Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2020

Furthermore, the media and information industries will continue to invest in telecommunications outsourcing. These companies will increase their spending on software development from 6% last year to 9% this year. You can expect to see new players for software development outsourcing. New Outsourcing Destinations.

Outsourcing 66

Outsourcing Trends Offshoring Telecommunications 66

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I work for a telecommunications company and occasionally I’m in the field dressing fiber optic cable in cabinet. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

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Greenleaf Maslow Telecommunications Blog 145

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

The client is opening new locations in new communities and asks its consultants to formulate a plan of action and oversee operating aspects. Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Scientists, per research program.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

Through the first half of the last decade, a foundation of Nokia's competitive advantage was its unmatched ability to customize a wide variety of phones for operators. A crucial element of its strategy to win over consumers to its advanced smartphones was to persuade third-party developers to create a vast array of apps for its phones.

Innovation 13

Innovation Supply Chain Telecommunications Core Competence 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

There is clear empirical evidence to back this up: in our research of about 150 firms in the telecommunications industry, we found that the more successful firms all took this active approach to managing their capability and resource portfolios. That, we believe, is the benefit behind Apple's decision.

Software 15

Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

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?

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

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa. Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies.

Globalization 14

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Or take Harris Corporation, an American telecommunications company founded in 1895. Good product managers are in continuous conversation with their customers. A firm can buy competencies, but capabilities are harder to develop and are the key to sustaining competitive advantage. Competition Execution Operations'

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Airlines Telecommunications Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Part of the problem may be in the backgrounds that companies desired: 85% of COOs had experience in operations, strategy, or finance. What role does he or she play in the organization? What do you think?

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2018

But as global technology brands penetrate African economies, it is becoming evident that most local startups are experiencing new levels of competition, which could potentially disrupt their operations. Across African markets, information and communication technology (ICT) is facilitating the process of socioeconomic developments.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Entrepreneur Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

But most true collaborations cannot be controlled with fixed terms that are defined in advance — they must be managed through relational contracts that allow you to respond flexibly to new information. Their challenge then is to learn how to manage these partnerships differently than the vendor relationships they had before.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

Six Sigma 18

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 18

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Data-driven managers, departments, and organizations have always enjoyed distinct advantages. The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. Indeed, we think every organization must develop and execute an aggressive plan to put data to work. Invest in people.

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a downbeat tone the manager of a fast-growing healthcare provider rattled off a list of reasons that her company was turning into a numbers-driven organization: Industry regulations required it, Medicare reimbursement policies required it, and delivering specialized services required yet another form of quantitative analysis.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

Sophisticated sales organizations now have the ability to combine, sift, and sort vast troves of data to develop highly efficient strategies for selling into micromarkets. For a micromarket strategy to work, however, management must have the courage and imagination to act on the insights revealed by this type of analysis.

B2B 14

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

While this graying of the Boomer generation certainly has implications for health care and social policy (and for me personally, as one of those eventual retirees), it may have even more significance for the nature of the workforce and the job of the manager. First, there will be a shortage of workers for key jobs.

Telecommunications 10

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Talent Management. ” CEOs also worried about whether their high potential employees were being properly developed. Operating in a Global Marketplace. Ken Powell of U.S.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

My friend Mark Zawacki , founder of 650 Labs, which advises companies on leveraging Silicon Valley, has identified three approaches: idea scouting, venture investing, and traditional product research and development. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Product Research and Development.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. How do you get the talent you need? Both clubs realize a unique win-win.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. Most importantly, executives have to follow developments closely. billion in arears) that the government is now a reliable borrower.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend. Succession planning'

CEO 13

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries. In developing countries, women spend 25% of their day collecting water and 40 hours per month collecting fuel for their families. Almost everyone has some skin in this game.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

Big data managed this way may well improve your retention numbers but not transform your company. On the management side, there is increasing evidence that co-creative processes involving consumers and other stakeholders can have a transformative effect on key processes such as new product development.

Analysis 8

Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2013

There is a growing sense that so-called lean start-up techniques — developing a minimal viable product, learning in the marketplace, and pivoting based on market feedback — can help to unleash this potential. That''s not right. Corporate leaders can take steps to encourage this kind of market-based learning.

Ries 8

Ries Telecommunications Business Model Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models. Globally, these asset owners manage significant sums, exceeding $50 trillion at the end of 2009.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

But the real power of the partnership comes from their ability to bring the best of each of their departments—as well as pricing, operations, and other groups—to bear in exploiting those micromarket opportunities. One important way to focus the effort is by managing the sales pipeline together. “It

Marketing 11

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves. Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

We operate in a business landscape driven by an obsession with youth. According to Techies.com, the average age of a software developer in Silicon Valley is 24. And according to a survey by Network World magazine, only about one in eight tech managers 30 years old or younger had hired anyone over 40 during the previous year.

COO 14

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

So most executives manage it according to their intuition. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. In one hedge fund, the highest performing portfolio managers had higher total motivation. Insight Center.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

To answer the question of how prices would be affected, it needed only to look at existing markets where one player operated but not the other. Its staff did an impressive job of detailing real marketplace developments, for which we commend them. wireless market was "effectively competitive.".

Wireless 13

Wireless Report Price Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

Management teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. For example, one telecommunications company we worked with can now predict with 75 times more accuracy whether its customers are about to bolt using machine learning.

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Company Telecommunications Retail Supply Chain 13