In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The seemingly more attractive (and logical) option is to do more and more – the theory being the more markets, products, and businesses a company engages in, the better the results. Strategy tells you what not to do. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people—at every level of the organization.

Company 177

Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

Instead of cutting human resource jobs (which seems counterproductive for a company that employs 2.3 But the company has elected to make neither its new pricing capabilities nor its long-standing low prices part of its marketing efforts for e-commerce.

IT Strategy 11

IT Strategy Strategy Core Competence Price 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Caught up in administrative activities such as managing employee records and planning company picnics, human resources departments can too easily lose sight of their primary function: Making sure the organization has the needed human capital to implement its strategy. Human resources'

Company 8

Company Human Resources Human Capital Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

For an organization to endeavor to change its culture, it needs to take its cue from what changes in its strategy. Other times, shifts may be driven by disruptions and disrupters like the one happening in the transportation and hotel markets right now thanks to the likes of Uber and Airbnb. In fact, we defined growth as a process.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Agility Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We set people up to use their area of expertise, be it strategy, accounting, operations, technology, finance, or human resources. For example, if a nonprofit is experiencing an issue with hiring, we provide human capital consultants to help them revamp their process.

Skills 9

Skills Real Estate Human Capital Project 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

They were internally focused, their speed-to-market was down, and they couldn't find a good balance between serving customers well while making healthy margins. The result was slow progress against the company strategy and an inability to profitably deliver on the value proposition. Build behavior based on market and customer insights.

Strategy 15

Strategy Education Content Storytelling 15