Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies.

Industry 11

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

CIOs are being tasked with managing internal business systems, cloud-based services, big data innovation, data security, and the 24x7 needs of global customers who access company data on personal devices. Chief "Innovation" Officer: Looking for disruptive technologies to drive innovation.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Everyone in the room who is fully satisfied with their IT staff and has no concerns about finding and recruiting new technology talent raise your hand. It's an "irreplaceable motivator for high-performing technology staff," McKinsey reports. Big Pharma's Questionable Start-Up Strategy (Technology Review).

Development 14

Development McKinsey CFO Competitive Advantage 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

But massive disruptions in business models, technology, and the work force have been throwing up massive new challenges for CIOs and other technology leaders. Consequently, CIOs and business leaders with a technology focus face more cacophony and challenge than ever before. Reporting structure. Organizational DNA.

CIO 8

CIO Succession Fast Follower Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Analytics requirements can span business units, database and analysis systems, and reporting hierarchies. Where should the CAO report? In most cases today, the CAO doesn’t report directly to the CEO, but to another member of the C-suite. It is often easier to see where a CAO role should not report.

Company 8

Company COO Information Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

But given that today's CMO is often the main connection between the consumer and the company, a strong relationship with the CIO can allow her to leverage technology to better understand those customers. It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2016

As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently, “ “We’re frankly scratching our heads.” And in the years that followed, conventional retailers’ confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report puny online sales. ” But it’s not happening as pundits predicted. And then the gale hit.

Retail 8

Retail Real Estate B2B CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Among the approved recommendations were opportunities to save nearly $4 million in HR administrative cost by deploying more self-service technology supported by a shared services organization, nearly $8 million from insourcing second physician reviews of inpatient charts, and up to $3.5 Leading Health Care Innovation.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

We have some of our largest and most innovative companies doing this. The second source of revenue is trying to change the fact that corporations report large profits to the capital markets and relatively small profits to tax authorities. I was with the CFO of Apple the other day, and they’ve got $140 billion of cash trapped overseas.

Globalization 8

Globalization CEO System Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

With rare exception, they’re not satisfied with the status quo and are driven to innovate and change. And yet that drive for innovation fails to reach most people on their team — at least not in a way that employees can act on. Digital technology should be freeing us up to be more innovative and productive.

Innovation 8

Innovation Content Team Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The very idea of leading people in jobs is changing with the democratization of work and the continued advance of digital technology. Digital technology is increasing the complexity and options associated with this plurality of work. As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8