Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

CEOs need to clarify when talented humans must defer to algorithmic judgment. The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. Top management would have to trust its computationally brilliant bidding software. That’s hard.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The free flow of workers between companies is central to economic growth and innovation. Although it might seem that greater control and stronger enforcement are beneficial—it is important for firms to protect key trade secrets, after all—the evidence shows that these changes critically undermine employee incentives to learn and innovate.

Incentives 14

Incentives Policies Innovation Human Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

Many executives today worry that skill shortages threaten their organization’s ability to grow and innovate. This is the perception in a variety of fields today, such as nursing, petroleum engineering, and welding. Don’t let your HR department tell you that the average age of your engineers is 42.

Skills 8

Skills Human Resources Engineering Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

medical-device maker, a planned new heart defibrillator had to be scrapped after five years of expensive effort because the company's quality engineers did not meet federal requirements — due to their inadequate knowledge and skills. For instance, at one U.S. Use analytical techniques to find and cultivate talent.

Skills 14

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

These entrepreneurs typically have an engineering background, and schools that support this approach have strong engineering departments. Given their capabilities, these entrepreneurs take a “do-it-yourself” approach and develop software to support organizational needs. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Airlines Construction Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

In the field of mechanical and plant engineering, consider the advent of predictive maintenance. And given the dynamism of the net , the innovations will have to come more quickly. Given the reality of limited resources, this lands many traditional product companies at a crossroads. Innovation Internet Strategy CES'

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource. Furthermore, the operating managers cannot take their eyes off day-to-day operations to focus on innovation. Risk is now considered a feature, not a bug.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

The team that implemented the initiative was led by a physician and a scientist-engineer, and its members were drawn from Mayo’s Emergency Department (ED) and the Clinic’s Robert D. The ED-CELL team developed software to provide the stream of RFID data to frontline staff in a usable manner. and Patricia E.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Most corporate buildings don't do a good job of supporting collaboration, brainstorming, and innovative work methods. I recently saw one such space when I was invited to give a talk at Citrix , the Silicon Valley-based maker of GoToMeeting and virtualization and cloud software, as part of their Design Salon speaker series.

Brainstorming 16

Brainstorming Open-book Conference Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

The geofilters combined amusing visuals and messages with the web address of Snapchat’s job page, all in the hope that a Twitter engineer taking a quick Snapchat break might come across the targeted “Fly Higher!” Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

For innovation-hungry legacy firms, partnering with a startup can be appealing. With apologies to Tolstoy, all happy start-up partnerships are alike; every unhappy innovation partnership is unhappy in its own way. They don’t seek to assess how well an innovation works; they try to measure how well that innovation works for us.

KPI 9

KPI Innovation Ries Banking 9

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Business drivers examined include: Building high-performance cultures; engaging employees; cultivating a customer-focused culture; creating alignment and accountability; enhancing organizational talent; building strategic partnerships and relationships, driving process innovation and driving efficiency. Wellins, Ph.D.,

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

Therefore, a company must analyze its business workflows and processes before choosing a technology platform; some will likely need re-engineering to better serve the overall goal of winning and satisfying clients. Human Resource Management : this is the management of the people you have hired. Human Resource Management.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Each of these companies has aligned and integrated its culture and brand to create a powerful engine of competitive advantage and growth. Your human resources aren’t trying to decipher what skills and behaviors will be needed in the future, or maintaining performance evaluation systems that are out of sync with your values.

Brand 8

Brand Company Operations Merchandising 8