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Research Explores The Shortcomings Of Corporate Venturing

The Horizons Tracker

This bureaucracy is compounded by the lack of uniform reporting structure, with some reporting to the CEO, others to the CFO, and others again the chief strategy officer. This is a marked difference from traditional VC firms, which can act extremely quickly once investment decisions are made.

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Mary Barra and the New General Motors

Harvard Business Review

American manufacturing companies were falling behind because of hidebound, privilege-laden bureaucracies that squashed new ideas, failed to listen to voices from below, behaved arrogantly toward customers, and generally stifled innovation. The old GM was the most macho and woman-unfriendly of them all. This situation was untenable.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

” Immelt elevated marketing and digital media when he promoted Beth Comstock to vice chair, while other positions, including that of the CFO, are at the senior vice president level. ” GE adopted its FastWorks initiative, based on lean startup principles, to cut bureaucracy around innovation. Cut layers.

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Case Study: How to Integrate an Acquired Brand

Harvard Business Review

Later that afternoon Annabel Howard, Beacon''s CFO and Henry''s boss, leaned back in her chair. "I''m I have no interest in creating an unwieldy bureaucracy. But when it comes to cars, ''sharing'' is just a fancy word for ''rental''. The only thing customers are sharing is the crap they leave in the back seat.". A Third Opinion.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. Please don’t let that cloud your judgment as CFO. ” “As the CFO, I can’t lose sight of what’s going on in each country.” Rogier Maes, the CEO of Contect, wrapped up his year-beginning speech to all the company’s employees.

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5 Leadership Lessons: To Pixar and Beyond

Leading Blog

F ROM A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE, Lawrence Levy was asked by Steve Jobs to become the CFO of Pixar and structure it in a way that investors could understand it. We just have to be tuned to it; we have to be willing to balance bureaucracy with the depth and subtlety of creative inspiration, and awareness of the human dimension of our endeavors.

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