Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It had earlier set an ambitious target of taking a quarter of Japan’s auto market, but to achieve that, the chief executive had said that the old way of making and selling cars would no longer suffice. A new strategy was required. Fifteen years later, Nissan under Ghosn’s strategy and leadership was indeed back on its feet.

Chief Operating Officer 50

Chief Operating Officer Short-term Strategic Fit Restructuring 50

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015-17, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. Telisa Yancy – Executive vice president and champion of customers, employees, growth, and innovation for American Family Insurance. Feyzi Fatehi – Inc.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2010

These days, you're as likely to see "innovative" on any given job description as you are to see "strong communication skills" or "team player." But how do you hire innovators ? What exactly are you looking for , and more importantly, how do you identify the ability to innovate ?

Innovation 15

Innovation Chief Operating Officer Christensen Objective 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Bob Smith (not his real name), source of the quote and Chief Operating Officer at Otis Elevator, knows that elevators tend to remain well under the radar screen until they break. The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry.

Magazine 51

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

True incorporation requires bold decisions about reorganizing the business to make analytics a key component of strategy. This case came to light when one of us, Jose Murillo, GFNorte’s chief analytics officer, presented it to a graduating class of the Queen’s College analytics program, where the rest of us learned about it.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

A new study from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that, according to the 2015 US government’s definition of disability , a significant portion of the white-collar workforce has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity: 30% of a nationally representative survey of 3,570 white-collar employees.

Compliance 8

Compliance Chief Operating Officer Innovation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

It has become an axiom that “strategy is about making hard choices,” as we have been advised for over 20 years by leading thinkers including Michael Porter and Roger Martin. ” Faced with hard choices, innovators find ways to transcend the tradeoffs. New tools and strategies. Transactions and relationships.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Apparel Marketing Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

But companies must come to grips with their cannibalization concerns, because getting overly defensive can curtail powerful growth strategies. As Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook noted in Apple's recent analyst call, there did appear to be some of that going on. That's a good way to end up on the corporate chopping block.

Chief Operating Officer 14

Chief Operating Officer Price Comparison Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

One senior leader at a professional services company, whom we’ll call Bronwyn, made the move from client-facing partner to chief operating officer. She was able to build on the analytics and change management insights she had brought to clients to help strengthen her own organization from the C-suite.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

understands both hiring math and competitive strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores. The strategy offers them a rare trifecta: It’s good for the company, youth, and society. Across the U.S., With low unemployment, the competition for talent remains fierce.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

It may seem odd to use a dystopian world as a model for an office workspace, but that’s just what Citi did. Karyn Likerman, Head of Inclusion Programs and Work-Life Strategies, admits, “Even though the space is completely unassigned seating, I typically sit in the same place each day and so do most of my colleagues.”.

Chief Operating Officer 11

Chief Operating Officer Open-book Travel Diversity 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

It may seem odd to use a dystopian world as a model for an office workspace, but that’s just what Citi did. Karyn Likerman, Head of Inclusion Programs and Work-Life Strategies, admits, “Even though the space is completely unassigned seating, I typically sit in the same place each day and so do most of my colleagues.”.

Chief Operating Officer 11

Chief Operating Officer Open-book Travel Diversity 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

When it comes to innovation in cities, people often think of building clusters and innovation districts to attract new businesses and shift policies to favor entrepreneurship. Innovation in this case, and many others, requires invention. City innovators have to move fast before it does. But that took time.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Banking Chief Operating Officer Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. With superconsumers, this is actually straightforward. Adapted from.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

In fact, coworking can become part of your company’s strategy, and it can help your people and your business thrive. An increasing number of companies are incorporating coworking into their business strategies in two ways. ” Spending time away from the office at a coworking space can also spark new ideas.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Survey Learning-by-Doing Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Seeking alignment about business strategy. The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Chief Operating Officer: your inner Warrior. The Dreamer is led by intuition, and fuels your ability to innovate. You say no.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

What should leaders do to boost their organization’s ability to innovate? Build an open innovation platform. Hire seasoned innovators. To infuse innovation into day-to-day activities of your company so your frontline workers will identify customers’ problems and solve them in novel ways? Paint the walls blue.

Innovation 8

Innovation Chief Operating Officer Banking Operations 8