Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What is Sustainable Leadership? Sustainable Leadership is a style of management that drives solutions for environmental, social and economic challenges in the world. It recognizes leadership as a process of influence and breaks down silos to combine efforts towards change and transformation. Sources: [link].

Quality 52

Quality Long-term Short-term Leadership 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Stephanie Neal’s research underscores the importance of aligning organizational values with leadership actions.

CEO 52

CEO Altman McCarthy Supply Chain 52

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

What can set them apart is their ability to influence their internal processes (orientation and business model) and immediate external environment (networks) to ensure they remain future-ready.”. Organizational agility. Cultural similarities.

Company 104

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 104

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. At Walmart, people are at the core of our business.

Environment 98

Environment Diversity Leadership Supply Chain 98

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

How do organizations achieve longevity, the kind of longevity that survives long past the founder or any particular leader or leadership team? In this article I explore three barriers to entrepreneurial action: resistance from within the firm, resistance from within the supply chain, and resistance from the customer.

Supply Chain 53

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 53

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

Leadership 65

Leadership Uncertainty Long-term Supply Chain 65

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

The skills touted as most important for advancing careers are changing: 40% of business leaders chose innovation skills as most important for succeeding at work today, behind decision-making skills (39%) and leadership skills (35%).

Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Technology Hammer Report 65

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

How To 65

How To Leadership Uncertainty Long-term 65

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

where one of us is Vice President Supply Chain, suggests this “magic” can be repeatable. In 2010, Coty was rapidly expanding through acquisitions and internal growth and needed to align, integrate, and further accelerate improvements in its supply chain. The experiences of global beauty company Coty Inc.,

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Kotter Critical Success Factor Learning-by-Doing 9

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Exploring Key Factors Influencing Effective Governance First and foremost, it is crucial to comprehend that governance is not a single-dimensional concept but a complex amalgamation of factors working in harmony. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core. As an example, Look at Apple!

Blog 295

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 295

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

How To 94

How To Uncertainty Long-term Supply Chain 94

Change Starts Here

JULY 9, 2013

A revolving leadership door had ushered four CEOs in and out in two years. So, in August the Transformation Team divided into Theme Teams that were responsible for achieving all the objectives in each strategic theme: new products, sales, quality, supply chain execution, and organization. Organizational Change'

Balanced Scorecard 95

Balanced Scorecard Workshop Supply Chain Objective 95

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) Reserved your spot? You can learn more in FE News.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

We’ve built our entire supply chain from the ground up and are the first to introduce guayusa to international markets. Fausto helped us grow from nothing into a team of 15 people and about 500 farmers, at which point Fausto’s leadership started to falter.

Talent Management 167

Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

There’s little argument that Tesla is a wildly innovative company. Tesla clearly doesn’t qualify under the traditional definition of a disruptive innovation. Tesla is also not comparable to Netflix, another frequently-cited example of a disruptive innovator. car manufacturer and all but three worldwide.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Automotive Disruptive Innovation Transportation 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

And they need process owners (who may variously be called VP of Customer Experience, SVP of Supply Chain, Chief Engineer, or Value Stream Leader, for instance) to lead these initiatives. They are not senior enough to have the necessary influence. So what conditions give process owners the best chance of success?

Process 15

Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. The rapid increase in data about real-time conditions in supply chains will enable more agility. Resource constraints mean organizations have to use less stuff.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

Accountability is often the unhappy byproduct rather than desirable outcome of innovative analytics. The sophisticated and near-real-time analytics created the worst of both worlds for them: greater accountability with less flexibility and influence. Greater accountability makes people nervous. That's not unreasonable.

Resistance 8

Resistance Organization Supply Chain CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

But the potential impact and influence of network effects goes far beyond unique selling propositions and user experience. Comparable challenges exist for supply chain management and external partnerships: their collective intelligence may be ripe for algorithmic harvesting, but how well will it link to the rest of the enterprise?

Management 8

Management Supply Chain CIO Core Competence 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

An expert in customer strategy at a consumer products company,we’ll call Sandra, She wanted to stay with the company, however, so she looked for gaps in service delivery across business units – from supply chain to e-commerce – and then volunteered to help colleagues fill those gaps.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

And so the power of incumbency, firm competencies, and market share is giving way to the ability to engage across companies and industries, innovate, individualize, and deliver. Information & technology Leadership Strategy' Today, though, many of those characteristics are in flux much of the time.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2014

Organizations worldwide are increasingly using design to drive growth and innovation. For the most part, this is good news: the influence of design has made products, services, software, and environments better, both for the customer and the bottom line. The product subsequently underperformed and was taken off the shelf.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Software B2B Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. The bad news: Petabytes of new data and algorithmic innovation assure that “autonomy creep” will relentlessly challenge human oversight from within.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. By competing on serving customers, we can understand, anticipate, stimulate, and influence market demands.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. We are always on the agenda of the executive team and are a significant part of the leadership meetings,” says Bert van Meurs, CMO of Philips Healthcare Imaging Systems.

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

In recent years, Jones has raised the bar for DE&I leadership across the globe for a number of talent initiatives for groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Intel continues to make great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I).

Diversity 52

Diversity Supply Chain Globalization Mentor 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. They can invest in for-benefit enterprises.

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

I realized that my entire life I was being led by the power they instilled in me and was using it to make my way in the world, and be a positive influence. It goes back to my role in establishing the firm’s Responsible Business Leadership function as well as the PwC Charitable Foundation. My purpose is to honor their legacy.

Diversity 40

Diversity CEO Ryan Education 40

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It hurried along the formation of global supply chains with ever greater efficiency and economies of scale. As “better, cheaper, faster, smaller, more convenient, and more personalized” became the new norm, the ability to innovate with committed employees and agile processes became critical. Shredded vertical supply chains.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Inevitably, not all of the final pitches were winners but, to Facebook, the potential for uncovering groundbreaking innovations is worth pulling a couple hundred engineers away from their everyday tasks. In the best cases, user feedback influences the design and provides the ultimate measure of success.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Banking Brainstorming Participative 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

Businesses primed to leverage these technologies to streamline everything from supply chains to sales and marketing will be riding the wave’s crest. As AI and blockchain morph into accessible cloud-based services and no-code environments offer an open invitation to all, the era of democratized innovation stands before us.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Loyalty Content Efficiency 109

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2011

In Australia, pundits openly speculate that digital media will influence Middle Kingdom governance as powerfully as they did Middle East rulership. Hence China's innovation dilemma. Interoperating with supply chain software and CRM technologies used by big customers in Europe and America is already underway. Probably not.

Innovation 14

Innovation Supply Chain Politics CRM 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

On human rights issues, companies have lobbied the UK government for stronger regulation tackling Modern Slavery in corporate supply chains, and the Cambodian government for stronger protection for worker’s rights. A number of CEOs are realizing that such expectations cannot be met by innovation and voluntary actions alone.

Globalization 10

Globalization Policies Supply Chain CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

Never before has leadership been so critical, and never before has it seemed in such short supply. It takes extraordinary leadership to keep an organization relevant in a world of relentless change. So what does it take to dramatically enlarge the leadership capacity of an organization?

P&L 8

P&L Supply Chain Bottom-up McKinsey 8