Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

make your own operations more efficient. create the opportunity to invent new operations. defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations. Joseph , a scrap-metal recycler, in order to secure supplies for its operations. The Future of Operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Troubles at Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, are mounting. If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. How did this happen?

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. It’s true that data science is a varied field.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. Of course not. But the immediate market reaction here is fascinating.

Ethics 11

Ethics Short-term Marketing Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world. How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations? It can be difficult to measure and compare.

CEO 11

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. Ours did; over 700 did not.) Do you like solving problems, and are you good at it?

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. Business development. Base-Level Sellers (door-to-door, telephone, clerks and checkers, retail sales). Mid-Level Sellers (consumer services, multi-level marketing, retailers, vendors).

Business Development 51

Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the company's retail insights into the browsing, shopping, and purchasing behaviors of its customers, its views into entrepreneurial investment through its Web Services offering, and its Kindle and Fire media consumption devices, Amazon is extraordinarily well-positioned to strategically invest in explicit companies or particular sectors.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Companies are both operators and investors. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

Intuit develops financial and tax preparation software for small business, accountants and the general public. This vision establishes the principles for running a simple operation. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. Their goal is to make accounting, simple.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Business development. Of the companies who continue to operate without a plan, 40% of them will be out of business in the next 10 years. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. Training and development of people. Body of Knowledge.

Budgeting 83

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 83

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. How much further should we extend ethics?

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Business development. Growth, defined as increasing revenues each year (rather than improving the quality of company operations). Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision. Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Product-service movement at retail levels.

Strategic Planning 70

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 70

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Business development. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Cash outlays are always risks.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

HR Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

IKEA, the world-renowned Swedish furniture retailer, has been undergoing a massive digital transformation in recent years. Her mission was to guide IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) through this transformation and help the company enter the next chapter of its history.

Retail 52

Retail Supply Chain Agility Ethics 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

It’s now done by economists, data engineers, IT operatives, and anyone who has access to the data. These tools are especially attractive to retail and service companies because they have so many employees and such high turnover, which means they are hiring all the time. But a few things have changed with the rise of big data.

Succession 10

Succession Human Resources Information Technology Software 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

It’s now done by economists, data engineers, IT operatives, and anyone who has access to the data. These tools are especially attractive to retail and service companies because they have so many employees and such high turnover, which means they are hiring all the time. But a few things have changed with the rise of big data.

Succession 8

Succession Software Commitment Report 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

The HR Digest: How did your journey in leadership and business development shape your perspective on organizational change over the past decade? These foundational competencies provide the framework for selection, development, assessment and rewards. Southwest Airlines’ firm brand, for example, is cheap, fun, and on time.

Ulrich 52

Ulrich Leadership Diversity Audience 52

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

As Ogilvy’s Ian MacKellar, who helped develop the current creative platform, would say: “For any campaign or creative idea, it helps to have a conflict, a tension, an enemy.” wholesale grocers (prior to Bell’s arrival in 1977), which meant its market share inside competitive retailers was, naturally, quite low. “By

Brand 100

Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

can benefit consumers and the economy with lower cost (although foreign operations often sell in foreign markets). The cash from high revenues and margins is also often used to enhance the corporation: for improving its operations, productivity, technology and products, or for increasing reach and scale efficiencies through acquisitions.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13