Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Marketers today encounter a mind-boggling array of technologies. CMOs I talk to are swamped by meeting requests from technology vendors, and most feel an acute pressure to climb on the tech bandwagon. My colleagues and I believe CMOs can make better technology sourcing decisions by asking five fundamental questions.

Technology 8

Technology Marketing Tools Middle Management 8

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. These issues are referred to as strategic alignment and employee engagement.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2015

For many managers, however, the more difficult day-to-day challenge is “getting to no” which is what we call the process for agreeing on what not to do. In the long run, no one is happy. They assigned different pieces of it to middle managers who had relevant knowledge, experience, and organizational responsibility.

Middle Management 8

Middle Management Rogers Media Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

Musk knows that one of Tesla’s biggest competitive advantages is the patience and long-term thinking not only of management but also of its investors. Unsurprisingly, autonomous driving technology and where Tesla stands relative to competitors are frequently discussed.

Planning 8

Planning Marketing Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2011

If things don't go your way when you're launching a new strategy, or pitching a long-shot idea to a skeptical investor, don't relegate yourself gloomily to a future in middle management. Checkbox 4: Are you being "Macromyopic" and overdramatizing the short-term impact of the mistake?

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term IPO Middle Management 15

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 7, 2014

For people to commit, especially over the long term, they need to have confidence that a company is well-led, heading in the right direction, and well-positioned to deliver products and services they know customers want. But increasingly too there is a power shift in play, brought by digitization, toward consumers and employees.

Reputation 252

Reputation Chief Executive Officer Globalization Motivation 252

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For example, one CEO of a large technology firm oscillated between major expansions (e.g. Each of these might make sense individually, but because they haven’t been positioned as an integrated way of coping with a changing environment, employees have become skeptical about senior management’s ability to secure the future.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Real Estate Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

In my work in competitive intelligence I have met many managers and executives who made major decisions involving billions of dollars of commitments with only scant attention to the likely reaction of competitors, the effect of potential disruptors, new approaches offered by startups and the impact of long-term industry trends.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

The term "data driven" is penetrating the lexicon ever more deeply these days. Work hard to learn new skills and bring new data and new data technologies (big data, predictive analytics, metadata management, etc) into their organizations. It took a long time for me to learn that things bounce around.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Quality Benchmarking Follow-up 8

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I imagine for some of you, your answer would be the personal computer and all the technological marvels that now make up our digital world. While those of us in middle management were privy to some of the proposed changes, our president was more interested in keeping a tight lid on any information he shared with the rest of his employees.

Power 100

Power Long-term Uncertainty Biotechnology 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Managers in these organizations translate corporate objectives into a few straightforward guidelines that help employees make on-the-spot decisions and adapt to constantly shifting environments, while keeping the big picture in mind. Rail accounted for only 20% of long-haul shipments in Brazil, compared with 80% in most countries.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Much of the failure of long-term strategizing arises not from its difficulty but from confusion about how to do it. The experts — middle management, analysts, engineers, consultants — aren’t asked to provide a comprehensive view of possible futures and their probability of occurring. Insight Center.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Supply Chain Outsourcing Brand 9