Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

Nevertheless, companies that live and die on operational excellence — such as Amazon.com, FedEx, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart — must continually improve their key processes. For example, at Toyota, chief engineers direct the efforts of about 10 major functional departments. Also, process owners control IT budgets.

Process 15

Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Believe it or not, bureaucracy was once a progressive innovation. Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. I wasn’t a software engineer, and I was tempted to leave agile methods to the geeks.

Bureaucracy 11

Bureaucracy Agility Energy Constraint 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Teamwork all too often feels inefficient (search and coordination costs eat up time), risky (can I trust others to deliver for my client?), On the contrary, clarity about where the buck stops is one of the most critical enablers of efficient teamwork. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Collaboration.

Chief Operating Officer 11

Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2015

In the fall of 2014, the HBS-HMS Forum on Health Care Innovation launched the inaugural Health Acceleration Challenge — a “scale up” competition that focuses on compelling solutions to problems in health care delivery that have already been implemented at a small scale and have the potential for wider dissemination.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Cost Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Collaborative activity is the "secret sauce" that enables teams to come up with innovative new products or creative, buzz-worthy marketing campaigns. One solution is to use a flexible, fluid team structure that consists of three tiers : a core, an operational level, and an outer network. Not so with collaboration.

Team 9

Team Succession Hypercompetition Teamwork 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

The difficult angle for the Dana-Farber — the challenge shared by many companies — is that collaboration doesn’t come naturally to many of the highest performers and the system seems almost geared against teamwork. The organizational stars have tremendous autonomy over key work decisions.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period How To Real Estate Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It includes five health system engineers, five administrative staff, and 15 physicians representing multiple specialities as well as Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Georgia. Assessment of meaningful participation has revealed important insights about teamwork and organizational culture.

Quality 8

Quality Mayo System Six Sigma 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. They are: productivity, innovation, stress management, health & wellness, team/group development, and. creativity.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And yet today’s top marketers are combining technology and teamwork to generate extraordinary results. The very top marketers are using technology and teamwork to listen at a scale that was unimaginable just a few years ago. This listening engine has generated over 10,000 requests and led to over 600 product improvements.

Marketing 13

Marketing Teamwork Technology Information Technology 13