Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Hailed in the 1960s as bastions of sophisticated management, they used cheap financing to acquire, then rationalize, many family-owned firms. With GE’s recent announcement to split off its remaining finance operations , and Honeywell also considering divestment, the pressure on these groups remains in force.

Engineering 8

Engineering Learning Curve Fixed Costs Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

As Wasserman wrote for HBR: A technology-oriented founder-CEO, for instance, may be the best person to lead a start-up during its early days, but as the company grows, it will need someone with different skills. The venture’s finances become more complex, and the CEO needs to depend on finance executives and accountants.

Succession 8

Succession Leadership CEO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. Unlike much larger companies, midsized firms usually lack deep operational and technological talent who can quickly recognize, understand, and resolve huge systems glitches.

Operations 8

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

If, by contrast, Tesla’s target was merely a $100 billion market capitalization — frankly, a great target for most companies, as it projects a 7% return annually for the next 10 years — then investors might quickly lose their appetite to continue financing the company. They signed up for transformation, not steady returns.

Planning 8

Planning Marketing Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real. Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment.

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

What stops skilled, motivated people from making health care better, more integrated, and ultimately more sustainable? Health care is not the only industry that is resistant to change. Making these changes required skill, will, and time underpinned by rigorous process. But no country is delivering these transformational changes.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

The most important objective is for them to discover their strengths and interests, and to begin learning marketable skills. Smart men and women in finance and corporate law always grow rich, or at least well-to-do. Incredibly smart men and women in short-story writing or anthropology or acting rarely do.”

Career 8

Career Follow-up Advice Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. That doesn’t work for a host of practical reasons.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. Alternatively, organizations that rely too heavily on gut instinct resist adjusting their assumptions even when the data clearly indicates that those assumptions are wrong.

Technology 8

Technology Sample Depreciation Analysis 8