Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

She also used them to scout for talent, keeping an eye out for young managers ready to move into more-senior positions and perhaps transfer to headquarters. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “So what?

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Banking 28

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 7, 2022

Roaming through a series of management books and business coaching sessions, one can easily feel overwhelmed by the constant reappearance of certain buzzwords. I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses.

Consulting 68

Consulting Transportation Case Study Case Studies 68

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2018

So with customers expecting more personalized, agile, and on-demand delivery, insurers are now racing to keep pace and deliver more relevant solutions for a changing user landscape. This speed and agility allows the insurance industry to match stride with would be disruptors in the digital age. Case Studies.

Insurance 60

Insurance Insurance Case Study Case Studies 60

Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. Enjoy the reading!

Management 11

Management Handbook Case Study Case Studies 11

1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Outsourcing and managed services are appealing options for many companies at a time when workforces are stretched thin. Although managed services and outsourcing both involve hiring a partner organization, they encompass different levels of work. What are managed services? But don’t be fooled—these terms aren’t interchangeable.

Management 26

Management Operations Comparison Case Study 26

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead. Soon, Pratt and Joshi talked and Agilent became the first client Deloitte served using a global delivery model (GDM). Transformation Program Management.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

You have an ambitious team member who’s asking to be promoted to manager. As a manager, you’re always on the lookout for the next generation of talent in your organization. “It requires different skills to manage than to be an individual contributor,” she says. How do you judge his skills and experience?

Management 28

Management Engineering Leadership Case Study 28

Cheryl Cran

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organizations are faced with managing change at a faster rate than ever before and the fast pace of change requires agile and future ready leaders. Leadership development programs need to be a combination of online, video, case studies and coaching.

Development 20

Development Leadership Case Study Case Studies 20

Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

What should a manager do? Then we feel more anxious,” says Susan David, a founder of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital and author of Emotional Agility. You’ll be better able to support your team and model resiliency if you acknowledge and manage any stress and anxiety you feel yourself.

Productivity 40

Productivity How To Case Study Case Studies 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

. “We all pick up on subtle cues from other people, and that affects our behaviors and actions,” says Susan David, founder of the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching and author of Emotional Agility. Case Study #1: Address the root of the problem. Case Study #2: Set new challenges. The gambit worked.

How To 40

How To Case Study Case Studies Groups 40

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

” His new book, Measure What Matters , contains his explanation for how and why the system works, as well as case studies by leaders who’ve adopted it — including Bill Gates, Larry Page, and Bono. I got to be a student of Andy Grove, one of the the greatest managers of his, or any other, era.

System 28

System Agile Culture Case Study 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. And here’s to an even better 2017!”

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Construction 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. Projects were selected across channels to highlight agility, innovation, and customer centricity. A comprehensive internal data platform was developed to help Dr. Reddy’s employees be proactive with their customer requests and solve any problems in an agile way.

Culture 53

Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 53

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. This information helps you better manage your monthly cash flow. ” Milestone payments not only help you manage your cash flow, they are “also a tool for communication,” she says. Don’t: Work informally.

Cash Flow 28

Cash Flow Case Study Case Studies Talent 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2018

” But the good news is that we are not helpless, says Susan David, a founder of the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching and author of Emotional Agility. Even if your job is manageable it can quickly become a source of anxiety “if everyone else around you is stressed” and vocal about it, according to David.

How To 35

How To Construction Case Study Case Studies 35

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2016

What do you need to change as the manager and what do you need to ask your direct report to do differently as well? “One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager,” she says. “Then you, as the manager, can offer constructive feedback.” What the Experts Say.

Productivity 28

Productivity How To Meeting Case Study 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

To give an example of just how hard it can be to prevent this from happening, let’s consider the case of Nokia. The voluminous case studies and articles about the firm would fill entire file cabinets in the typical business school storage area. The difficulty here is that this doesn’t happen overnight.

Company 28

Company Sales Retail Engineering 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

Godbout: I have yet to see the case study of massive change management of innovation where a group of people came in and, like a whirlwind, changed everyone’s thoughts and executed the whole thing themselves. Business schools should be teaching a public-sector version of processes and management and motivation and people.

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Government Policies Recruiting Recruitment 34

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

To address these questions, Coty partnered with Kotter International to implement a broad global change management program. The Coty experience also informs case study examples in John P. This included a call for action — “Act Today, Shape Tomorrow” — that was backed by Coty’s senior management.

Leadership 30

Leadership Case Interview Accenture Groups 30

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

The Great Place to Work Institute partners with Fortune to produce the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in which trust comprises two-thirds of the criteria , since their research shows that “trust between managers and employees is the primary defining characteristic of the very best workplaces.”

Financial 28

Financial Culture Leadership Report 28

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

The organizational barriers to profitable growth are foreseeable and can be managed. Let’s look at each of the five as they played out in our study companies. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. The Five Insights: Organizational Fitness.

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Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Ridge overhauled the culture, redefined the work of its leaders, even embraced a whole new language, to put a premium on learning, experimenting, improvising — transforming a stale, insular business into something agile and open-minded. It’s free, but you do have to enter your email address to get the case study.

Culture 28

Culture Company Case Study Case Studies 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Participants are taken out of their day-to-day workplaces to be inspired by expert faculty, work on case studies, receive personal feedback, and take away the latest leadership thinking (and badges for their résumés). How talent management is changing. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

Development 28

Development Leadership Emotional Intelligence System 28