right to left, from the agreed investment objectives and the expected benefits, and map the required changes to structures, processes, work practices, and how staff would need to work through to the new technology necessary to enable and sustain those changes. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Tools 8

Tools Supply Chain CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2015

Consumers evidently felt their needs were met sufficiently well enough that they didn’t need a cola, vodka, or bridal apparel from Virgin, among many other products and services which Virgin has introduced and subsequently withdrawn. Google is wise to learn from these two brand histories.

Brand 8

Brand Banking Apparel Strategy 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. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. It’s not a skill you’re born with. You have to learn it.”

Case Study 14

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. They will benefit the most from being mentored.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

If you walk into a department store today, you are probably talking to a guy who is untrained; he was selling vacuum cleaners yesterday, and now he is in the apparel section. ” Leaders like Howard Schultz don’t just have both the visionary and operator skills—they deeply value the connection between the two skill sets.

Execution 15

Execution Strategy How To Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

It was the stuff of Silicon Valley lore : Employees from across the company took a break from their regular projects to develop mind-blowing ideas about artificial intelligence over an intense 24-hour period. At their best, hackathons create a structure and process around idea development. Facebook recently hosted its 50th hackathon.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Banking Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

Aaron was on his way to what was perhaps the most important presentation of his life: a presentation to Chinese investors about luxury New York City apartments he''s been developing on the Lower East Side. For instance, if you are an apparel brand whose marketing success depends on using famous movie stars to sell your clothes in the U.S.,

Travel 8

Travel Real Estate Apparel Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Republicans generally favor developing a pipeline of diverse candidates through director advocacy and mentorship, while Democrats are more likely to favor requiring that every director slate include diverse candidates, or that boards implement targets for diverse membership. .”

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8