Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We were a mediocre, at best, institutional operation with a sense of entitlement. We spent half a million dollars to train our people and restructure our reward systems over 10 years. Our real problem was we were not holding our leaders and staff accountable. High quality service was not a value before we started.

Leadership 64

Leadership Training Peer Review Budgeting 64

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Two other members of the management team also had aspirations for the top job: Sarah who headed operations and had been with the company her whole career; and Stan, the SVP of sales, a veteran sales guy who was widely considered the driver behind the firm's current success. When Sarah left, Operations also was reconfigured.

Management 12

Management Restructuring CFO Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

To deliver more value, the human resources function needs to spend more time accelerating operational improvement and less time on its traditional administrative and compliance activities. Bring people into HR with extensive operational improvement experience. In HR, we need to focus on what is important.".

Process 13

Process Compliance Operations Human Resources 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

But in the meantime, what can you do in an up-or-out environment to build your career without inflicting collateral damage? Moreover, the joint practices gave the Patriots their very first look at a completely restructured and very talented Jaguars team under a new head coach (Doug Marrone) and new management (Tom Coughlin).

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Operations Restructuring Conference 9

Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

To help more workers thrive, and to make organizations more agile and efficient, we must understand these changes as they are occurring and redesign both business operating systems and our contract for work in America. They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations.

Trends 102

Trends Policies Career Real Estate 102

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2018

Job personalization is best applied when there are clear inflection points: when career trajectories are stalled, during corporate restructuring, or in recruiting for open positions. Ask the person to describe themselves and their career, and listen closely. What gets them excited about their career successes?

Creativity 9

Creativity Restructuring PR Mentor 9

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2013

Draft a provocative vision and values The operative word here being, “ provocative.” Create opportunities for personal and professional growth I recently worked for a company that didn’t believe in job tracks or formalized career paths. In combination, they should help you find and attract like-minded loyalists to your organization.

Strategy 279

Strategy Development Restructuring Learning-by-Doing 279

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

But it's important to know the difference between a one-time error in judgment and a decision to pursue a critically flawed strategy — in fact, your future career may depend on knowing the difference. The solution is to show some humility and to consider restructuring things so that your actions have some checks and balances.

Strategy 15

Strategy Metrics Restructuring Finance 15

Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 21, 2021

Change can involve the adoption of new technologies, reengineering, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, culture blending, or any of a number of other forms. Being Change-friendly operates from a platform of respect and caring, not intimidation and contention. Others will resist getting in the car at all. Why settle for less?

Hotels 124

Hotels Stress Resistance Restructuring 124

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The Labor Market Maker would be responsible for identifying the skills employers need — now and in the future — and signaling that information to individuals, so they can plan their careers, and schools, so they can plan their curricula.

Marketing 12

Marketing Restructuring McKinsey Education 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

For example, the original Google car found it hard to compute the context within which it was operating. Moreover, we have found that the defining characteristic of executive decisions is that there is no right answer, and the options are laden with emotional consequences: Whose career will soar? Whose will be gored?

Skills 14

Skills Morale Ethics System 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Frequent restructurings of the analytics function. High-achieving executives have been shaped by the pivotal experiences of their careers, yet analytics requires executives to think beyond these mental models. Chief Analytics Officers (CAOs) were frequently replaced. Too many calls for outside support from consultants.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Dave didn’t advocate any particular design model, just one the leader knows how to employ and one flexible enough to be applied to the range of organizational situations a leader faces in the course of a career. Operations Organizational culture' As a result, organization design is no longer just a big bang event.

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

Career Transitions. Leaving a Stable Job to Create Your Dream Career. Here’s how he labels himself: “Start-Up Builder * Brand Strategist * Marketing Head” And below is how he summarizes his career accomplishments, clearly communicating what he’d bring to a new position. You and Your Team Series.

Brand 8

Brand Press Release Marketing B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

We thought that creative, capability-rich companies would have paid a lot of attention to the way they organized and the value that restructuring gave them. Some of the first business functionaries were railroad telegraph operators who managed schedules. When we began our research, we expected to hear a lot about organizational design.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. And at Björn Borg, their key performance indicators have improved after Bunge was brought in as CEO : net sales increased by 27% between 2013 and 2016, and operating profits tripled.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2015

Lori Moss was enjoying a lucrative career as a luxury retail sales professional when management approached her and asked if she’d take on the additional responsibility of turning around a poorly performing division. Compare yourself to a colleague. The request is about your work and your value to the company.

How To 8

How To Case Study Restructuring Pharmaceuticals 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

More applicably, using these technologies will develop one’s technological skills, methodological knowledge, and subject matter experience, which is an asset to one’s career. This online tool allows any individual to create a mobile application for uploading to any operating system including Android, Apple, BlackBerry, and Windows.

Tools 50

Tools Document Restructuring Software 50

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever. Sometimes they aren’t happy calls – and that’s when it gets really hard.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272