Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Cisco's clever little camcorder collapse provides picture-perfect insight into a pervasive innovation pathology: Ignoring — or disrespecting — the obvious. The company knew digital devices were all becoming telecommunications tools. Novel subtlety and nuance can be wonderful but my innovation heart belongs to obvious.

Wireless 11

Wireless Management Telecommunications Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

Six Sigma 17

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

For example, GE developed an ultra-low-cost ultrasound for rural China which is now marketed in over 100 countries. Logitech developed an affordable mouse for the China market which sells for (the Chinese equivalent of) $19.99 Surprisingly, such innovations defy gravity and flow uphill from the poor to the rich.

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In the mid-90s as CEO of Medtronic, I was concerned about whether we could sustain the remarkable success in innovation that we had enjoyed during the previous 10 years. This process of "disruptive innovation" enabled new competitors to create entirely new product categories.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Christensen Telecommunications Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. Nothing has changed in most African banks in terms of structure, despite the avalanche of transformations in the market. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2013

In my eyes, the work Steve Blank, Eric Ries, and others have done to provide a cogent, accessible frame around the academic concepts of emergent strategy is one of the most important contributions to the innovation movement over the past few years. Corporate leaders can take steps to encourage this kind of market-based learning.

Ries 8

Ries Telecommunications Business Model Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they'll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. And most of us revert to tried and true solutions — the enemy of breakthrough strategies and new innovations. There isn't any.

Stress 15

Stress Telecommunications Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Across Africa, many unemployed men have managed small businesses, at least once in their lives.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In the 1900s, French mathematician-economist Leon Walras envisioned prices in a market economy being set by an auctioneer (since known as the “Walrasian auctioneer”) conducting continuous auctions for all kinds of commodities. Economists and market design. Many economists since have been hired by the U.S.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Data-driven managers, departments, and organizations have always enjoyed distinct advantages. The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. alone faces a shortage of roughly ten analytically-competent managers for each deep analyst. We figure it out. Together.".

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Over the past several years a major shift in customer behavior has reshaped the nature of many markets and is leading to profound changes in how companies attempt to serve those markets. People throughout the organization will be expected to routinely make decisions once reserved for managers. Innovation'

Telecommunications 111

Telecommunications Franchising Consultative Diversity 111

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks. But some 70% of the extra profit to be made through social technologies has nothing to do with marketing. But that's a good thing.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

They must manage to both craft the new world with smart strategy, often in the wake of disruption, and cause the organization to embrace the required change. It was the summer of 2000 and the company had quickly lost $85 billion in market capitalization. In this gap between ordered worlds almost anything may happen.”. Lawrence A.

Leadership 8

Leadership Telecommunications Education Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Innovations like Amazon price checks, or changes to healthcare or shipping enabled by mobile phones, are becoming commonplace. Organizations need to enhance their design and capabilities to survive and stay competitive in a world where innovation matters more. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

Big data managed this way may well improve your retention numbers but not transform your company. How can I help marketing retain more customers? We recently participated in a data-dive type process at a major telecommunications company. They built on these assessments to create 30 finely targeted marketing campaigns.

Analysis 8

Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. This quickening pace — what academics and journalists have called innovation on steroids — is beginning to reach IT departments. Innovations were virtually prevented by stifling complexity.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

Here’s what we know: The $290 billion global television market is being disrupted by six billion mobile devices and a new generation of consumers that demand their programing when, how, and where they want it. Megamergers won’t solve for this disruption.

Video 8

Video Telecommunications Early Adopters Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This is promising for a market formerly dubbed the “breadbasket of Africa.” ” Once one of Africa’s most developed markets – with a solid education system, good infrastructure, and a relatively large middle class – decades of mismanagement have cost Zimbabwe.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

For example, marketing optimizes its activities for its own benefit and the sales and customer service functions do likewise. The end-to-end process of customer acquisition and retention — getting rid of duplicate activities and information across marketing, sales and customer service — isnt touched.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

Our new book, Harness the Power of the Purse: Winning Women Investors , based on recent research from the Center for Talent Innovation, indicates that there is a rising tide of female wealth worldwide. “Even in rural India, women manage the households and pay the bills,” she says. ” While women in the U.S.

Survey 8

Survey Diversity Telecommunications Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. I would guess 90% of all managers believe in their ability to undertake professional interviews.

CIO 15

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). Ran Spiegler (with co-authors) has studied such strategies.

Retail 13

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

But most true collaborations cannot be controlled with fixed terms that are defined in advance — they must be managed through relational contracts that allow you to respond flexibly to new information. Their challenge then is to learn how to manage these partnerships differently than the vendor relationships they had before.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

Today, Shenzhen-based DJI , of which one of us is a board member, holds a global market share of 70% in consumer drones and offers a window into the future of competition from China. But DJI is testament to China’s transformation from copycat to high tech innovation. Western media has been quite critical of the Chinese miracle.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. That's right. Contestification.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Risk Officers (CROs) may seem to have little in common. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. Use risk data as an avenue for innovation. Take a customer–life cycle approach.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The most disruptive, unforeseen, and just plain awesome breakthroughs, that reimagine, reinvent, and reconceive a product, a company, a market, an industry, or perhaps even an entire economy rarely come from the single-minded pursuit of the busier and busier busywork of "business." So throw Frederick W. After "what", ask "which."

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Many senior managers desire — and are qualified — to join a board. This is understandable but not good: The syndrome can lead to board timidity, herd mentality, and an aversion to innovation, which can hurt or even kill an enterprise. Or perhaps expertise in managing clinical trials you learned in biopharma? Earning trust.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Google has its own contender in the market, Google Voice. Bharti is the largest telecommunications services provider in India. In response, the management team made a counterintuitive move: It outsourced network installation, maintenance, and service to Ericsson, Nokia, and Siemens, and chose IBM to build and manage its IT systems.

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10