Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Musk himself is ambivalent about the term. Investors and lenders are betting on the company’s long-term potential to dominate a future that may feature autonomous vehicles, sustainable energy consumption, and the ability to upgrade easily as both hardware and software evolve. car manufacturer and all but three worldwide.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Automotive Disruptive Innovation Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

But the more important part of the story, the lesson that applies to all kinds of companies in all sorts of fields, is that every one of these star performers faced at least one “near-death experience” during the course of its long-term success. It was a great idea for a conference, yet it amounted to a hill of beans.

Company 8

Company Long-term Conference Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2014

Journalist Justin Gillis wrote about the risk of “severe economic disruption” and “wildly expensive” solutions — ones that may not even exist — if we don’t leverage existing technologies to shift the global economy away from carbon over the next 15 years. Talk of potential risk to humanity is not new. coal market. coal market.

Discounted Cash Flow 11

Discounted Cash Flow NGO Conference Banking 11

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. I teach people about stuff that they learned a long time ago. So this stuff’s been around a long time. How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Meet needs.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. I teach people about stuff that they learned a long time ago. So this stuff’s been around a long time. How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Meet needs.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The term had multiple definitions, all of which were applied, including, for instance, the “last price before 4 PM” and the “last price reported in the closing auction.” Once we defined the term more narrowly, the patterns disappeared. Decision making Information & technology'

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Credit Scoring Price Market Segmentation How To 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

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Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This is a high-octane, high-consequence, long-term date. But a long-term relationship can help you leapfrog the learning curve of the close collaboration, which can sometimes take years to develop. Michael Fertik is a repeat Internet entrepreneur and CEO with experience in technology and law.

How To 15

How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The announcement late last week of Comcast’s $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable set off a predictable frenzy of hyperventilating by much of the technology media and self-appointed consumer advocacy groups. Looking at the merger in terms of continued consolidation within the cable industry, however, misses the bigger picture.

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Technology Content Information Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

As Lerner summed it up for me in an interview, "There seemed to be a pretty positive track record in terms of technology companies after buyouts.". The company must identify some assets from which it can squeeze more cash, in order to improve its short-term position. This simple strategy proved wildly successful.

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Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2014

Of course, we live in a wildly diverse world; we want to be inclusive and broad minded ourselves; and we therefore want our providers of financial advice, energy, and technology to reflect those values. At the same time, the share of men shown in their advertising has declined.

Industry 8

Industry Advertising Finance Long-term 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Don’t be timid.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

Big data's signal problems won't disappear as the use of smartphones and other digital technologies increases. Longer term, we must ask how we can bring together big data approaches with small data studies — computational social science with traditional qualitative methods.

Technology 8

Technology Wilde Long-term Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

While that formative decade is long and dynamic for each person; in a companion post I've offered some observations on the differences between Generation Z and Generation After-Lehman ; there are some consistencies in how best to manage and motivate excellent twenty-somethings. Emphasize long-term rewards, and set an example.

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Motivation Management Short-term Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2018

A Dell-EMC study reveals significant differences in terms of willingness to trade privacy for services across countries and across different uses of digital applications; of 15 countries studied, Germans were most concerned about privacy and the Indians were the least. The development of new technologies, such as AI, may hang in the balance.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Constraint Self-aware Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. Is CDO the next step for the aspiring CIO-Plus?

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

In an effort to move from the Wild West world of shoot-from-the-hip decision making to a more evidence-based model, companies realized that they would need data. Quill looks for high margin items that have sales shortfalls (in comparison to regional cohorts) that are fixable in the near term. Information & technology Technology'

Comparison 8

Comparison Analysis Information Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

I have a clock in my office that synchronizes itself at 1:00 am every day using a signal sent out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado, which has an advertised precision in the fraction-of-a-second range. It should be trustworthy, right? Not so — it can be wildly inaccurate.

Advertising 8

Advertising Collins Wilde Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. Once again this sounds straightforward.

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Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

A day of heavy labor might produce a few bars of iron, 14 feet long and two inches on a side. But while Hasenclever took a long-term view of the colonies’ promise as a home for industry, his investors tired of his endless expansion plans. Technology was part of the problem. Innovation Technology'

Industry 8

Industry Hammer Transportation Technology 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2018

A basic tip provided by start-up technicians, expert technology specialists, self-help experts, and network experts on how to start an online business is: “Be Effective.”. Our company is not just a web development agency; we are the technology partners of several start-ups. Brendan Wilde of Discountdomains.co.nz

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B2B Development Wilde Project 62

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Incentivize for long-term viability. A group inside his office, New Urban Mechanics , is charged with coming up with different technological solutions to city problems. But one thing is certain: faced at the onset with internal pressure to drive cost out of production, it was far less likely that Gerber could truly innovate.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company ROI Disruptive Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals). This is in part because every clean energy technology is rapidly getting cheaper. For years, asset owners with longer-term horizons, like pension or sovereign wealth funds, have pressed companies to better manage environmental and social issues.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

The term "disruptive innovation" has become an industry buzzword. Maybe your hand is forced by downsizing or new technologies are automating you right out of relevance. For more on a real-time corporate Innovator's Dilemma, see Horace Dediu's HP's Decades-Long Departure. But it was a good decision; in fact, I see no other way.

Disruptive Innovation 17

Disruptive Innovation Christensen Metrics Innovation 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

So we’ve teamed up with Wildes & Weinberg P.C. , How long does the process take from filing? TN visa status is only available to citizens of Canada and Mexico, under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). How long does the process take from filing? Is there a quota? Nearly guaranteed.

Process 8

Process Outsourcing Long-term Public Relations 8

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Over the years, as I’ve tried to patiently persist and actively trust, I’ve found that God’s plan always unfolds for my long-term benefit, even if things get rough in the moment. He could have attributed their success to more advanced technology, better marketing, or thinking differently. his response was very telling.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. How technology is transforming transactions. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This was a break from the previous decade, when technical improvements and competing technologies meant constant upgrades , advancing from dial-up through early cable-based broadband, DSL service offered over the analog phone network, early fiber-based deployments (notably Verizon FiOS) and cable’s last major upgrade, known as DOCSIS 3.0.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

One result of this complexity is that short-term government spending can either increase long-term debt or reduce it, largely as a result of how much economic growth it stimulates. We possess the tools and technologies to measure more about the world than we could have imagined just a generation ago.

Short-term 13

Short-term Long-term Politics Wilde 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. The list of "once-in-a-century" storms, floods, and droughts this year is too long to list. China, China, and China. Business as usual is no more.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2011

The key is to manage your multiple partners and not let your relationships run wild. Long term commitment in a world where the technology is advancing almost on a daily basis is difficult to maintain. PDF) But that would leave you out of the game for many new technologies and markets, where alliances are essential.

Management 12

Management Airlines How To Pharmaceuticals 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

Jacobi went for a long walk in Riverside Park and happened to bump into Or Shani, CEO of an AI firm, Adgorithms. It was winter in New York City and Asaf Jacobi’s Harley-Davidson dealership was selling one or two motorcycles a week. It wasn’t enough. Could Liberate 50% of Managers' Time. Here's what they should focus on.

ROI 14

ROI Tools Marketing CRM 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Encourage “technology-free meetings” whenever possible. In addition to being damaging to health long-term, energy roller coasters (usually caused by blood sugar highs and crashes) throughout the day are distracting, undermine focus and concentration, and impact performance.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Energy Policies Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

At the same time, technologies like selfie sticks, Fitbits, and wearable video cameras are making people comfortable monitoring their own calorie consumption, sleep patterns, heart rate, friends, family, and daily experiences. Product and package designers can see how people open, store, and use their purchases “in the wild.”

Document 8

Document Marketing Learning-by-Doing Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. I’ve come a long way since then.”. Greenspan had a long career as a private economic analyst and forecaster behind him when he was appointed Federal Reserve chairman in 1987. They are not.

Long-term 12

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a recent HBR article, Paul Nunes and I introduced the term Big Bang Disruption to signify innovations that, thanks to rapidly advancing technology, come out of the box both better and cheaper than alternative solutions already in the marketplace. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance?

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

But it seems especially ironic that this is happening in the San Francisco Bay area, that one-time headquarters of flower power where entrepreneurs have long fashioned themselves as rebels and iconoclasts battling robotic rivals (Microsoft, IBM) and liberating workers from the hierarchical ways of corporate life. It makes it culturally cool.

Information Technology 11

Information Technology Bureaucracy Technology Open-book 11