Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Those benefits fall into three categories: To jumpstart network effects that provide a first-mover advantage: Many of the projects being built using blockchain technology are “protocols” that govern the interactions between users in a decentralized autonomous network.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They invest significant resources in research, marketing, and distribution. Our research suggests that, on average, more centralized decision making structures are more likely to pull poorly performing products from the market. Firms might leave products on the market well past their prime. Killing products isn’t easy.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Since the mid-2000s, however, this model has been under threat from a new, decentralized model, in which electricity is generated on a much smaller scale near or at the point of use, often through a combination of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, batteries, and the digital management of the electricity grid.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate” is one of those. The switch became a runaway success, increasing Hornby’s share price from £35 to £250 over just five years. A successful strategy execution process is seldom a one-way trickle-down cascade of decisions.

Strategy 15

Strategy Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2016

While eBay and Airbnb’s platforms rely on the internet, platforms don’t always require technology and are not necessarily a new approach. Avon’s platform is more than makeup; it’s actually a decentralized economic empowerment model for women with product flowing through the platform as the object for connection.

Business Model 8

Business Model Mission Statement Decentralization Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

American efforts to jumpstart the development of a cleantech economy have not been wildly successful to date. It was only a few years ago that Governor Deval Patrick poured some $58 million into the company and their much-lauded breakthrough solar technology (String Ribbon).

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Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

.” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

Execution 10

Execution Strategy Gantt Chart Film 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. But these successes are not by mistake—they are the result of decades of collaboration between business, government, philanthropy, and community. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments.

Company 9

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

So how do you empower your corporate innovators to bring their ideas to market? If you're willing to acknowledge the barriers in your way, there are a few tried and true levers you can pull to ensure your intrapreneurial endeavors are better positioned for success. Create autonomy. Would Gerber own today's V8? Can it be profitable?

Innovation 15

Innovation Company ROI Disruptive Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The rapid pace of change in business and technology means that more and more companies will find themselves being disrupted. One large media organization faces large incumbent players and operates in a market that is growing quickly. Being a CEO is harder than ever. Here’s an example to put this into context.

CEO 8

CEO Metrics Leadership Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2015

” And although his suggestions for how to improve the odds have been widely accepted, the success rate of major corporate change programs remains essentially unchanged — it still hovers at 30%. Success wasn’t guaranteed no matter how effective the change management skills. It entails much higher risk.

Kotter 8

Kotter Decentralization Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The language of ecosystems redefined our understanding of competition by viewing markets has habitats. One of its most successful marketing campaigns was “Let’s Build a Smarter Planet.” ” And its current focus is on Cognitive Business, led by the machine learning technology called Watson.

How To 8

How To Decentralization Environment Collins 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

For example, GE developed an ultra-low-cost ultrasound for rural China which is now marketed in over 100 countries. Logitech developed an affordable mouse for the China market which sells for (the Chinese equivalent of) $19.99 Therefore, they focused on winning market share by adapting global offerings to meet local needs.

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

There is a growing consensus among students, parents and employers that today’s young liberal arts graduates lack the skills needed to succeed in the post-Recession job market. Parents, students and the press have all heard too many first hand stories about the challenges of today’s job market. Stop it now!

Skills 10

Skills Education Long-term Career 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2014

While retailers and cable companies moved their businesses online years ago, many insurers, struggling with legacy technology and outmoded organizational structures, are playing catch up. They have a digital strategy that’s well defined along the lines of marketing, sales and service—and well-informed by customer insights.

Insurance 8

Insurance Company Maturity Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

In our work at the European Center for Strategic Innovation (ECSI) , we have extensively researched the role of successful Innovation Units. Bringing together people, technologies and skills from within and outside the company under the same roof, the Merck Innovation Center is a building made to inspire.

Innovation 9

Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

As globalization began to shift into high gear in the 1980s, corporations grew by opening international outposts to access new markets. While successful in appearance, it''s a pattern of growth that starves the operational core. Decentralized, program-focused operations also squander precious dollars.

Globalization 8

Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2011

What we see and hear — and the conclusions we draw — influence for our lifetimes what we value, how we measure success, whom we trust, and the priorities we set for our own lives, including the role work will play within them. We also examined two European countries, the U.K.

Education 14

Education White Paper Compliance Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m generally a strong marketing advocate. That said, my typical pro-marketing position assumes that certain key fundamentals are in place to insure that the lunatics don’t somehow become in charge of the asylum.

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Blog Marketing Succession Brand 303

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin. How technology is transforming transactions. How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Finance 8

Finance Supply Chain Decentralization Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

To protect this vision from political pressure and regulatory interference, blockchain networks rely on a decentralized infrastructure that can’t be controlled by any one person or group. How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. As it turns out, not very. Distributed Database.

Decentralization 9

Decentralization Consensus Resistance Politics 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

He is poised to become the leader in this segment of a multi-billion dollar market. Here is some advice on how to tap into supply chains for successful scale-up: Reveal more than is comfortable. Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It looked at the role technology plays in economic recoveries, both in terms of economic growth and the number of jobs. The dissemination of technology. Indeed, a recent German study found that the jobs landscape is harmed by the poor distribution of technologies such as robotics throughout the economy.

TCO 85

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 85

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

If we want to talk about success, we need to talk about outcomes , not just outputs. ” But if the outcome — selling more products — hasn’t been achieved, then we have not been successful. This means that most companies are settling for “done” rather than doing the hard work of targeting success.

Project 8

Project Management Uncertainty Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

The success of the proposal requesting increased disclosure by ExxonMobil suggests that we have reached a tipping point within the investment community in the recognition of climate risks. Despite the company’s board recommendation that investors to vote against the proposal, a striking 62.2%

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

After all, one reliable pathway to success is to imitate (or at least closely examine) the top predators and how they function. One can hardly imagine a decentralized decision- making process in his operations. Looking back, we find that even with his successes, the model didn't translate into other areas. Single market.

Succession 113

Succession Welch Leadership Diversity 113

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While flights of imagination from science-fiction writers, filmmakers, and techno-futurists involve things like flying cars and teleportation, in practice smart technology is making inroads in a piecemeal fashion, often in rather banal circumstances. The potential for technologies to enable smart societies is rising. trillion by 2026.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Globalization Technology Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Breakthrough technologies, such as the internet and biotech, did not emerge from governments worried about “commercialization”; they emerged from the spillovers of investments that were focused on long-run public missions. Yozma in Israel, and Sitra and Tekes in Finland have actively shaped and created markets.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Cost-Benefit Analysis Policies Drucker 8