Chart Your Course

JANUARY 19, 2016

To get the most out of this substantial cost center, employees and employers need to maximize attention and retention at every meeting. Set Goals Most meetings do not have an agenda, which can lead to rambling, redundant, and dull gatherings. The host and attendees should have specific measurable goals for the meeting.

Cost Center 100

Cost Center Short-term Fashion Team Building 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If the world is to become ever more efficient and reach global climate goals, internet power will need to play its part. Leading companies are learning that sourcing renewable energy for data centers is a low-cost way to demonstrate commitment to global climate goals while adding reliability and predictability to energy consumption.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

manufacturers do source from domestic suppliers, they tend to regard them purely as a cost center. Past work by McKinsey found that inefficiencies in manufacturer-supplier interactions add up to roughly 5% of development, tooling, and product costs in the auto industry. Even when large U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

All too often companies misunderstand the value of their cybersecurity teams and underfund their development. Security teams have to take an active role in protecting the company as products are being developed; patching security holes in products after they’re out in the world is important but not enough. Insight Center.

Team 8

Team P&L Engineering Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Both sides must acknowledge the mistakes of the past, resolve not to repeat them, and develop the courage to speak up. The motivation for our second step is the simple observation that organizations develop trust when they know what to expect from each other. It is time to put a stop to this. Find common ground on medium-term issues.

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology Cost Center Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

Similarly, when another company needed to reduce its expenses, the pain was spread like peanut butter across the different cost centers because the senior management team couldn’t reach a decision about where to focus — which meant that areas with growth potential lost as much muscle as those with less opportunity.

Construction 9

Construction Cost Center Committee Licensing 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2015

As providers increasingly participate in value-based purchasing arrangements, what used to be profit centers have become cost centers. We are also developing joint clinical programs between our Minute Clinics and primary care providers from our health-system affiliates. Retail health care is good for health systems.

System 8

System Health Care Retail Cost 8