Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

It knew it had to act fast, so top leaders began by challenging major assumptions about how they operated. Verizon would not have been able to so quickly and successfully change its strategy without being willing to question and overhaul traditional organizational structures. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy COO CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

For over 50 years, Wal-Mart has pursued essentially the same strategy of “offering the lowest price so its customer can live better.” Wells Fargo has become the most valuable bank in the world by sticking to its strategy of building a value proposition around selling more products per customer than anyone else. Or consider U.S.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Nestlé announced plans to cut its staff in some central African countries, while Barclays’s new CEO is considering selling off the bank’s Africa assets. The continent’s long-term potential remains attractive, but a company’s success in the current environment will depend on its strategy.

GDP 8

GDP Politics Marketing Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

operations in favor of financial performance. It will be interesting to see how a former CFO will face up to these formidable challenges, complicated further by reports that the ECB isn’t allowing the Volkswagen group to fully benefit from the central bank’s “cheap” money.

CFO 8

CFO Crisis Mass Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Finally, operating conditions differ significantly within the country groups. In fact, the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business lists show that the rankings of most emerging economies covered by acronyms and abbreviations have worsened. Thus, most groupings may be valid only in the short run.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The consumer banking industry is notoriously difficult to enter, not least because most customers rarely switch banks. In some countries, people change spouses more often than they change banks. It has now become the largest bank in the country. These areas were underserved by the traditional banks.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Bottom-up Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

The type of capital required and its source depends on the type of business, its stage of life, and its strategy for the future. A Main Street small business might require a term loan from a bank to buy a piece of equipment. This research shows that the market for middle skills operates very poorly.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Only the largest of enterprises could afford the best technologies, and even for those with the largest bank accounts, IT strategies were limited to basics like CRM , ERP , or email. And given the complexities involved in building up competitive IT weaponry, businesses won by out-spending and out-resourcing their opponents.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Increase operating margins to 18% (by cutting expenses). At a minimum, as is happening to GE now, it forces a company to go through a review of its strategy. (At In June 2017 the board “retired” Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When I first joined BNP Paribas Fortis, for example, two younger and more dynamic banks had just overtaken us. The bank was using a project management tool, but the lack of discipline in keeping it up to date made it largely fruitless. Capacity, not strategy, was determining which projects launched and when.

Project 8

Project How To Objective Efficiency 8