Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

One survey in 2015 found that on average, just 3.6% Another recent survey showed that while 74% of organizations feel vulnerable to insider threats, leaders report they have a harder time detecting and preventing an insider attack versus an external cyber attack.

Forrester 8

Forrester Shaw Absenteeism Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. A recent survey from EY saw broad agreement that purpose is more important than shareholder value, but no clear definition of what purpose is.

Ethics 14

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Gene Morphis, former CFO of CVS and David's Bridal suggests: "There is an interesting intersection between risk management and innovation that emerges in the CMO-CIO interface." 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

AUGUST 10, 2018

And 92% of executives surveyed said supply chain workforces will be upskilled and enabled to interact and work with machines seamlessly. The industrial services giant equips its elevator technicians to consult subject-matter experts through Microsoft HoloLens, an augmented reality headset.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

One possible reason is that the financial crisis and the recessionary period that followed have driven corporations to skew their board appointments towards including more risk management and conventional corporate experience, at the expense of more tech-savvy and digital knowledge.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. Developing others is the key competency that distinguishes "leaders" from "managers".

Leadership Development 283

Leadership Development Development Planning Self-aware 283

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

In a recent ethics survey, Fuld & Company asked competitive analysts from more than 100 large firms worldwide to gauge their potentially risky information-collection behavior. For example, only 40% of Europeans surveyed said that they had received any training on these guidelines, compared to 68% of their U.S. counterparts.

Competitive Intelligence 14

Competitive Intelligence Guidelines Survey Information 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

To better help companies grow faster, while still allowing employees to feel safe about taking risks, let me suggest the three following steps: First, evaluate. Take an honest look at your own company or business unit and assess the extent to which people are avoiding risks. Second, facilitate safe idea-sharing.

Innovation 15

Innovation Stress Environment Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

As cyber threats grow exponentially, comprehensive risk management is now a board-level priority. Indeed, the iconic investor Warren Buffett highlighted cyber risk as one of the gravest concerns facing humanity during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting.

Training 10

Training Supply Chain Agility Risk Management 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

The failure to study African entrepreneurship as a creature beautiful and complex in its own right (the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor included only one sub-Saharan country — South Africa — in its survey of 54 countries and even here it employed the same uniform tools) has impoverished our global view of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur 16

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 16