Leading Blog
MARCH 13, 2023
When a company diversified, it bought companies in other businesses, or else developed new businesses internally, to sell additional products or services, as with Honda, which has exploited its expertise in motors to produce a variety of other vehicles — outboard motors, lawnmowers, ATVs, and so on. Structuring in Sevens.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
GE''s " insourcing " of appliance manufacturing to the U.S. GE''s insourcing is actually quite similar. By the summer of 2008 GE leadership wanted to sell the appliances business or spin it off. Immelt asked why production should be put in old factories in a union environment. So, how did GE do it?
Skip Prichard
JUNE 28, 2019
This question spurred frank and difficult conversations about why growth was stagnating, why employee attrition was happening, what it would take to effect real change (to culture, to policies and processes, to the product set, and to the customer experience), and who would have to step up to lead the charge. Tips to Ask Good Questions.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 29, 2015
Is your company ready to compete in a world of smart, connected products ? ” In this world, customers expect their suppliers to surround their products with data services and digitally enhanced experiences. How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved?
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