Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

An American PhD student in computer science never even thinks about a career in the automobile industry — or, for that matter, other manufacturing-related fields. Bell Labs used to do this in the United States for telecommunications, but Fraunhofer now does this on a much larger scale across Germany’s entire industrial sector.

Innovation 15

Innovation GDP Telecommunications Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. He believes this is vital not only for better performance now, but also for the continued success of his career. Ask for feedback.

Agility 8

Agility Learning-by-Doing Executive Coaching Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR. If you want to conduct an employee survey, ask business stakeholders about its relevance and how to do it. But it must be HR that decides how things are done, based on the professional knowledge and insights only HR people will have.

CIO 15

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). His work has shown how firms can use "frames" (the way in which prices are presented) to soften competition. Ran Spiegler (with co-authors) has studied such strategies.

Retail 14

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Comments The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises (Larry Prusak, Brook Manville, and Tom Davenport are at work on a book on judgment and how to cultivate it as an organizational, not just individual, strength. His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Ask them if they apply much else from else from economics in their actual business careers, and you’re likely to hear “not much.”. They might be surprised at how certain economic notions have been directly applied in business, with largely positive results. Here a few notable examples. Many economists since have been hired by the U.S.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

But they have very little interest in how to get the ideas put into operation. Typically, these executives focus on the "what" and the "what if" and not the "how," which of course is the realm of process people. But they have very little interest in how to get the ideas put into operation.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Business leaders believe a strong organizational culture is critical to success, yet culture tends to feel like some magic force that few know how to control. We’ve found that answering three questions can help transform culture from a mystery to a science: 1) How does culture drive performance? Insight Center.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Divani (not her real name) is a senior analyst at a large telecommunications firm. Here’s how to do it while still being supportive: Convey empathy: make it clear that you feel for your colleague in their pain—you’re not denying that they are having a legitimate emotional response to a situation. Learn to say no.

Stress 8

Stress Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

What are your special skills — digital marketing know-how you learned in fast-moving consumer goods? Or is it your knowledge of how to work with regulators in highly regulated industries? Next, candidly evaluate how you compare with other executives, based on your proven track record. Ask colleagues and mentors to help.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The catch is that most companies dont know how to reflect. So heres how to craft your own reflection items. On the odd occasion most boardrooms reflect, reflection often starts with "how." If thats what to reflect on, here are a few tips for how to reflect better. The catch is that most companies dont know how to reflect.

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15