Steve Farber

AUGUST 7, 2017

It’s easy during these times for leaders to end up mentally drained and emotionally overwhelmed by the high-speed, explosive challenges that come with managing things like people, budgets, time, energy and other assorted resources. Here are a few ways to do it: Design some constraints. Sure there is: Hack your brain.

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Constraint Entrepreneur Delegation Chemicals 79

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Consider three critical mega-trends: resource constraints and rising commodity prices; climate change and extreme weather; and radical, technology-driven transparency. Resource constraints mean organizations have to use less stuff. Insight Center. The Future of Operations. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

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Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

As we argue in a forthcoming article, in the April issue of Harvard Business Manager (the German edition of HBR), our experience of studying and documenting these failures suggests that nearly all can be traced back to a small set of traps organizations tend to step into. Trap 1: Acting as an event manager. Here’s an example.

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B2B Innovation Company Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers. We watch as they work around institutional constraints and build a network of colleagues who are eager to help. Their ideas for products, services and management practices may not survive market tests.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” ” For Kodak, that’s the difference between framing itself as a chemical film company vs. an imaging company vs. a moment-sharing company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Understanding probabilities, statistics and analytics is increasingly vital to identifying and effectively managing high performing talent. The student teams, with budgets and other constraints, have to assemble and field the best-performing teams they can and justify their investments and trade. Fantasy Sports Competition.

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