Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. As companies grapple with long odds on innovation like these, they are also looking for ways to improve the likelihood of their intrapreneurial success.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

firms with structures organized around customers would grow from 32% to 52% as firms raced to build customer-centric organizations, and he interviewed companies including IBM and Systems Group that had announced customer-centric restructurings. ” A good example of customer-centricity is Tumi , the innovative U.S.-based

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Company Henderson Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

This sort of environment breeds constant pressure to compete with colleagues for the best assignments and promotion opportunities. But in the meantime, what can you do in an up-or-out environment to build your career without inflicting collateral damage? Managers in an up-or-out organization are expected to advance.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Operations Restructuring Conference 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Frequent restructurings of the analytics function. Ironically, this allows them to actually gain stature as the “innovators” are discredited and C-suite power shifts back to how it was. ” Create an environment of rapid innovation. Chief Analytics Officers (CAOs) were frequently replaced.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2014

Just because a company can offshore some portion of its operations doesn’t mean it should. Offshoring some portion of a firm’s innovation may be beneficial, the authors argue, but beyond a certain point it becomes counterproductive.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Innovation Restructuring Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

To demonstrate it, we’ve examined a number of industries and mapped the level of capabilities coherence in the portfolio of each of the major players against their operating margins over the past five years. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. From my practice working with bank clients in the continent, here are a few suggestions to make that happen: Restructure staff. Innovate ferociously. Across Africa, banking is being redesigned. Think about local needs.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

to the revolution in Libya, from the continuing economic upheaval to Steve Jobs announcing his resignation as CEO of Apple and to HP restructuring their business, and from earthquakes to hurricanes and floods, each event is yet another chink in our sense of stability and control of the environment around us. From News Corp.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Politics Restructuring Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

Think of it as management operating system 3.0. The approach comes with its own lengthy constitution which details how to restructure an organization peopled with leaders who are held accountable for their own roles and contribute equally to the success of the entire unit. Not exactly fertile ground for collaboration and innovation.

Koestler 13

Koestler Company Restructuring Travel 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

This shift demands that businesses manage and operate so that they can attract the right people, retain them, and ensure they can do their best work. An environment where employees demand a seamless work experience no matter where they are and the tools to make that happen. The result: the reimagined workplace.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Restructuring Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2015

For most people in health care, being involved in designing a new hospital is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform both their work environment and the care they deliver. I’d like to share the features of our innovative planning process, with an eye toward helping other institutions adopt the elements that will work for them.

Health Care 8

Health Care Construction Planning Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

The Future of Operations. The latter are troublesome because the knowledge base and skills required to operate in the new realm are so fundamentally different. I was faced with undertaking a massive restructuring and write-downs to get the unit back to a competitive position. Sometimes they are a fit, but often they are not.

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

It is very important for leaders wanting to create Self-Starters to articulate a clear vision, values and set of goals for their teams, as this type operates by seeking forgiveness rather than permission. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2013

In my experience, the most effective long-term engagement strategies build a foundation on which front-line managers feel empowered to create an environment that promotes employee enrichment. Draft a provocative vision and values The operative word here being, “ provocative.” Frankly, those should be the givens in every organization.

Strategy 276

Strategy Development Restructuring Learning-by-Doing 276

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This environment and the behavior produced by the prevailing set of beliefs to which CEOs subscribe have deepened a widespread public distrust of corporations and capitalism. The conventional course of action would have been to cut investments in research and restructure. Yes, those actions would have boosted short-term earnings.

CEO 15

CEO Short-term Long-term Restructuring 15

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Fluid and innovative business strategies centered on adaptability, foresight, and competition are replacing traditional management methods. One is the ongoing impact of digitalization, which changes how operations and regulatory compliance are conducted. Managers must now consider sustainable and socially responsible practices.

Strategy 217

Strategy Competitive Advantage SWOT Strategic Planning 217

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. That process incorporates operations, customer service, R&D, clinical specialists, sales, supply chain operators, and service teams. Who should lead our transformation?

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

This online tool allows any individual to create a mobile application for uploading to any operating system including Android, Apple, BlackBerry, and Windows. This free application creator is an asset for any individual or business looking to communicate and innovate with the latest trend in technology.

Tools 50

Tools Document Restructuring Software 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

One of the dilemmas of firms in rapidly transforming environments is that their ownership structure may get in the way of making tough decisions. As Dell''s public statements have pronounced, these changes will reduce near-term profitability, raise operating and capital expenditures and involve a lot of risk.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Restructuring Competitive Advantage Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

It seems that every week, one or another announces a new “Center for Health Care Value” or “Center for Health Care Innovation.” Comparison of outcomes is essential to disseminate innovations from one individual or team to another. The final result? (For For more, see this HBS case.).

Health Care 8

Health Care Fraser Price Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

Google’s restructuring as Alphabet is one sign of its entry into several new vertical markets, including driverless cars, smart homes, smart cities, and health. In many cases, as with Skype, the size of the European operation shrank after the acquisition. Will Other Nations Develop Local Champions and Innovation Hubs?

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2015

To achieve this target, however, China will need to find new engines of growth, such as consumption, innovation, and entrepreneurship, all of which are emphasized in the plan. Companies will need to think beyond “planning” and match their approach to strategy and execution to each environment in which they play.

Planning 8

Planning Policies GDP Health Care 8