Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. Very quickly, common concerns bubbled up. This has paid off dramatically.

Management 11

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. This would mean, for example, working in R&D to lead pharma innovation, new product development for high tech, and product design or merchandising for fashion retail.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

As I pointed out in my earlier post , the only funds that Apple ever raised on the public stock market was $97 million (about $274 million in today’s dollars) at its IPO in 1980. Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed. Apple is a case in point, and it represents the rule, not the exception.

Innovation 11

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2012

That the job of managers isn't just to "deliver product" — but to impact lives. And then not just package it neatly, sell it cheap, and finance it cheaper — you're going to have co-create it with them, instill it in them, and imbibe it from them. Is it "productivity"? Here's what I do mean. Let me put it like this.

Media 8

Media Fashion IPO Brand 8