Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Given the unrelenting pace of change surrounding organizations in virtually every industry, companies are looking for executives who know how to innovate and introduce change, not simply caretakers who can manage the status quo. Senior management doesn't really encourage innovation, you'll hear. They won't let me take risks."

Innovation 16

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

As we explain in Reverse Innovation in Health Care , Narayana Health’s founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, wanted to disrupt U.S. ” Narayana Health brought innovative practices honed in India to HCCI to offer first-rate care for 25-40% of U.S. Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work.

Health Care 15

Health Care System Innovation Price 15

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

You are team leader on a cross-functional team project that includes; Sue from finance, Jack from engineering, Brian from Quality Assurance, Stephanie from human resources, Terri is the customer representative, Tony from production and Mike (me) is the team coach…. How can you avoid mind-reading? Ferdinand Fournies.

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Team Management Project Quality 143

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Erni is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employers in the world. The HR Digest: How can companies commit to truer diversity and make progress without disenfranchising men and women who come from a privileged section of society?

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Ernie is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employer in the world. The HR Digest: How can companies commit to truer diversity and make progress without disenfranchising men and women who come from a privileged section of society?

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Charan (intentionally or not) lambasts the entire HR profession (“It’s time to say good bye to the Department of Human Resources ” ). But, the 60% seem, in my view, to be actively engaged in learning how to help their organizations improve. Human resources Strategy Talent management' The bottom 20% won’t take help.

Charan 10

Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. Wal-Mart understands the power of women-led firms to innovate compelling products.

Globalization 13

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry.

Retail 10

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

“Say, ‘It is taking me about five hours a month to prepare this report for the finance department. Do you have any suggestions on how to streamline the process?’” Today she is the chief innovations officer at Talent Think Innovations, the business strategy and management consulting firm.

How To 8

How To Project Advice Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

A new study by The Bridgespan Group, based on a survey of more than 400 nonprofit C-suite executives and dozens of interviews, surfaced this surprising finding and discussed how to address this leadership development deficit. Education crowdfunder DonorsChoose.org, which finances classroom-based projects, is a good model of success.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The CEO’s principal aim therefore is not necessarily to judiciously allocate financial capital but to allocate precious scientific and human resources to the most promising projects and to pull back and redeploy those resources in a timely manner when the prospects of specific projects dim.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

As many companies move from exclusively internal focused R&D to distributed-innovation systems (e.g., A new component of the IT function must be developed to support this category of work: the Distributed Innovation Group (DIG). online idea markets), the center of expertise for innovation support, and analysis across the enterprise.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. If you want to conduct an employee survey, ask business stakeholders about its relevance and how to do it. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

CIO 15

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. How do you best focus the time and resources you have? Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Be guided by appropriateness and tie into what the target values or needs most.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

Resumes generally don’t distinguish between skills (knowing how to do something) and competencies (doing it really well and with great reliability and ease). But while CVs are good at showcasing formal skills, they’re not very useful for identifying values and behavior. What can be done about this?

Diversity 10

Diversity Reputation Talent Management Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. If the products are hits, that's even better; because it "owns the shelf," there's a direct link back to innovation and marketing.

Operations 14

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

While the CIO needs to understand the business to add value, equally true is that senior leadership and the board of directors don''t understand how to incorporate technology in their strategy, and some don''t even see the need to do so. Humorous because, as a Human Resources practitioner, I hear similar calls for change within my profession.

CIO 8

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

What do we expect from them and how can we help them meet those expectations? How can we detect the need for change? How can we share insights and innovations that allow our employees to be more productive? But like many companies, they didn't know how to act on it. Are employees fully engaged and motivated?

Metrics 13

Metrics Parcell Call Center Productivity 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2012

For a social entrepreneur with an innovative solution, the holy grail is scaling it —that is, taking it to a level where the new approach operates efficiently and effectively to achieve significant mitigation of a social problem. They are: Staffing. Perhaps more than anything else, this has been the key to PlayWorks' successful scaling.

How To 15

How To Franchising ROI Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Here is some advice on how to tap into supply chains for successful scale-up: Reveal more than is comfortable. Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Specifically, it requires reimagining the business you are in, empathizing with your target customers and their challenges, and creatively determining how to most effectively solve their problems. In IoT businesses, sales departments often struggle to determine how to best take a combined product and service to market. Human resources.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

” Laudable as these may be, USAID, the State Department, and other government agencies should really be backing programs that stimulate and support scalable, innovative, job-creating businesses – the kinds of companies that are antidotes to mass unemployment and economic hopelessness, not microfinance. And this is a budding field.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

Brand councils are comprised of senior executives from a range of company functions: key business unit leaders, influential staff leaders from human resources, marketing, legal, and finance, and sometimes even the CEO. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative. Branding Collaboration'

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Culture, and how to build and sustain one, is one of the toughest challenges for managers, especially in today’s fast-paced, highly competitive organizations. For us, those values are employees, customer service, integrity, innovation, fun, and profitability.

Technology 8

Technology Company Tools Information 8