Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We set people up to use their area of expertise, be it strategy, accounting, operations, technology, finance, or human resources. Our professionals cite pro bono engagements not only as critical to their job satisfaction and skills development but also among the best experiences they've had at Deloitte.

Skills 8

Skills Real Estate Human Capital Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Carr predicted that an organization''s ability to compete through investing in information technology was about to change dramatically. The IT boom of the 1980s and early ''90s had brought information technology to the corporate masses, unleashing the first full-scale technology revolution in the enterprise.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

The days when you could make a living responding to companies' discovery of strategy, as in "Gosh, we gotta get ourselves one of those," are gone with the 1970s (or maybe the 1990s in the "developing world"). Strategy has triumphed, the installed base is huge, no self-respecting company would be without one. Monitor & Co.,

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

The insights and the workshops have since influenced how Mars assesses risks and opportunities and develops strategy. This means identifying risks and opportunities early enough to allow the company to adapt its strategy or in extreme cases, change it. Consider the example of Pratt and Whitney, a United Technology company.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Agility Workshop Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out.

Organization 12

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. In the past, economic development has prioritized big businesses. Hence the development of the Playbook, an array of new approaches that can be tailored to meet the specific situation.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Behind that problem was a deeper one: We had more than 100 large projects (each worth over 500,000 euros) under way. The bank was using a project management tool, but the lack of discipline in keeping it up to date made it largely fruitless. Capacity, not strategy, was determining which projects launched and when.

Project 8

Project How To Objective Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Sure, it must always consider whether to adjust that strategy in the face of new competition, changing customer demand, technological innovation or all three. That’s why the San Francisco-based company tinkered with its strategy the right way, off to the side, in a manner that would minimize damage if the experiment went wrong.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

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

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The United States spends 40% more per patient than other developed countries but suffers the worse overall health outcomes. Instead of being reactive and treating conditions already present, the objective should be to proactively identify children at risk before they develop a health condition and keep them on the path to wellness.

Health Care 10

Health Care Metrics Efficiency Absenteeism 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2014

Faced with rapid evolution in their industry, the executive team of a large energy company had decided to transform their solid but complacent organization into a high-tech, sustainability-oriented firm, a key element of which was the completion of a multibillion dollar offshore energy project. Open, constructive communication was missing.

360-Degree Feedback 10

360-Degree Feedback Offshoring Construction Execution 10