Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Then it wasn’t.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

A new study from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that, according to the 2015 US government’s definition of disability , a significant portion of the white-collar workforce has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity: 30% of a nationally representative survey of 3,570 white-collar employees.

Compliance 8

Compliance Chief Operating Officer Innovation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2014

And too often, savings just represent corrections of past failures in managing supplier relationships. Too often, they are not fluent in the nuances of the business and therefore lack the expertise and authority to challenge or influence spending decisions. Glacial processes. Deep expertise is critical in each area.

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Budgeting Objective Cost Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2014

In the late 1990’s, Home Depot’s rapid growth had outpaced its corporate infrastructure and was hiding serious cost management challenges. Their board hired Robert Nardelli from GE to quickly install the organizational foundation necessary to continue the company’s growth and better manage costs. Boards Leadership Strategy'

Strategic Fit 8

Strategic Fit Rogers CEO Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Business growth can also depend on factors such as the availability of talent or scarce raw materials that influence, say, a company’s innovation capabilities or its ability to manufacture cost-effectively. Having said that, it is also true that executives need help managing their globalization gambits.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

No Hierarchy, No Management, No Nothing. How Medium is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers First Round Capital. Medium isn''t merely a digital publishing platform; it''s also a fierce adopter of Holacracy, a style of management that is entirely management-free. So does it work? Stirman says yes.

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Report Film Loyalty Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Innovative new hospital designs have changed patients’ experiences and expectations of what a hospital should be. In “View Through A Window May Influence Recovery From Surgery,” he famously compared two sets of patients—one with “tree views” and one with “wall views.”

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Hotels Health Care Cost 8