Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

For example, at Essilor , a global corrective lens manufacturer, an executive team member is assigned to head up every international project, monitoring progress, making key decisions, and ensuring that the project meets the firm's strategic objectives. The project involved more than 20 sites around the world.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

For example, at Essilor , a global corrective lens manufacturer, an executive team member is assigned to head up every international project, monitoring progress, making key decisions, and ensuring that the project meets the firm's strategic objectives. The project involved more than 20 sites around the world.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

It is no longer sufficient for IT just to be ''aligned'' with your business objectives; a fusion is needed. As Angela Ahrendts , Burberry''s CEO puts it : "I need [IT] to move from the back of the bus, where it traditionally sits, to the front of the bus.and it''s traveling fast." They drive innovation and speed up time to market.

CIO 8

CIO CTO Operations Technology 8