In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring.

Human Resources 183

Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S. It takes an active HR department and research team to keep their eyes on shifting trends in order to find innovative ways to retain employees. industries and it emphasizes the importance of the retention process in HR.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Ajay is a technologist and business strategist who often obsesses over issues that range from the impact of technology on disruptive business models to entrepreneurship and impact investing. Common marketing theories from the 4Ps to the 5Cs have failed when trying to engage the BoP. Innovation Sandbox” was the term coined by C.K.

Competitive Advantage 154

Competitive Advantage Prahalad Blue Ocean Strategy Glocalization 154

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

We needed to shift faster to public cloud and new technologies such as IoT, machine learning, SAP Cloud Platform and advanced analytics. Besides growing the skills of the current workforce, we also focused on attracting the best talents with new skills from the market and at the same time retain our best talents in the organization.

Ries 76

Ries Skills Human Resources Software 76

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

The innovations are endless, from peer-to-peer payments to automated portfolio managers and trading platforms. Finance digital transformation involves leveraging cutting-edge technologies for better operational efficiency and enhanced strategic decision-making. FinTech companies are putting a new twist on financial concepts.

Finance 99

Finance Technology BPM Company 99

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

Maintaining a market position under intense pressure. Technology trends. As organizations seek to adapt to changing times, senior executives realize they can’t rely on change through simple restructuring and re-engineering. Almost half of respondents point to their CEO’s new business model as a cultural transformation driver.

Altman 76

Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Restructuring has led to fewer layers of management, also to fewer opportunities for promotion. Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. Leaders can no longer afford to let the vagaries of the job market determine who leaves and who stays.

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies and government agencies often make the mistake of viewing innovation as a set of unconstrained activities with no discipline. In reality, for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed as a process from start to deployment. As the head of the U.S.

Process 13

Process Innovation Incubator Committee 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda. Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Carlos Ghosn isn't the only CEO spearheading the frugal innovation revolution. These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2012

Smart companies realize that intelligence about their customers can actually lead to a lot more than greater marketing effectiveness. It a powerful tool for identifying innovations, especially with the opportunities for data gathering afforded by smart technologies and social media. CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE INSIGHT CENTER.

Marketing 15

Marketing Restructuring Brand Analysis 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda. Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Carlos Ghosn isn't the only CEO spearheading the frugal innovation revolution. These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

As Steve Jobs steps down as Apple's CEO — and Tim Cook takes over — many folks are wondering whether Apple can keep its innovation engine humming. He was first shown the door when John Scully and other marketing folks led the charge at Apple — a charge that quickly took a nosedive. Can he do it?

Innovation 13

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Restructuring Technology 13

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2019

Countries around the world are faced with considerable skills, productivity and social inclusion challenges that require novel and innovative approaches to skills development. “Skills improvements complement other key building blocks of an innovative and inclusive economy,” the authors explain. Reinvention.

Skills 72

Skills Innovation Education Restructuring 72

The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

Partial and Piecemeal Programs The senior management team of a large national retailer, enjoying a dominant position in its markets, realized they had to make several radical changes to reduce costs while boosting service levels. Although their words declare otherwise, their actions loudly shout, “You ought to improve in these areas.

Teamwork 104

Teamwork Restructuring Project Micromanagement 104

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

What do you do if you're a leader in a large, successful organization with an entrenched bureaucracy, and you see the need for innovation? IRS Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998); and an outstanding, senior executive from the private sector, Charles Rossotti , was appointed for a five-year term to drive the changes.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

You’re an executive of a clothing retailer and your marketing team detects a new trend that you’re well-positioned to feed. They get locked into detailed agreements that turn out to be poorly aligned with their aspirations and that provide no room for innovation when markets change. The agreement was called off.

Innovation 8

Innovation Retail Banking Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2017

Like the internet, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are driven by advances in core technologies along with a new, open architecture — the Bitcoin blockchain. Like the internet, in the early stages of development there are many competing technologies, so it’s important to specify which blockchain you’re talking about.

Banking 19

Banking Media Decentralization Technology 19

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

I don’t mean a few quarters of sluggish growth or a one-time product flop, but a radical shift in its market, a major technology disruption, or a disastrous strategic bet that threatened the company’s very existence. It was a great idea for a conference, yet it amounted to a hill of beans.

Company 8

Company Long-term Conference Restructuring 8

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the world of branding is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? I am not suggesting restructuring the entire brand management system.

Brand 260

Brand P&L Human Resources Brand Management 260

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A recent report by the consultancy BCG documented a general decline in sales among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the United States during 2017, with mid-sized and large companies losing market share and small companies increasing theirs. Consultancy Catalina also revealed that 90 of the 100 top brands had all lost market share.

Brand 11

Brand Retail Incubator Merchandising 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2014

Offshoring some portion of a firm’s innovation may be beneficial, the authors argue, but beyond a certain point it becomes counterproductive. With nations like China ramping up their innovative capacities, why stop at offshoring manufacturing or customer support?

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Innovation Restructuring Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the former, we examined the presence and market penetration of disruptor companies; we also considered incumbents’ financial performance. For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. Supermarkets are a case in point.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

For an upcoming MIT symposium on the topic, we’re focusing on four main themes: customer expectations, product enhancements, collaborative innovations, and organizational forms. Digital technologies enable companies to better engage with their customers and offer superior experiences at affordable costs. Customer expectations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Globalization Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. From my practice working with bank clients in the continent, here are a few suggestions to make that happen: Restructure staff. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients. Innovate ferociously.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The rapid pace of change in business and technology means that more and more companies will find themselves being disrupted. One large media organization faces large incumbent players and operates in a market that is growing quickly. Being a CEO is harder than ever. Here’s an example to put this into context.

CEO 8

CEO Metrics Leadership Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Technological innovations have radically transformed the business landscape in many ways over the last two centuries, from the introduction of steam power to the market conquest of radial-ply tires. Experiment with frontier technologies. joshua sortino/unsplash.

Succession 8

Succession Industry McKinsey Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2015

Coverage of Google’s restructuring has focused on the idea of Alphabet as a new kind of internet-era conglomerate. Conversely, if Malone thinks that the market has undervalued one of the companies, Liberty can buy back its shares. “We do not intend to become one.”

Examples 8

Examples Incubator Restructuring Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

. “If there ever were an antitrust case where the parties had a dramatically different assessment of the current state of the relevant market and a fundamentally different vision of its future development,” Judge Leon began his decision, “this is the one.”

Media 8

Media Content Video Price 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

As a result, they tend to focus narrowly on technology skills, the Accenture survey reports. The Hilton Worldwide hotel chain documents every employee's specific skills, including languages, education, experience, property experiences, local market connections, and affiliations with boards and non-profits. Have you ever started a club?

Skills 14

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

The fastest-growing segments of America''s job market — by far — are temporary and part-time employment. Workflows and innovation initiatives have been artfully reorganized around "projects" to facilitate faster, cheaper and easier contingent participation. They''re rethinking their economic relationships with the rest.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics. million in investment capital in just the past year.

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Company Outsourcing Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

For example, Google’s restructuring into Alphabet highlighted just how much the company is spending on new businesses, from self-driving cars to space exploration and more. economy is not just the opportunity for raw innovation, but the ability to scale new technologies within large global companies.

Company 11

Company Supply Chain Retail Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

She''s an expert on strategy, innovation, and leading change. In her latest book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good , she analyzed how P&G (among other companies) achieved long-term performance. P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people.

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. It’s no wonder, then, that young people are anxious about their ability to compete in the job market.

Skills 14

Skills Morale Ethics System 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

These dynamics make it hard for teams to recognize or to be fully cognizant of new disruptive challenges, while also stifling the creative innovation that is necessary to proactively confront such challenges. Here’s what will replace it, and here’s what we need to do now to survive and thrive.

Groupthink 8

Groupthink Team Consensus Christensen 8