Lead Change Blog
JUNE 25, 2020
Improvement – In the effects domain, managers often look for steps to improve the appearance of their P&L results, yet no real, underlying change takes place. For example, a manager might delay travel or defer other expenses in the last weeks of a quarter to create the appearance of lower operating costs, thus a better bottom line.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
At Hartwell Pacific, the global metal recycling company I founded in 1993 and exited in 2008, I was operating factories in six different cities in four countries, so developing an effective global management system was critical. After lunch we would take a tour of that country's operations. We tried to be as inclusive as possible.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 8, 2012
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates: an internal fee on carbon. As Microsoft takes on more of its customers' operations through cloud-based services, reliance on the utility grid creates real operational and price risk (from outages and volatile prices).
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators. And there’s a fundamental conflict between innovation and optimizing an existing operation. To close the gap, we need to treat innovation differently than we do normal operations. Don’t Get Trapped in Your P&L.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 25, 2012
The two executives had to pause before crossing the gravel road that ran through Westmid's grounds, because of the steady stream of trucks traveling to and from construction sites around Birmingham and all the way to London. And they were shocking: Just 1% of Egan's SKUs accounted for 100% of its operating profits.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 1, 2013
Nimbleness and frugality, after all, remain critical to growth, and it''s been interesting to see that even as the economy slowly recovers, plenty of business travelers voluntarily and even eagerly share hotel rooms with colleagues. Companies need to carefully calibrate their travel policies according to their organization''s culture.
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