In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2016

Heinz, like so many other multinationals gave the stereotypical corporate rationale — they said the plant was unprofitable and part of a global restructuring. That tenure came to an end in 2014 when Heinz decided to mothball the factory and put 740 people out of work. Declining Sensitivity of Downsizing.

Retail 100

Retail Restructuring Brand Ethics 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

For example, if you are suggesting cost reduction and balance sheet restructuring to GE, where activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of the founders of hedge fund Trian Fund Management, has a major stake, your pitch has a very different meaning than it would at News Corporation, where Rupert Murdoch still has effective control of the company.

Skills 15

Skills Morale Ethics System 15

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Nothing gets done in organizations without followers, as they are people closest to the customers and issues, creating the products, taking orders, and collecting payments. Research has consistently shown that more engaged employees are harder working, more productive, and more likely to stay with organizations than those who are disengaged.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

While there’s often increased pressure to be more productive in the office, it’s sometimes hard not to wonder, “What’s the point?” This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

So far, we’ve replaced 52% of the water we use in making our beverages and reducing water usage across our 800-plus bottling plants helps reduce the overall cost of production. We also have ethical drivers for our sustainability work. For example, we’re working to achieve water neutrality by 2020.

CEO 11

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

Teachers perceive themselves and their students as being treated as fungible costs of production, cogs in a bureaucratic machine. Often its members join in a professional organization, local, state, or national, which enunciates standards and ethics of professional performance sometimes with the powers of enforcement.”

Education 8

Education Survey Stress Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

The report describes the company’s governance response and changed compliance framework — from holding 20 audit committee meetings in 2014, to substantial organizational restructuring, to enhanced education and training. anti-bribery, money laundering, product safety, etc.) This step aims to bring appropriate expertise (e.g.

Compliance 8

Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2015

In research by Frances Milliken of New York University and two colleagues, the majority of 40 employees at knowledge companies reported having concerns about such issues as workflow improvement and ethics — but not speaking up about these issues to their supervisors. The president’s reaction?

Influence 8

Influence Participative Compliance Incentives 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Employers find this type of response a reflection of one’s work ethic and performance. LinkedIn SlideShare is a powerful tool of communication and dissemination of product, service, business-related, and educational content, which enhances a company’s brand and profitability. LinkedIn SlideShare: www.slideshare.net. About the Author.

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Tools Document Restructuring Software 50