Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Business development. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM. Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture.

Planning 64

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 64

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

Business development. I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. Review the work that you’ve done on tight deadlines. Running the business.

Energy 60

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 60

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2014

It can often seem like digital technology is making every aspect of business move at warp speed. As Andy Singleton, CEO at Assembla , explained to me, continuous deployment can be both cheaper and lower risk. It’s cheaper because of automation and because small development teams need less coordination and oversight.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Development Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

While AI will be deployed to manage certain tasks, including higher-level decision making, the technology’s true power is in augmenting human capabilities — and that holds true in the supply chain. Recruitment, performance metrics, and career advancement all need to be viewed through a lens of technology-driven innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Businesses are constantly experimenting with new ways to use artificial intelligence for better risk management and faster, more responsive fraud detection — and even to predict and prevent crimes. While today’s basic technology is not necessarily revolutionary, the algorithms it uses and the results they can produce are.

Banking 8

Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property — business plans, proprietary technologies or fraudulent payments. These attacks can be devastating.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Risk Management Hedge Banking 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. We also found that a focus on innovation tends to go hand in hand with longer-term time horizons.

Innovation 8

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2016

All of this change will require new technologies that enable faster, more secure ways for machines to share and process data. To keep up, new standards, architectures, and infrastructures will have to develop at the same pace. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Innovation 8

Innovation CAGR Diversity Risk Management 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. When Bernstein hid a set of production lines from managers’ view, the performance of employees on those lines increased by 10% to 15%. It is the driver of focus and consistency.

Organization 9

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Where were Volkswagen’s code reviews ? For digitally-driven innovators, code reviews are integral to healthy software cultures and quality software development. The Googles, Amazons, Netflixes and Facebooks make reviews central to how their coders communicate, cooperate and collaborate. Fresh perspective matters.

Engineering 8

Engineering Management Software Review 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Developed during World War II, CARVER (then one letter shorter and known as CARVE) was originally used by analysts to determine where bomber pilots could most effectively drop their munitions on enemy targets. (One One of the most overused expressions thrown around by wannabe “Wall Street Rambos” is business is war.

Tools 9

Tools Risk Management Budgeting SWOT 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Commentators and researchers have focused on the crucial role of the CEO in leading effective corporate action to promote high performance, high integrity , and sound risk management. One key to this partnership is identifying risk priorities—whether economic (e.g.

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

But for businesses, knowing when to expend time and effort preventing — and planning responses to — low probability, high consequence events is now, more than ever, one of the hardest and most important risk management problems to address. See my prior thoughts on the range of issues here and here.)

Risk Management 10

Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis Report 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. Managers need to communicate directly with many stakeholders to build a shared understanding of local needs, issues, and concerns.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

The IoT will demand another round of risk management strategy review, new network security evaluation tools, and business model revisions. Some of this work has been released to the public in a white paper [pdf] developed for The Department of Homeland Security. Risk management Tech industry Technology'

White Paper 8

White Paper Policies Risk Management Competitive Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

Some smart technologies can save lives, such as medical devices that control intravenous drug doses or remotely monitor vital signs. The Obama administration pushed regulatory proposals for cybersecurity infrastructure in its early years, but eventually pivoted to a more effective risk-management approach. Insight Center.

Hotels 8

Hotels Company Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

But there are plenty of other tools they could be using to do their jobs better — technologies that have proved useful in other contexts. Through virtual-reality technology, for instance, boards could gain a deeper understanding of their companies and the value they create. Boards Technology Communication Collaboration'

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning Tools Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

As part of that effort, they have developed this tool to help people assess how much of a threat they pose to their own organizations. Information & technology IT management Risk management' (In the Target case, the weak link was a refrigeration vendor.)

Company 8

Company Information Technology Wilde Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The key to identifying and addressing at-risk employees before a breach or incident occurs is to focus as much on understanding and anticipating human behavior as on shoring up technological defenses. 0001% of communications that have been analyzed by this tool require human review. In our experience, less than.0001%

Forrester 8

Forrester Shaw Absenteeism Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

She must also have the experience and capability to address business-in-society issues—legislation, regulation, investigation, enforcement and litigation — that now create risk and opportunity in all dimensions of corporate activity. Recent global developments underscore the importance of these societal issues.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well. manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. . Most hearing aids in the U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Over the last two decades, business leaders in the West have been responding to risks posed by profound changes in the global economy, in technology, and in demographics. They have used advances in information technology, which might have destroyed their businesses, to improve their offerings and cut their cost of production.

Politics 8

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Both practices have long developed insights into their customers based on data and analytics. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. The risk function can do the same. Gauge and influence a customer’s “next best action.”

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

One challenge countries face: there are hundreds of MFA technologies vying for attention, but not all are created equal. While a sound approach to authentication is just one element of a proper approach to cyber risk management, any cyber initiative that does not include a focus on strong authentication is woefully incomplete.

Policies 8

Policies White Paper Technology Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Start-ups are particularly at risk today because of both their size and age. Make risk a strategic priority. Yet that traditional approach can lead corporations to overlook risks’ integrated effects.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Recent allegations of the theft of top-security information connected to the development of sophisticated weapons and air defense systems have only heightened concerns about the security of the nation''s networks. The first focuses on the concept of enhanced public/private information sharing and developing standards. media companies.

Cooper 8

Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For instance, take the method of gamification: one could supplement a cybersecurity presentation with a game of spotting suspicious activity, which compels employees to develop responsive skills. Identify high-risk users and intervene. Moreover, engaging employees in hands-on training encourages buy-in and accountability.

Company 8

Company Training Content Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

It is by now abundantly clear that, left unchecked, AI algorithms embedded in digital and social technologies can encode societal biases , accelerate the spread of rumors and disinformation, amplify echo chambers of public opinion, hijack our attention , and even impair our mental wellbeing.

Ethics 9

Ethics Report System Sample 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I’m at Lockheed Martin where we focus relentlessly on expanding and improving the technology and tradecraft to remain ahead of adversaries. it would be naïve to think that our adversaries are not finding opposing uses for these technologies). Information & technology Knowledge management Risk management'

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Analysis Information Knowledge Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Dual asymmetrical joint venture.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

But given that today's CMO is often the main connection between the consumer and the company, a strong relationship with the CIO can allow her to leverage technology to better understand those customers. It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

At the same time, front-runners across industries are partnering with technology companies to identify game-changing business solutions that can be achieved through AI. Building the New “Mega Segments”: Which Content Providers Will Play to Win? At its essence, AI is about embedding human intelligence into machines. Start small.

Insurance 8

Insurance Industry Content Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

A property-and-casualty insurance company, for instance, knew that business customers who invested in risk management were longer tenured and more profitable than others. Early in the process, you will want to assess the specific risks you are likely to encounter. Communication Information & technology IT management'

Tools 8

Tools Workshop Information Technology Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

Despite lower oil prices, currency depreciations, higher taxes, and geopolitical uncertainty, the region is still rich in opportunities, from selling efficiency-enhancing technology to the Saudi government to offering Western products to 100 million Ethiopian consumers.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2014

Restrictions on the ability of Russian banks to sell financial instruments were imposed, as were bans on selling technology that would help Russia develop its vast energy reserves. An embargo on new arms sales and restrictions on so-called dual-use technologies were imposed. Global business Politics Risk management'

Banking 8

Banking Short-term Politics Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

Widespread use of antivirus, intrusion detection technologies, improved cryptography algorithms, and methods for blacklisting infected web sites are just a few examples of how technical advances have improved cyber defense. This approach has greatly enhanced our ability to defend information systems against attack.

Game Theory 8

Game Theory Incentives Diversity System 8