Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

When we were aiming to close a small chemical-dependency hospital in 2013, for example, we looked hard into unmet needs in the area. Employees whose positions have been eliminated go through our Career Resource Center, where they’re trained for other open positions. We rarely hire from the outside. Serious accountability.

Policies 8

Policies Chemicals Bond Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The idea for these groups grew out of the growing movement to form small affinity groups to deal with everything from chemical dependency, religious study, and personal grief to book and cooking groups. The original four members of the group attended a three-day retreat; it built some strong bonds that we wanted to continue.

Open-book 9

Open-book Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Goleman 9

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Your career depended on that business going forward, and the numbers that mattered had to do with the performance of that business, not with Sony as a whole. In bond trading, there is no relationship, bond prices today have little to do with bond prices tomorrow, and I could completely change my positions overnight.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50