Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Years ago, when I worked at Holt, Rhinehart & Winston Educational and Professional Publishing , my female superior and I attended a national teacher''s conference in San Antonio, and were forced to share a hotel room because of a late booking. What could have been a profoundly awkward experience — my boss! in her pajamas !

Hotels 9

Hotels Conference Policies Travel 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

David is a VP who is accountable for a multi-billion dollar P & L business. We set up some checkpoints and conference calls — the last thing you'd think of with family. All names have been changed and specific titles disguised.) We went away together the last two weeks of the year, and we bought those tickets in June.

P&L 9

P&L Long-term Learning-by-Doing Team 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Townes, and Henry L. His book Concept of the Corporation , published in 1946, was a direct response to Alfred P. For more information, see the conference homepage. By the early 1900’s, the term “management” was in wide use, and Adam Smith’s ideas came into their own. Operations Organizational culture'

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2013

These four divisions set their own strategy — e.g. the business strategy for engineering services, the strategy for elevators, et cetera — and have their own management teams and P&L. Hence, a corporation's top management team is a way to internalize portfolio management, governance, and resource allocation.

Strategy 8

Strategy P&L Engineering Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

These deductions, which totaled 12% of sales, had previously been collapsed into a single line item in the P&L for each customer. And what about that industry conference last month?" Yes, the conference. Jane's smug expression said clearly, "Add this to your P&L, Tommy.". Jane prompted. He looked at Jane.

Case Study 14

Case Study P&L Cost Due Diligence 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Our annual Global Gender balance Scorecard shows that 63% of the women sitting on Executive Committees of the top 100 US companies are in support functions, not P&L roles. Branding everything as "women's" (conferences, networks or programs) confirms in men's minds that this is not their issue. Problem 3: Focusing Only on Women.

Diversity 8

Diversity Balanced Scorecard P&L Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

A few electrical issues in the spa and conference center, but nothing to worry about.". You're responsible for your own P&L, just like all the other hotel managers, and that includes promotional spending of any kind. Now let's see the conference center. Spas, conference centers, pools, casinos. How is it going?".

Case Study 10

Case Study Hotels Price Decentralization 10

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Have you been in that quiet conference room, with a half-filled whiteboard, and an unmet business target? Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Perhaps you have experienced low ideaflow.

Books 368

Books Leadership P&L Blog 368

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Now look at P&G or McDonald’s. They sound good on gender issues, their websites trumpet their dedication, and they sponsor great women’s conferences, but the core jobs on their leadership teams remain male-dominated. See the difference? Walmart and EY certainly have worked hard to get to where they are. The Pretending.

P&L 8

P&L CEO Competitive Advantage McKinsey 8