Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 14

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a downbeat tone the manager of a fast-growing healthcare provider rattled off a list of reasons that her company was turning into a numbers-driven organization: Industry regulations required it, Medicare reimbursement policies required it, and delivering specialized services required yet another form of quantitative analysis.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

Six Sigma 17

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 17

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. We tend to project onto others our way of seeing the world. But the majority of the business owners I know prefer to manage risks by minimizing them or bypassing them entirely.

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they'll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. The same logic applies to preparing to operate as an executive. Many managers are "sprinters" early in their careers. There isn't any.

Stress 15

Stress Telecommunications Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Data-driven managers, departments, and organizations have always enjoyed distinct advantages. The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. To be clear, this is not — repeat not — an esoteric tech project. Invest in people.

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Or take Harris Corporation, an American telecommunications company founded in 1895. Land deeply believed in Polaroid as a technology-led company committed to expensive, long-term technology projects. Good product managers are in continuous conversation with their customers. Competition Execution Operations'

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Airlines Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

But most true collaborations cannot be controlled with fixed terms that are defined in advance — they must be managed through relational contracts that allow you to respond flexibly to new information. Their challenge then is to learn how to manage these partnerships differently than the vendor relationships they had before.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. At other accounts, prospective buyers weren't experienced with purchasing products. Price versus Value.

Telecommunications 16

Telecommunications CRM Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries. Similar wastewater projects in Chinese cities are showing that sludge can be converted into valuable products such as vehicle fuels and organic composts. Almost everyone has some skin in this game.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The staggering capital requirements of todays projects — think billion dollar semiconductor factories — dwarf those of yesteryear. The staggering capital requirements of todays projects — think billion dollar semiconductor factories — dwarf those of yesteryear.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. At other accounts, prospective buyers weren't experienced with purchasing products. Price versus Value.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications CRM Price Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves. If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

We operate in a business landscape driven by an obsession with youth. And according to a survey by Network World magazine, only about one in eight tech managers 30 years old or younger had hired anyone over 40 during the previous year. I should know. If you're aiming at a youth-dominated sector, know the odds. She was bracingly blunt.

COO 13

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

So most executives manage it according to their intuition. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. In one hedge fund, the highest performing portfolio managers had higher total motivation. Insight Center.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

To expect anything as complex as this particular project to emerge fully functional on day one was the first (and perhaps most important) failure. The two major players didn’t share priorities: CMS prioritized the October 1 st deadline above operability. Setting irrational expectations. Playing the blame game.

Company 8

Company Telecommunications CIO Learning-by-Doing 8

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

Robotic loaders and remotely-controlled trucks are significantly reducing operational costs in the mining sector. Automation in Maritime industry is turning crew members into system managers. Mining companies are increasingly moving to the latest automation technology to modernize their operations.

Industry 87

Industry Operations Transportation Technology 87

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. Then we project those granular patterns forward as if we had such data in the first place. Philippe Marion/Getty Images.

IPO 8

IPO How To Metrics Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

According to a report put out by Greenpeace in April , the electricity demand of data centers and the telecommunications network is rivaling that of most nations. eBay closely documented the building of its Arizona site, called Project Mercury, and created a case study sharing its specs and specifics on how the company achieved them.

Energy 14

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 14