Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2018

Recently, space and automotive titan Elon Musk said the machine-over-mankind threat was humanity’s “biggest existential threat.” Humans Are Strategic; Machines Are Tactical. In other words, machines skew toward tactical applications. Sponsored by SAS. Assessing the opportunities and the potential pitfalls.

Creativity 15

Creativity Strategy Venture Capitalist McKinsey 15

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Eagles have a farsighted vision—which they combine with great tactical agility. Several case studies in my book—one example being British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher—were strong-willed eagles who over time became so convinced of being right that they lost the tactical flexibility of the fox. 12, when the stock closed at $32.

Servant Leader 107

Servant Leader Leadership Styles Short-term Tactics 107

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here are four tactics for doing this: Publicly define a smart risk. Tesla keeps teams small, so they maintain an entrepreneurial mindset with a higher tolerance toward risk than older firms in the automotive industry that rely on larger teams. A similar example comes from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ).

Team 8

Team Automotive Innovation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Today, Weaver’s mass-mailing tactics seem quaintly out of date. The approach was so novel that Time magazine featured Weaver on its cover in November 1938, reporting that his research led to 185 vehicle improvements, ranging from longer bumpers and rubber-padded pedals to air conditioning and the partial elimination of running boards.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2017

More sophisticated consultants offer strategic advice to complement their tactical recommendations. Boss AI represents the slippery slope to autonomy – the workplace counterpart to an autopilot taking over an airplane cockpit or an automotive collision avoidance system slamming on the brakes.

Company 10

Company Software Budgeting Consultative 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

I recently conducted a study of 56 randomly selected companies involved in major change and innovation efforts in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. These MLMs were alienated and felt senior executives had used them as tactical tools.

Middle Management 9

Middle Management Management Automotive Pharmaceuticals 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The Automotive Science Group just named the F-150 the best large truck on environmental and economic performance (a lighter truck also saves the driver money on fuel). Even tactical operational goals can be transformative. Ford made this vehicle, its top-selling brand, 700 pounds lighter by shifting from steel to aluminum.

Goal 8

Goal Transportation Automotive COO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The No-Fly List is only one tactic that the U.S. These are communities of organizations, often aligned within a specific industry (for example, aviation ISAC, financial services ISAC, automotive ISAC), where members collaborate on cybersecurity topics and share intelligence.

Company 8

Company Airlines Automotive Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

The tightly-controlled automotive company fostered a mentality where the lower ranks faced immense pressure to achieve the company’s business objectives. ” Here, “it” reportedly meant using fraudulent accounting tactics to sweep the company’s losses under the rug and generate artificial gains.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

So when we faced such a challenge at Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 automotive supplier with 136,000 employees worldwide, we knew the odds were against us. Like many companies, Lear is trying to move HR from a tactical department that manages transactions to a strategic function that develops people.

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

For instance, at one automotive company, the CMO and CFO worked together with their teams to draw up a global set of financial and non-financial metrics for the short and long term. Financial metrics would typically include obvious numbers such as sales, return on investment, and cost per customer.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

Homegrown automotive companies such as Tata Motors can be formidable partners or competitors. Success in India is a marathon, and while giving up in the middle may seem like a good short-term tactic, it is not a good long-term strategy. The cost of re-entry will be much, much higher in the future.

CEO 10

CEO Long-term Short-term Mass Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2013

Cities live or die as economic entities, and Detroit''s economy of course grew up around its automotive entrepreneurs. That''s got to be at least partly a negotiating tactic, but it''s a dangerous game Orr is playing. Those left behind are increasingly those who can''t get out — with a per capita income of just $15,261 and 36.2%

Gilbert 8

Gilbert Venture Capitalist Class Entrepreneur 8