Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Making matters more challenging, these shifts are happening across practically every retail category – books, entertainment, housewares, clothing, food, financial services, and even energy. Otherwise, issues raised will go unresolved or projects will drift back to more conventional paths.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. How do you best focus the time and resources you have? Do what has to be done and don’t waste energy on fear that undermines performance— unless the doubt is a nagging hunch of a wrong direction! Perhaps this is an issue of confidence.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

A recent study in the UK, for instance, shows that 3 out of 4 judges, 2 out of 3 doctors, 3 out of 4 finance directors, and 1 out of 2 chief executives come from fairly well-off families. The algorithm allows the company to “project” how the new hires will fit into the environment. What can be done about this?

Diversity 10

Diversity Reputation Talent Management Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Companies are spending millions on digital transformation, yet studies find many leaders feel their projects aren’t achieving their objectives. I’m Angelia Herrin, Editor for Special Projects and Research at HBR. Companies have spent enormous energy responding to the existential threat of new entrants.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004. internet company in China.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. “You need to have the right energy going into something like this. How should you prepare for this kind of discussion?

How To 8

How To Construction Case Study Performance Review 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But entrepreneurial know-how and energy can work very effectively in the context of plugging-in as a supplier, as Steve Cronce and thousands of others are learning. Havens, accustomed to selling benefits services to Fortune 1000 human resources departments, found its key contact person assigned to IBM procurement instead.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

Brand councils are comprised of senior executives from a range of company functions: key business unit leaders, influential staff leaders from human resources, marketing, legal, and finance, and sometimes even the CEO. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8