Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policy making, corporate finance, and planning. He had each of the divisions start systematic strategic planning. In the spring of 1920 the company had to go to the banks and get an $80 million loan (about a billion dollars in 2018) to finance operations.

Transportation 8

Transportation Automotive Brand Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2018

He introduced a strategic planning process directed from the center. The model was honed by Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, with new portfolio restructuring strategies and a headlong expansion into finance. It was developed by Japan and South Korea in the 1980s and is used widely by emerging markets from Brazil to India.

Welch 8

Welch Software Industry Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Strategy in IT is one thing, but the process experts suddenly began giving advice about areas in which they were not experts and honestly felt they should lead strategic planning for the entire organization." Multiple roles, one company versus one role, multiple companies. Now, however, the model is changing.

CIO 8

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Business development. Marketers might contend that the latest advertising campaign is equivalent to re-engineering the client company (though the two concepts are light years apart). Look at their activity in professional development and business education. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Leaders with a passion for developing employees’ skills, and those who understand the need to transfer knowledge among generations of workers, know how important it is to link in-house education to strategic planning. Take architectural and engineering firm EYP as an example. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

Organization 8

Organization Development Mentor Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

The experience of the typical intrapreneur looks less like Spencer Silver, who developed the Post-It note while at 3M, and more like Steven Sasson, the engineer at Kodak who invented the portable digital camera. Companies need a strategic plan for professionalizing and institutionalizing innovation across their organizations.

Incubator 8

Incubator Innovation Strategic Planning Human Resources 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

” The bottom line is that most people don’t want to be “sold” by an ad anymore; they want to develop a relationship where a business earns their purchase by offering invaluable content. It leads to a higher search engine visibility through stronger online authority (links and social shares).

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105