Management Productivity Strategic Fit Technology 
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2014
However, by the middle of the decade, Google was growing, YouTube was forming, and “operational excellence” wasn’t a differentiating strategy in technology. Ballmer had done his job, but the strategic needs of the organization had shifted. Ballmer took over, and excelled at, a Box 2 challenge. Boards Leadership Strategy'
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Among managers, directors, and supervisors, that number drops to 21%. ” – Marketing staff, technology/telecom company. “The desire for management to include pet phrases or sayings gets in the way of clear communication. ” – Marketing manager, technology/telecom company. Josh Bernoff.
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Harvard Business Review
JUNE 8, 2015
Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. It’s not just products.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Employee trust in management and commitment to the company have been in decline for decades. Only a minority of companies have managed to buck this decline and have built companies worthy of the human spirit. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. How do they do it? First, it must start with the CEO.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 19, 2015
How can you tell if the product you are working on is likely to succeed or fail? Situation One: It’s a Technology in Search of a Need. The result was multiple product launches and more than 10 years of limited or no success in the connected home space. But products often fall short of these high expectations.
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