Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

On the contrary, clarity about where the buck stops is one of the most critical enablers of efficient teamwork. Working with old hands before you forge a project of your own helps you pick up the routines, processes, and tools that make collaboration efficient. But collaboration is not consensus.

Chief Operating Officer 11

Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. They rarely have the time they need to resolve their different ways of thinking.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

When we interviewed 45 such people across 39 companies in 8 industries in the United States and Europe, we found that by identifying low-value tasks to either drop completely, delegate to someone else or outsource, the average worker gained back roughly one day a week they could use for more important tasks. (We

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Peer Review Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

He could build the business, and Susie could lend her engineering expertise when needed. She was ready to up their quality and efficiency game. You don''t get to outsource parenting when it''s your responsibility," she said. "We He was a native speaker, understood the Italian work culture better, and had a background in sales.

Case Study 8

Case Study Gordon Course Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The myth of the New Economy was that innovation would drive job growth, even as old industries and jobs were outsourced to India and China. The Corporate Elite continued to do what they did most of their careers: increase efficiencies, boost scale, and lower costs to maximize profits. Now that game is over.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2012

Groups facilitate networking and shared learning, and are efficient, but may miss the mark for some. The challenge for business schools will be that most of their faculty don’t have coaching expertise and credentials, so when it’s outsourced, it’s often not fully integrated into the program. Senior leadership development.

Leadership Development 256

Leadership Development Development Leadership Globalization 256