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The 6 Secrets to Effective Manager Communications

Strategy Driven

And since study after study tells us that the most important driver to employee satisfaction is the manager-employee relationship, it only stands to reason that companies should be placing their bets on middle managers to hold the ship together. Use a management cascade so that information goes to them before employees.

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

The discussion with Michael Toffel and Rebecca Henderson of Harvard Business School, Tensie Whelan of NYU’s Stern School of Business, and Andrew Winston of Winston Eco-Strategies has been condensed and edited for clarity. We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers.

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A Partial Defense of Our Obsession with Short-Term Earnings

Harvard Business Review

On the other hand, most large sample studies in the accounting literature show something different: firms that manage their earnings perform better than firms that don’t (and not just in the short term). I spoke with Professor Henderson about their research. Managers may think that the capital markets are the problem.

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Customer-Centric Org Charts Aren’t Right for Every Company

Harvard Business Review

Cisco and Xerox, for example, have seen poor results. managers , he said the proportion of U.S. ” A good example of customer-centricity is Tumi , the innovative U.S.-based Henderson of the University of Oregon and Irina V. But customer alignment doesn’t work for everyone. Is there a flaw in the logic?

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Where Disruptive Innovation Came From

Harvard Business Review

After a long and successful run, the theory of disruptive innovation has come under attack of late. In a recent Sloan Management Review article, Dartmouth professor Andrew King asked “ How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation? Disruptive innovation is a parsimonious theory that explains many business failures.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. ” For example, productivity has grown dramatically in the retail sector since 1990; inflation-adjusted sales per employee have grown by roughly 50%. ” Vox is one example of the full-stack model. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.