Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Most senior executives are well aware that their data are not up to snuff. Working to find and fix errors is part and parcel of most operational processes, and once they turn a harsh eye on non-value-added work, most leaders can root it out. Of course, true leaders know this is no excuse. These costs are estimable.

Quality 14

Quality Parcell Cost Deming 14

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2016

Whether you’re operating out of your bedroom or you’re a corporate giant, the delivery service matters. This way, if something goes wrong or a parcel gets lost, you know where the problem is. At a certain point, your small operation won’t be able to handle everything. Delivery is a core aspect of business.

Parcell 50

Parcell Supply Chain Software Outsourcing 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Some executives feel an obligation to put a positive spin on negative events out of loyalty to the organization. Other managers see parcelling out information on a need-to-know basis as an operational maxim, important to maintaining efficiency. Flood the zone.

Parcell 8

Parcell Public Relations Reputation Information 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

What would new product development executives or project managers in the R&D lab tell you are the organizational dynamics that ice their best ideas? Executives may be playing favorites with one way to approach a particular opportunity, or it may be hard to envision how a tiny customer base can get big. Start with a survey.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

To keep all stakeholders aligned over the course of the transformation, the company’s executive team should be clear and unrelenting about the vision of its future and the rationale thereof. The executive team should not commit to specific moves, as factors outside of their control might require a change of plan.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. “We needed an enduring strategy independent of any legislation,” recalls MedStar executive vice president Eric R.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

Steve Jobs, a regular meditator, made use of mindfulness practice to challenge operating assumptions at Apple and to enhance creative insight in planning. Visualize positive outcomes : As Daniel Goleman argues , positivity is part and parcel of focused attention. It can’t hurt.

Strategy 8

Strategy Goleman Strategic Planning Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

And that is part and parcel of professional life. Damian Vaughn, head of programs at BetterUp, a San Francisco–based company that connects employees with executive-level coaching, believes that being good at sales means that you understand both the “political and personal element” behind every buying decision.

Skills 21

Skills How To Brainstorming Case Study 21

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

A cascading series of deadlines, operating systems, and reporting rules have to be arranged, tested, and communicated. The administration also needs time to work on the reporting requirements that will be part and parcel of making the system work. Can we really do that in this environment?". What happens next?

Health Care 8

Health Care Parcell Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Southwest Airlines was able to succeed where predecessor People Express was not by knowing exactly which aspects of their unique operating model were critical to its success, and by scaling only as fast as mainly the model would allow. Paul Nunes is the executive director of research at the Accenture Institute for High Performance.

Parcell 11

Parcell CEO Airlines Trends 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When I ask my executive students this question, most of them answer in the fours and fives. On average, my executive students answer this question in the twos and threes. That’s fine if an executive is looking to move elsewhere, as some of my participants were. My guess is that your second number is lower than your first.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Postal services are becoming fulfilment platforms, taxis are delivering parcels and food, recipe box companies are eating the lunch of restaurants and grocery retailers, and so on. When it comes to business models, structural barriers are coming down, empowering everyone to disrupt each other’s businesses.

Retail 8

Retail Technology Content Chief Technology Officer 8