HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. We have a critical role to play to help our customers, our industry, and our world lessen the environmental impact of supply chains. Robinson will continue to help advance the supply chain around the globe.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2020

For instance, roughly half identified bankruptcies and industry consolidation as a likely consequence of the post-pandemic recession, with supply chain concerns a major cause of general pessimism surrounding the ability of companies to recover. ” A greener, fairer world.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Crisis Globalization Report 87

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

These shifts will have important implications for the supply chain and profitability of U.S.-based The uncertain nature of trade policy has left many leadership teams reluctant to act. political upheaval. based companies. At the same time, exports and other foreign sales would be made tax free. Options and hedges.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Hedge Automotive Uncertainty 9

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement). Political / Legal (government stability, controls and regulations, effects of terrorism). Opportunities and Threats.

SWOT 118

SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

HR Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

workers recognize the importance of focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, although opinions vary along demographic and political lines. Leadership Commitment : Demonstrate visible commitment from senior leadership to promote and uphold the D&I policy, setting the tone for the entire organization.

Diversity 52

Diversity Policies Commitment Supply Chain 52

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

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

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Before you know it the herd mentality of the legions of politically correct consultants and advisers use said practice area as a platform to be evangelized, and the necessity of common sense and the reality of what actually works often times gets thrown out the window as a trade-off for promotional gain.

Blog 295

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 295

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. During this time, the community members recount dreams, tell myths, and discuss hunting techniques, politics, and weather patterns.

Talent Management 167

Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

The Corporate Leadership Council reports that highly engaged organizations have the potential to reduce staff turnover by 87% and improve performance by 20%. Additionally, given the complexity of global supply chains, we'll witness continued discussion around the prevention of human trafficking and slavery intersection.

Supply Chain 16

Supply Chain Company Strategic Planning Bottom-up 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

Enterprise politics and culture suggest analytics' impact is less about measuring existing performance than creating new accountability. Look at the vicious politics and debate in New York and other cities over analytics' role in assessing public school teacher performance. His answer surprised. "I I can't think of any," he said. "I

Resistance 8

Resistance Organization Supply Chain CRM 8

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. For example, Air Products set up process owners for each of the major steps in its supply chain, including plan, source, make, build, and fulfill.

Process 15

Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

With policy makers distracted by political polarization and limited fiscal and monetary room to maneuver in, one thing seems certain: Global businesses must advance a new, credible narrative for globalization, technology, and the role of corporations — and support it with purposeful action. Toward a New Leadership Agenda.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

On the one hand, protectionism, populism, and wide-spread distrust of business’s role in politics is threatening international corporations (think Carrier, Boeing, and tariffs/taxes for off-shoring and outsourcing). And they may shift dramatically as the political pendulum swings back and forth in different nations.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It can cost more to ensure better labor standards in a supply chain, or to meet environmental standards. Given that senior decision makers in organizations often attained leadership precisely because they are keenly competitive, audacious people, they are particularly unlikely to be swayed by calls for caution.

Ethics 14

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

And Pepsi caused an outrage a few months earlier when its attempt to appear politically aware in an ad with Kendall Jenner seemed to exploit the Black Lives Matter movement. Avoiding harmful practices in the supply chain and donating to good causes won’t get the message across either. Trying too hard can backfire.

Company 10

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Audience 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Every large financial services company has instituted risk management, but that hasn't prevented risky behavior in the form of office politics and personality conflict — as the JP Morgan trading debacle has demonstrated. But Dan, every supply chain model we've run shows that the quantities are way too large.

Merchandising 10

Merchandising Risk Management Supply Chain Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

What if you’re just trying to change the way your people handle loans, manage a supply chain, or interact with customers? For example, when your microwave unexpectedly chills food instead of heating it, it can inspire a revelation about your marriage or your job or even your political views.

Charisma 8

Charisma Supply Chain Creativity Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can generate political capital with government regulators, who may then grant the company greater freedom of movement. After five years, the company is well ahead of schedule, leading it to expand its commitment by reducing emissions along its entire supply chain. It’s not for every company.

Execution 11

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Others like Nordstrom and Oreo have similarly found themselves pulled unexpectedly into political debates. We accepted accountability, apologized, and began to make the deep, systemic changes internally, in our supply chain, and to embark on a journey of collaboration and advocacy with the industry as a whole.”

Crisis 13

Crisis Supply Chain Brand Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As a consequence, quick wins may soon be undone, or they may beget new leadership problems. The result: You will have more control over the pace of your transition to new leadership responsibilities and the company’s transition to its new era. Use silence. A pause before responding has a double benefit.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

His response led to a constructive conversation about successful supply chain collaborations with key customers. They're politely pointing to what competitors and rivals are piloting as subtle goads reminding people that there's more to innovation than price. "Begin with what works," I added. They're constantly planting seeds.

CTO 15

CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

As part of our ten-year longitudinal study on executive transitions, which included more than 2,700 leadership interviews, we did a rigorous statistical analysis (including more than 90 regression analyses) to isolate the skills of the top-performing executives. In comparative rankings they were generally at or near the bottom of the list.

Execution 8

Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Leadership & Developing People Book. Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. It should be a significant building block of your functional or leadership capability; your accomplishment of it should mean something to others in your field. Further Reading.

Career 8

Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Despite saying things like, “I have an open door policy,” some leadership actions may inhibit the courage needed to raise ethical concerns. The head of Supply Chain was given a $3.5 .” Here are five ways organizations needlessly provoke good people to make unethical choices.

Ethics 8

Ethics Compliance Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

As the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh makes all too clear, the factory jobs in our global supply chain carry significant risks for the millions of people who fill them — the majority of whom are women under the age of 30.

Development 9

Development Supply Chain Health Care Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

If you want to go after the health care system, you need to understand what information is needed at diagnosis, how does it then go through the supply chain, etc. When you look at political agendas, there's increased uncertainty in Europe with what Cameron said about putting the EU membership to a vote. No we're not.

Survey 8

Survey CEO Insurance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In their new book, Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage , Scott Keller and Colin Price identify nine factors that are critical to organizational health: Direction, Accountability, Motivation, Leadership, Coordination & Control, External Orientation, Culture & Climate, Capabilities, Innovation & Learning.

Organization 9

Organization Supply Chain Decentralization Bureaucracy 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Suppliers play far more than a supplementary role in our supply chain. CEOs nowadays should literally possess a blend of acute business and management skills, a savvy mastery of political and societal issues, and an ability to engage various stakeholder groups.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

It goes back to my role in establishing the firm’s Responsible Business Leadership function as well as the PwC Charitable Foundation. Thanks to a nonprofit board service role, I attended a class through Leadership Greater Chicago, where I met my husband, who is African American. That’s more than lip service.

Diversity 40

Diversity CEO Ryan Education 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Supply could be disrupted by natural disasters, political unrest, labor strife, or lack of infrastructure investment. And for the highly visible brand companies — companies in industries like footwear, luxury goods, and consumer electronics — reliability of supply is paramount. Those risks were many.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Supply Chain Outsourcing Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. It protects you from being clueless about the political dynamics that so often kill good ideas. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas. The list goes on.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

What Nike and Coca-Cola leadership get is that the climate issue is a systemic problem, not easily defined in one single way, and it directly and profoundly affects their business. You can’t re-arrange supply chains to avoid droughts or storm risk quickly, or flood-protect or move your facilities on the fly.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Short-term Fast Follower 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. Water rising — both literally and as a serious issue for business: Honda's supply chain gets slammed, Levi's gets creative. Whatever your politics, ignoring or dismissing this movement is a big mistake. Big organizations keep asking more of their suppliers.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher gave the idea political cover. It hurried along the formation of global supply chains with ever greater efficiency and economies of scale. Shredded vertical supply chains. Very quickly, shareholder value became the gospel of capitalism.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Aid Bosses, once the unquestioned successors in Africa to the joint heirloom of Mother Teresa and Lord Clive of Chennai , are finding it harder and harder to get face time with the political grandees in our wheeling and dealing capitals. I run a multinational enterprise with multiple partners and super-demanding clients.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14