Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

And, like any new technology making its entrance into office life, it was met with profoundly mixed feelings. But behind the fear, excitement, and macroeconomics of it all are the people and places that are deeply affected by new and different technology, day in and day out. How technology is changing the way we work.

Technology 8

Technology Decentralization Short-term Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The Ambulatory Cardiac Triage, Intervention, and Education Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Duke Heart Failure Same-Day Access Clinic are two examples of how on-demand access to intensified outpatient management can decentralize care from the hospital, thereby improving outcomes and lowering costs through fewer hospitalizations.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Transportation Technology 8

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

Now however, we’re in a third-generation of the learning organization, with new technologies speeding up the rate at which we can both absorb new information and test our assumptions. In a superjob, technology has not only changed the nature of the skills the job requires but has changed the nature of the work and the job itself.”

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

In the 1960s and 1970s, he was already anticipating some of the implications of the Big Shift just beginning to emerge: the transition to an information economy, the centrality of knowledge work, and the transformative impact of digital technology on all types of work.

Drucker 9

Drucker Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

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. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

It makes much more economic and operational sense to create and leverage a central cadre of professionals than to ask each clinical unit, on its own, to acquire such expertise. HSS has multiple groups that drive efficiencies in discrete parts of a patient’s episode of care (i.e.,

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Charan has turned his attention to these organization dynamics in response to CEOs recognizing that technology, operations, access to financial capital, and even strategic positioning statements are less differentiating than their organization’s ability to respond to opportunities.

Charan 10

Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. Zhou reportedly felt that the original Yahoos were overpaid and lazy, whereas the Yahoo team felt bullied and believed Zhou wasn’t focused on the Yahoo operations. Not surprisingly, this didn’t sit well with the local team.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

Blockchain experts call this “decentralization.” ” Decentralization offers the promise of nearly friction-free cooperation between members of complex networks that can add value to each other by enabling collaboration without central authorities and middle men. How technology is transforming transactions.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Decentralization Banking Technology 13

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

JULY 24, 2013

At Boeing, all enterprise technology (including digital) investments are managed by the CTO, which enables significant synergies. For Commonwealth Bank of Australia, convergence involved bringing together operations and IT into a new unit, Enterprise Services (ES), headed by the CIO. IT management Information & technology Technology'

CIO 9

CIO Organization Committee CTO 9

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. It looked at the role technology plays in economic recoveries, both in terms of economic growth and the number of jobs.

TCO 73

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 73

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

In 2014 the Taproot Foundation wanted to create a digital service that would connect nonprofit organizations with skilled professionals who wanted to donate their services. But launching early addressed an even more important goal: It allowed the team to learn what features it would actually need in order to operate the system at scale.

Project 8

Project Management Uncertainty Software 8

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

Certainly, these folks have the skill to develop a major corporation, after all that is precisely how we came to know their names. The very talent and skill that brought them to the top of the heap can lead to a fall when the ground shifts and the heap collapses. General Electric and HCL Technologies provide a good counter example.

Succession 113

Succession Welch Leadership Diversity 113