Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

The result: Employees get confused and cynical (senior management's "flavor of the month"). Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) Under the guidance of external coaches, the $7.2

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

When I was CEO of Campbell Soup Company, we used a balanced scorecard to create an explicit understanding of each employee in terms of what they were expected to accomplish, including financial objectives, market share objectives and key project objectives. As he told Strategy & Business , "You have to stay a step ahead.

Mission Statement 16

Mission Statement Balanced Scorecard Objective Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Across Africa, many unemployed men have managed small businesses, at least once in their lives.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The assumption is that a merger will make it easier to achieve economies of scale, develop a large but narrow network of preferably healthy patients, establish data registries, and integrate expensive technology. Many of them want to share responsibility in how the hospital is managed. A culture of shared values. Only time will tell.

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

MAY 18, 2015

It is nearly impossible to translate — let alone execute – a strategy that you don’t understand. McKinsey and Company reported similar findings from its Organizational Health Index as did Timothy Devinney at Australia’s University of Technology in a recent experiment. Does this sound familiar?

Strategy 8

Strategy Balanced Scorecard Sull Supply Chain 8

CO2

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You can’t predict or control the future, but you can control your organization’s alignment in terms of mission, vision, goals, and strategy. 5 Strategic Planning Steps Phase 1: Discovery & Rule-Setting Breakthrough strategy starts with a thorough internal and external assessment. First, define “strategy” and “actions.”

Strategic Planning 78

Strategic Planning Planning Balanced Scorecard Mission Statement 78