Harvard Business
DECEMBER 14, 2018
I explained this in an article that was published in Harvard Business Review in 2008, before any of those companies began, and, now, 10 years later, that still holds true, as more and more of the business discourse is focused on digital transformation. In other words, they had great business models.
Harvard Business
MAY 18, 2017
I’ll give a few examples, starting with his first HBR article but mostly concerning later work. (A But the article aimed higher, arguing that when corporate leaders invest with short-term results in mind, they put long-term performance at risk. Sound familiar?
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Harvard Business
JUNE 2, 2016
Plenty of theories have been put forth to explain Yahoo’s failures, as the company seeks a buyer following a failed turnaround attempt. Google released Android in 2008 and over the next several years cemented its position as one of the most successful players in the smartphone business. That makes sense.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 22, 2018
FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well. Having executed a successful turnaround as COO of her construction company, Joss had been especially helpful to Noelle during her time at Franklin.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 A recent Harvard Business Review article on hiring CEOs for PE-owned companies argued that “urgency outranks empathy.” The impact began to show in the first year, with an 11% increase in profits. And it has continued to this day.
Harvard Business
MARCH 2, 2017
Turnaround leaders pick up the pieces and make things right when a business or function is failing to perform. One chief strategy officer I met got the job after bringing his company back from the brink with a number of savvy strategic alliances, essentially turning it around after the 2008 recession.
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