Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Among other things, there is growing demand from both retail and institutional investors to align their capital with better environmental and social outcomes, and more resources going into index fund or quasi-indexing products. First, large index asset managers, such as Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

I’m teaching a new course this semester on cognitive technologies (AKA artificial intelligence) to Babson MBAs. Many of them are new to this set of technologies, and seeing the topic through my students’ eyes has made me realize how overwhelming it can be. How robotics and machine learning are changing business.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Automated programs can recognize products, people, logos, and more. Drone- and satellite-based asset management. Many employees worry about the consequences of all of this technology on their roles. Measuring brand exposure. The potential is enormous. Lastly, don’t underestimate the cultural barriers.

Process 12

Process Company Supply Chain Software 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

The financial technologies, or “fintech,” we hear about most often—like Apple Pay, Bitcoin and Crowdfunding—leverage the high penetration rates of bank accounts and credit cards in rich countries. We see two takeaways for CEOs, managers, and impact investors.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Asset Management Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. Meanwhile, new technologies are making it easier for sustainability investments to pay off in the middle to long term. Shareholders are ratcheting up their demands on environmental and social issues.

Execution 12

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. Although long ignored, these middle management positions have become increasingly recognized as critical to executing a company’s strategy.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. The transformation in education technology and markets is happening with the business leaders and money-men of higher education barely present.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

For example, GE's investment in water technologies is well known, and its leadership stems from its ecomagination portfolio of products. Secondly, it is often innovators who must lead customers down new paths, showing them new ways of managing a resource and saving money that they didn't know were possible.

Innovation 15

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

As head of the world’s largest asset manager, with $4.6 ” Backing this up is another group of asset managers who have committed $2 billion to invest in a newly created S&P Long-Term Value Index , a subset of companies doing things right.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term CFO Wiseman 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

The development and growth of your talent is vital to your ongoing success, ability to innovate, and overall productivity. For example, Millennials came of age using cell phones, computers, and video game consoles, so they expect to use these technologies to support their learning activities.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 21, 2017

However, one of the least considered points that many business owners overlook is the way they utilise technology. Despite Google Docs being a free-to-use cloud application, many people fail to realise the full potential of a cloud-based office productivity suite: collaboration. Now, it’s not to say that companies don’t use software.

Software 50

Software Asset Management Fixed Assets Document 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

A good producer should be someone who knows how to create a vision, recruit personnel, establish a timeline, raise money, and deliver products. And most of my asset manager clients were looking for something different: “Give me a contrarian perspective.” Discover Real Innovations.

Career 8

Career Groupthink Banking Video 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2015

But today, tighter budgets, flatter organizations, a heavy workload, and too many direct reports often leave managers without the time — and sometimes without the skills — to shoulder the responsibility of being coach and mentor. And yet, this function remains critical to the long-term health and productivity of the organization.

Management 8

Management Mentor Content Training 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

It may seem counterintuitive, but smart companies need to routinely rid themselves of less profitable customers, the same way an asset manager or rebalances an investment portfolio or a Major League Baseball general manager trades a declining player. selling costs, product returns, customer support).

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

And that’s where software asset management can help. Why Software Asset Management (SAM) Matters. Comprehensive asset management is essential to an effective IT infrastructure, service, and cybersecurity management program. Pinpointing Security Risks. And Microsoft can help.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Software Licensing Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Customers overwhelmingly prefer products tied to a social cause. In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Very importantly, they were able to avoid costly technology and implementation programs that would have surely fell short of usage and revenue expectations. Fortunately, the organizations that took the effort to truly understand the value of their data were able to execute appropriately.

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How organizations are changing.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2017

The water industry is using digital technologies and analytics to derive more value from its physical assets. The need for this sector to change and evolve could not be greater: The organizations that manage water supplies around the world are facing critical issues, and water scarcity is chief among them.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Incentives Technology 8

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. In June, the New York Times declared a warming world hostile to food production. for " every manufacturer, component, and process in apparel production."

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

First, a wide range of new technologies and data analytics allow tracking who and what is changing, making it possible to establish individualized targets, remedies, and incentives. This new research report highlights how insurers are applying the model. What makes prevention today different from past efforts (e.g.,

Insurance 10

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2013

Organizations constantly replace outdated computers, servers, laptops, copiers, and countless other types of electronic devices to keep up with technology and enhance worker productivity. This rush to upgrade, however, creates a challenge: large numbers of excess electronics must be managed and disposed of properly.

Risk Management 8

Risk Management Class Information Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs. Product : Investments in products or services that have positive social benefits.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

And on the resource constraint front, Jeremy Grantham , co-founder of the asset management firm GMO ($100 billion invested), continued his relentless numbers-based assault on the fallacy of infinite resources. And nowhere is good data needed more than in the onerous and expensive task of calculating a product's lifecycle footprint.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10