Remove 2008 Remove Leadership Remove Training Remove Turnaround
article thumbnail

Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them. Great leadership is extraordinarily difficult.

article thumbnail

The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

However, Hayek didn’t push training on them. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 Hall and OSI’s leadership team have coinvested with Jordan and will continue with the company. He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture.

Company 28