Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation. And "What can we do now to ensure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past?"

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. Many change efforts fail because people reduce themselves to checking boxes in safe, defensible systems such as Lean and Six Sigma.

Middle Management 14

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. Our team put Six-Sigma thinking to work. We've gained a new appreciation for a whole new world of innovation for us to explore. Today, Stephanie A. We learned quite a bit. Stephanie A. Burns, Ph.D.,

Govindarajan 15

Govindarajan Six Sigma Energy Transportation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Innovation starts with new and novel ideas. When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Finding ideas is never the problem — initially. Find Pivots.

Skills 8

Skills Power Six Sigma Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents? For that end, they must be able to attract world-class innovators and software engineers. For example, breakthroughs in battery technology made the electric cars possible. Ford or Tesla?

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For example, one CEO of a large technology firm oscillated between major expansions (e.g. For instance, think of all the zigzags in strategic direction the old Hewlett Packard took as it went through four CEOs in a decade: first, the focus was on technology innovation, then it was on growth through acquisitions, and then on efficiency.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Real Estate Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. The first step was to hire someone to run it.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This is to say that you don't have to wait until the end of the decade for some breakthrough technology to emerge; it's already here, albeit in bits and pieces. They stand on the shoulders of the methods of "Process Strategy 1.0": Lean , Six Sigma , and Business Reengineering. Let's explore what Process Strategy 2.0

Process 8

Process Examples Strategy Six Sigma 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Management Skills: Motivating, leadership, problem-solving, etc. Innovation . You can find some of the most significant hard skills here: Technological savviness. Six Sigma techniques. People Skills: Persuasion, teamwork, communication, negotiation, etc. Stress management . Critical thinking . Productivity.

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Skills Six Sigma Software CRM 111

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Next, the 10-member senior leadership team used a variety of means, such as town halls, and videos of executives explaining the plan, to clearly and repeatedly communicate the urgent need for cost reduction as a requirement for process redesign across the system that would ultimately improve patient care.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer—the first to hold the position—where he oversees design-led innovation across all the company’s brands under CEO Indra Nooyi. That’s where our work is really about innovation. I strongly believe that design and innovation are exactly the same thing.

Organization 8

Organization Brand Six Sigma Innovation 8