Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

A few months ago I decided to look into the professional experience of non-executive directors at the major banks listed in Britain. Like almost every other major industry today, banking relies on hugely complex, enormously expensive technology. I’m afraid this is typical not just in banking but across most major industries.

Technology 8

Technology Zero Based Budgeting Banking CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

And plenty of smaller companies have received attention for their unusual benefits, such as vacation expense reimbursement and free books. You don’t need to break the bank to offer attractive extras. But what should a business do if it can’t afford Google-sized benefits?

Insurance 15

Insurance Policies Survey Bond 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

So marketers collaborated with IT to design an iPad application that allowed salespeople to enter their book of business and receive detailed customer profiles with background on important customer decision-makers and priorities, as well as status updates and other useful information. Become the organizational “glue” to deliver change. “If

P&L 11

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Human resources management. For project purchases, such as printing, graphic production, video production and materials creation, consultants customarily mark up slightly, to cover bank financing and handling costs. The Big Picture of Business – The Book of Acronyms. Academic, research.

Consultative 59

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. For instance, we often ask mentees to read a book and return within a month to discuss it.

Mentor 8

Mentor Emotional Intelligence Project Career 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Also prominent in this sector are social movements, for example the Salt March that eventually led to Indian independence, and the social initiatives that are driving so many constructive changes these days, from the Grameen Bank for the micro-financing of the poor to the Khan Academy for the extension of free education.

Cooper 8

Cooper Politics Globalization Health Care 8