Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The previous year it had operated at a loss of $1.7 How long are we going to devote so much energy to a facility that's hemorrhaging money?". We just need more time.

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Case Study Retail Transportation Niche Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

If all went well, Blue Sky would soon be using Prime's components in its energy-efficient cars and trucks. "At The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. Lin could see that he was awed by the scale of the operation. How far along are you?"

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Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. How do your organization’s strategic and operational goals inform what work roles will be needed in the future? But your [.]

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How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

electric utility sector, in which the existing model for energy generation, which has prevailed for a century, may now be giving way to a new one. We studied the sector for three years and came up with some very interesting findings about the “adjustment costs” that companies incur when they disrupt themselves.

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Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

One class discussion that gets the light-bulbs flashing is a case study analysis of a brilliant functional expert, Harris (not his real name), who gets sent to an elite business school’s general management program with the promise of a promotion into a P&L role upon his return. What broke the impasse? Seek outside expertise.

Career 9

Career P&L How To Mentor 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

Dirty Little Secrets offers dozens of examples to clarify precisely how buying decisions can be facilitated through the right kind of questions, including an in-depth case study of a marketing manager who recognizes the need for a better website and wants to bring in an external design team. Sellers sit and wait while they do them.

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Servant Leader Newsletter Resources CFO 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Around the world, the most effective executives are the ones who draw energy from a clear sense of purpose and a set of deeply held personal values. I'd like to point you to two well-known case studies — one from Asia, one from America. And all that plays into professional development.

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Airlines Mentor Environment Case Study 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

When you stop to think about it, you’ll realize that your fans and followers are essentially volunteering their time and energy to serve as developers, sounding boards, and advertisements for your company. Pitfall #9: Developing your own social software and analytics solutions.

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Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Generation-based employee affinity groups are a waste of time and energy, he adds. Or ‘All Boomers act a certain way.’ “Studies show that colleagues learn more from each other than they do from formal training, which is why it is so important to establish a culture of coaching across age groups,” says Meister. Principles to Remember.

Management 9

Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Resistance to coaching takes many forms,” says Amy Jen Su, managing partner of Isis Associates, an executive coaching and leadership development firm and coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Or you may not want to dedicate the time and energy to helping a chronic underperformer.

Resistance 8

Resistance Case Study Executive Coaching Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

The case study written about Aravind has been required reading for all Harvard Business School students for over a decade. North Stars align our energy, emotions, and actions in the service of our vision. The work of this one man is said to have touched 40% of eye care patients in the developing world to date.

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Undeniably there is more pressure on the things we all depend on: finite resources like water, energy, food, certain metals and minerals, and ecosystems like fisheries and forests. It recognizes this new reality will spell decline for some commercial activities, but growth for others who find better ways of operating.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

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Maturity Real Estate Survey Project 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This is a big moment for her, and she’s probably spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out how to be effective in the role. Offer support and information, but not in a way that raises questions about whether you’re “a political operator.” ” Make sure your overtures are authentic and relevant.

CTO 8

CTO Case Study Learning Curve Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As one of the most serious industrial accidents in history, the Gulf explosion should be a great case study for corporate leaders across the globe who are trying to manage risk in hazardous activities involving complex technology. See my earlier critique of the National Commission in this regard.).

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Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

. “For the sake of your team, you need to stop,” says Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room and managing partner of Paravis Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. The first step is to develop an awareness of why you micromanage. Case Study #1: Clarify your priorities.

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Micromanagement Team How To Project 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Business development. Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Good opportunities to compare successes, case studies, methodologies, learning curves and insights. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in.

Planning 62

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 62

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies. Business development. Devaluation of the Mexican peso and slumps in energy and ranching economies had taken tolls on a city whose population was losing faith. This industrial development program carried the theme, “You Can Believe/Puede Creer.” Body of Knowledge.

Crisis 72

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 72

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. These pointers are offered to help manage time and resources.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Most obviously, the Internet of Things has the power to profoundly change operations — that’s where much of the coverage of this burgeoning network has focused. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be. In fact, new businesses are developing to help companies make the leap.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Software Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

"There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. Even the promise of future help, if and when it's needed, can be enough to convince a mentor to give up his time and energy.

Mentor 16

Mentor Career Long-term Advice 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Most obviously, the Internet of Things has the power to profoundly change operations — that’s where much of the coverage of this burgeoning network has focused. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be. In fact, new businesses are developing to help companies make the leap.

Industry 8

Industry Retail Software Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Challenge to connect the efforts, energies, and insights of in-the-trenches management innovators, to inspire aspiring innovators to action, and to collectively make progress on the urgent challenge of creating organizations that are fit for the future and human beings. We launched the Management 2.0 We launched the Management 2.0

Management 12

Management Short-term Strategic Planning How To 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. Case Study #1: Talk to your team members about how they prefer to work and learn.

Management 8

Management How To Brainstorming COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. Now it seemed like a hornet’s nest. Twin Debates. We’re pioneers,” Jay said.

Case Study 8

Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Synchronicity is an inspirational guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity: how we can collectively shape our future. Tatum discusses the 5 critical success factors for managing, driving and sustaining growth, along with case studies of companies that succeeded or failed during No Man’s Land.

Books 113

Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 113

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

If the cloud were itself a country, it would rank fifth in the world on energy demand behind the U.S., There is no doubt that data centers require a tremendous amount of energy to run, and the demand for electricity is only likely only to grow. Google has invested almost $1 billion directly in renewable energy.

Energy 15

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2011

Confidence equals security equals positive emotion equals better performance," says Tony Schwartz, the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of. The best way to build confidence in a given area is to invest energy in it and work hard at it," says Schwartz. Case Study #1: Get the knowledge and get out of your own way.

Six Sigma 17

Six Sigma How To Case Study Learning-by-Doing 17

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Business development. Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. Running the business.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57