Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

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Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Many of them want to share responsibility in how the hospital is managed. Five main factors make our clinical partnerships work: Joint operating committees that meet regularly. Nearly all of our physicians (99%) are in private practice and are fiercely determined to remain independent. A culture of shared values.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Its far more complicated when too many unknowns, or the difficulty of balancing competing priorities, pushes a decision into the realm of judgment. If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take place on HBR.org will be energetic, constructive, free-wheeling, and provocative. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines. And perhaps failing to recognize that is whats really at the root of this great crisis. No selling of products or services.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Still, a lot of companies haven't reorganized their businesses to execute, manage, and measure social care strategically with well-trained staffs. That means providing them with detailed training programs and customer-response guidelines that are based on an array of scenarios. Here are four steps we've seen work: The map. The metrics.

Balanced Scorecard 9

Balanced Scorecard McKinsey Media Metrics 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Yet they don't work, and their repeated application makes many managers incredibly gender fatigued and frustrated. Solution : Make gender balancing a strategic initiative, led by the CEO, framed as a lever to achieving business strategy, not as a separate initiative for already overburdened executives. Problem 1: Calling it Diversity.

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