First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

When times or resources are tight, people usually figure out how to make due: they create work-arounds, devise new [.]. To sign up for a free subscription, to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Necessity is the mother of invention.

Innovation 89

Innovation Newsletter Tips Review 89

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

How is it that sharp-toothed activists are becoming advocates of long-term sustainable investing? The market size for responsible investment is large and growing, with some of the largest asset managers like BlackRock , State Street Global Advisors , and Vanguard responding to demand by opening ESG-themed funds in recent years.

Hedge 9

Hedge Long-term Short-term Letter 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Many universities will figure out how to thrive under a new world order, but there are not-so-quiet alarm bells that suggest many will not. Presidents and provosts will tell you: operating budgets are tight. See comments by Clayton Christensen and Mark Cuban ). There are examples of universities forging ahead.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

Note that essential experts typically don’t want to manage others; they only want to manage themselves. That makes retaining them very different from retaining someone who wants to scale the corporate hierarchy by managing increasingly larger operations. So how do you keep them?

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In scores of conversations I've had with business leaders, pension fund trustees, asset managers, employer associations, and NGOs since I first issued this call in HBR , everyone has agreed with the goal. What we continue to struggle with is how to build this essential managerial muscle.

Long-term 8

Long-term CEO Short-term McKinsey 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 21, 2017

However, there’s a clear divide between companies that understand how to make the most of their software and companies that barely use 10% of the features. No matter what operating system or type of device you use, there’s a good chance that the software you use can actually be used across multiple different platforms.

Software 50

Software Asset Management Fixed Assets Document 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

To fight back, organizations must ask themselves if they have a complete picture of their infrastructure—what’s deployed, how it’s being used, who’s using it, and if it’s up to date. And that’s where software asset management can help. Why Software Asset Management (SAM) Matters.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Software Licensing Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

I was meeting with a client last week, the CEO of a global asset management firm. I was happy to hear him respond that he wanted to do exactly that — and I wasn’t surprised to hear him say that he didn’t know how to begin. Ask for feedback and really listen to what you hear.

Organization 8

Organization How To Cialdini Schein 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Based on similar numbers, both McKinsey and PwC UK calculated how fast we must reduce the carbon intensity of the global economy ( PwC's number is 5% per year until 2050 ). In his November newsletter , he demonstrated exactly how much of a drag on the U.S. economy commodity prices have become. This is the focus of my next project.).

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10