Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

A large division of this company had recognized the need to dramatically change its business model to survive and succeed in a changing market. The division head launched a major business reengineering effort, hired a leading consulting firm (and paid it millions), and dedicated his best people to the effort. What happened?

Process 15

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Our research shows that companies with platform- and network-based business models are exponentially better at creating value. Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Companies are right to be worried.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As Steve Blank, Clay Christensen, and many others have pointed out, once firms reach a certain size, most of their resources (and investment dollars) are rightly devoted to executing and defending their existing business model. This triggered a great deal of interest, and a steady flow of applications.

Innovation 9

Innovation Metrics Christensen Workshop 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Eventually her team ended up with a portfolio of investments that caught the attention of the CFO and CEO because some were bringing new technologies into the company’s supply chain, and others were hinting at new business models for engaging with customers.

Career 10

Career Examples Supply Chain CFO 10

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Some recent CEO appointments in these industries include Yahoo!’s Succession planning'

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The new game is to think about the business model and strategy for not just the company but the entire ecosystem. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. Think like a large-scale entrepreneur. Cut layers.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Its founder, Hans Faust, couldn’t afford to hire developers at the outset, so he’d enlisted volunteers to help design, build, test, and debug the new kind of online game he wanted to bring to the world. You forgot one important figure, Klaus,” Rutger Ekberg, the head of product development, said with a smile. Everyone laughed.

Company 9

Company CFO Proposal Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Like any firm in need of business development, we build relationships with executives across the company, and pitch proposals. the CEO’s or CFO’s), but rather serve the needs of our internal project sponsors (usually at the CXO, EVP, and SVP level). Our group welcomes the competition.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

This oft-heard defense of buybacks is clearly hollow: Once a CEO or CFO makes this claim, the company cannot sell the stock at a higher price for the benefit of the corporate treasury without signaling to traders that the stock is now over valued, something that no top executive would want to do. ’ ” The losers.

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your business model is still in flux, and flexibility is more valuable than efficiency and cost savings. Sophisticated models around churn prediction start looking very tempting. Scaling up comes with CFO and board pressure to gain efficiency, and the natural tendency of a business will be to squeeze customer teams.

Metrics 14

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. To meet these challenges, we see three priorities for developing the next generation of leaders in the “work-disrupted” age: Mastery of Digital. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8