HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s a testament to the values that have been established since our company’s founding: that our people are our most important assets, great ideas come from anywhere in the company, and we should treat others the way we would like to be treated. Looking ahead, what does the “future of work” at Adobe look like ?

Software 98

Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Using the coffee business as an example, a spike in coffee futures because of a frost in Brazil is going to raise the consumer price of coffee and reduce demand. An experienced company knows the ramifications and deals with this type of situation. If your company is going through such a challenge, don’t panic. This is panic.

Short-term 232

Short-term Long-term Advertising Hammer 232

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

I’ve never thought of the homeless as innovative or entrepreneurial. His price is whatever the customer chooses to pay. Human Resources. The “M” Word: A Company’s Most Underrated Intangible. Homeless, Not Helpless: Entrepreneurship in Unlikely Places. I suspect few do. Sure it is. Share it: Tweet.

Brand 245

Brand Merchandising Entrepreneur Audience 245

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Whitney Johnson – Thinkers 50 award-winning Management Thinker 2015-17, Disruptive Innovation expert, author Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Miller Group of Companies Board of Directors & Executive Director of Culture, speaker, author, trainer, coach, specializes in family business.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. Garry Ridge – CEO, WD-40 Company. Healthcare Leaders.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

It is the mindset of a company in a “turnaround.” The tactic that works best to defend or build share in the short term is price cuts or special discounts. But they cannot be permitted to lead; make them play catch-up by continuing to strategically innovate. Desperate times require desperate measures.

Sports 228

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 228

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. Yet they have already generated tens of millions of dollars in value for Roivant.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 9

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. Ten years later, the company was in receivership.

Strategy 196

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 196

Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

a company that partners with leaders to help them develop the most critical skill in business – relationship building. Tanya energizes leaders to help them light the spark in their teams that results in: the proliferation of ideas and innovation,shorter cycle times, more collaborative environments, and high customer and employee loyalty.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

Walmart’s recent change to free two-day shipping for online orders, no membership required, is the latest in a series of moves the company has made to fight Amazon and grow its e-commerce business. For all these reasons, Prime has been described by CEO Jeff Bezos as one of the company’s three strategic pillars.

IT Strategy 11

IT Strategy Strategy Core Competence Price 11

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

They must view the company as a consumer would… being as discerning about buying their own services as they are about fine dining, premium clothing, gifts for friends, a car or a home. Thinking that quality needs apply to some other department, company or industry, not your own. Payroll is the biggest overhead item.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

Companies only hire as a last resort. But what if the purpose of a company was to employ people? There are many organizations that help people find jobs in other companies. Many companies struggle to fill these positions. He wants to compete on the same playing field as other companies providing similar services.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy.

Human Capital 17

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 17

Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

They need to innovate , they need to meet the changing expectations of customers. To do this front line employees need to be trusted with the resources required. Gone are the days when people buy just on price. As the pace of change increases, firms of all sizes need to adapt fast. Dramatically. It is not difficult.

B2B 49

B2B Competitive Advantage Trends Learning-by-Doing 49

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry. Engage executives in continuous small sprints.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

It’s a solution we discovered during our research in India, and involves breakthrough innovations that drive down health care delivery costs so much that the margins from serving those who can pay is more than enough to cover the costs of those who cannot. It also pursued process innovations that resulted in cost savings.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The free flow of workers between companies is central to economic growth and innovation. More and more frequently, firms are asking new hires to sign post-employment agreements, which prevent former employees from working at rival firms or starting up their own companies in the industry.

Incentives 13

Incentives Policies Innovation Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy.

Human Capital 10

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Just as the A's used analytics to find undervalued players who got on base at a disproportionate rate, your company can crunch data to find the offers your customers will respond to best, the price points that will move the most products, or the supply chain configurations that will wring out most cost.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs today who practice digital bricolage can construct amazing companies and organizations from existing pieces, many of which offer capabilities once available only to large businesses. Over the last 15 years, Internet giants have built platforms or utilities on top of the Internet that make innovation easier and faster.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Airlines Construction Short-term 9

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2021

As a company whose success depends on change management, Cognizant puts a premium on its internal culture. From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Becky Schmitt talked with The HR Digest about the various programs which have put Cognizant on the global map as one of the top companies for star performers.

Schmitt 98

Schmitt Diversity Career Human Resources 98

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But in the report " Sustainability Nears a Tipping Point ," MIT and BCG prove their point with a fast-rising graph of companies that recently put sustainability "on the management agenda.". I've seen it time and again in the companies that I work with or study. But most companies are missing a big step.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Airbnb is similarly alluring — lower prices for more space than most hotel rooms. Meanwhile, Zenefits modernizes human resources workflows with slick software to replace outdated paper. So an Airbnb property may offer one-of-a-kind charm at an affordable price, but could turn into a death trap in the event of a fire.

Hotels 8

Hotels Price Tactics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

It’s an established fact that the life cycles of companies and many products have been shrinking. How do long-established companies make this transformation? Companies in industrial businesses had to drive costs down and execution up and create foolproof processes to ensure quality. Let’s take the 1990s.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Agility Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Part of his winning formula was in functional centralization, appointing the company's first Chief Marketing Officer — in function if not in name. Making the most of a company's data requires oversight and evangelism at the highest levels of management. Making sure the company is collecting the right data. Gerstner, Jr.

Venture Funding 15

Venture Funding Price Technology Tactics 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, employee disengagement results in higher absenteeism, more accidents, lower business profitability, worse customer service, and a lower share price. The good news is that multiple employers are already innovating in these areas. How can companies help their managers become more effective?

Survey 8

Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Paid digital TV companies, which also include Netflix and Amazon Prime, face high churn. The linked system allowed for more insight into customers, and managers could use the information to coach employees, to assess whether they had the right tools and resources, and to identify people with innovative ideas and leadership potential.

Survey 8

Survey Retail System Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

In total, the evidence is compelling enough that companies planning or currently running their own programs may want to reconsider their commitment to these programs, or at a minimum, recalculate savings using the available calculator. HERO calculates gross savings as $0.99 ” The report estimates wellness program costs at $1.50

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI Case Study Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Rather it’s an on-going nipping and tucking of organizational resources to achieve both growth and efficiency at multiple levels: the company overall, the operating group level, and even within functional groups like human resources and information technology. So leaders at many different levels need to get in on the act.

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 22, 2015

There are plenty of examples where radical change has either destroyed a company or brought it to its knees. I consider Google a tier-one innovator. This company is constantly searching for revolutionary new products and services. Nestlé turned to product innovation to fulfill the convenience needs of coffee lovers.

Brand 100

Brand Core Competence Retail Advertising 100

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2016

The four foundational business cornerstones I embrace and which I’ll speak to briefly are the following; Commitment to business growth through organic innovation by funding research and development at investments of 10% or greater as a percentage of the company’s total revenues. Commitment to growth.

Emotional Intelligence 50

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Class Innovation 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

There's much brouhaha about "green jobs" those that arise from new clean-tech companies, created to help solve the climate crisis. I'm all for this — we need this kind of innovation — but green jobs are hardly the economic cure-all they are often made out to be. You want to know how this affects your company.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Cost Bottom-up Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That isn’t easy, but the payoff is worth it: Our most recent research shows that companies with excellent marketing capabilities outperform the market with 2-3X greater revenue growth. Yet, only 30 percent of companies believe they understand their customers’ needs well enough to identify what initiatives will drive growth.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

Companies and institutions exist at different levels of functionality. If the company management feels it is operating below this standard most of these practices can be self taught by studying them on the internet or visiting a bookstore. the company increases profitability and stays in business; and.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

companies manage their supply chains with diligence to ensure suppliers meet their standards for quality and affordability, but the vast majority don’t behave in this fashion when purchasing health care services. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Procurement of goods and services is at the heart of good business practice.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Price Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I have had a front row seat as companies have struggled to enter the emerging world of the Internet of Things — first, 10 years ago as a vice president at Ambient Devices , an MIT Media Lab spinoff that was a pioneer in commercializing IoT devices, and then as a consultant. Building an IoT offering requires design thinking from the get-go.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8