Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Our needs aren't just growing, they are ever-evolving — and both the quantity and quality of top technologists is lacking, in some places severely. You'll be grooming more complete managers and exposing your talent to a broader array of opportunities. Facebook Flop Won't Scare Off Growth-Company Listings (CFO). What to do?

Development 13

Development McKinsey CFO Competitive Advantage 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Before 1999 “performance” had a simple, unidimensional definition for health care leaders and their boards: It was shorthand for the CFO’s financial report, summarizing operating margins. In the years since, “performance” has become more complex, now including dozens or even hundreds of quality measures.

Health Care 9

Health Care Chief Financial Officer Comparison Quality 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Over the past 10 years, the hospital’s managers have transformed their institution from the usual, grim, human-repair shop into a bright and comforting place. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Exploring cutting edge ways to lower costs and improve quality. Will I get out of here without catching an infection?”

Health Care 8

Health Care Airlines CFO Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

And we have figured out why: analytics forces changes on the C-suite that the CEO has to anticipate and manage, but many don’t. These forces must be understood and managed for the entire initiative to succeed. The CEO has to work on four things: Actively manage C-suite dynamics. Choose the right analytics leader.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

In my last post , I argued that you should start process innovation by asking front-line workers how to improve their jobs. The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants.

Attrition 15

Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The question is how to equip employees with the skills to handle complexities such as creating innovative solutions to emergent problems, understanding new markets, and pushing back on the "status quo." At Allianz, the program was initiated and supported by the company CFO. Monitor quality : Don't assume everything will run smoothly.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

In my last post , I argued that you should start process innovation by asking front-line workers how to improve their jobs. The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants.

Attrition 11

Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This should be the dominant theme of discussions at the highest organizational levels in place of things like product quality and sales. CEOs cannot manage their silos via hub-and-spoke and expect digital expertise to be properly incorporated in key decisions. Make the tough calls on people. Find new ways to motivate the legacy people.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

With these rules in place, 8 cross-functional teams—each composed of middle managers, a consultant guide, and a sponsor from the leadership team—were formed. Leadership created an optimization office reporting to the CFO to facilitate cost reduction projects, train new team members, and document and disseminate results across the system.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Often citing the maxim that "cash is king", CFOs know that strategic cash can enhance shareholder value in various ways. As long as the CFO can stipulate that the company does not intend to repatriate the cash, it avoids the incremental tax that will be levied due to the territorial system of U.S. It can: Save Taxes.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

In other words, they’re a terrific medium and mechanism for transitioning traditional managements to platform perspectives. In my experience, legacy managements too frequently misunderstand recommenders’ role in driving innovation and cultural change. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. ” So they did.

Engineering 8

Engineering Company White Paper Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

These fears aren’t unfounded: managers across industries have cost targets and technology enables lower-value tasks to move from people to machines. Before, it was typically the preserve of a subset to innovate and constantly increase value for customers over time. Any CFO will look at multiple ways to reinvest financial capital.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency CFO Technology Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Just as striking is her description of Uber’s HR organization, which advised Fowler that because the manager in question was a high performer, HR did not feel comfortable punishing him. Ultimately, boards, CEOs, and investors get the quality of leadership — and HR — that they demand and permit. In one word: No.

Compliance 9

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

When they set out to turn around processes that have become woefully inefficient or ineffective, most companies choose one of four process improvement "religions": Lean , Six Sigma , Business Reengineering or Business Process Management (BPM). In some of these companies, senior managers were dubious about the claims.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The CEO and CFO were marching through their 112-slide presentation. Minority viewpoints have been proven to aid the quality of decision making in juries, by teams, and for the purpose of innovation. Nilofer Merchant is a corporate advisor and speaker on innovation methods. When is the time for you to speak?

Merton 15

Merton Groupthink CFO Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

His money would allow her to pursue a new, perhaps more comfortable, growth strategy, directly managing 10 new centers instead of franchising them as she'd done with 11 of the 12 existing locations. This business works only if the Calidad de Vida brand stands for quality, innovative care — across the board.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13