Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

When partners in an alliance come into conflict, it can be just what is needed to produce a technically and commercially successful product. ” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. The results were fascinating.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

The headlines tell us the airline industry, cruise industry, and therefore related businesses like hotels and suppliers are having problems. Product companies – a client is worried about the big industry trade show at which they exhibit because many of their customers are from overseas, and probably won’t attend, and see her new products.

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Consultant Ninja

JUNE 3, 2009

"Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land." It pisses me off that HR staff, who lecture us about cultural sensitivities and diversity, choose to quote a mass murderer. Productivity. (6).

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

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1 to 1

MARCH 21, 2023

Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian’s announcement that in-flight wi-fi would be free for loyalty members went over with flying colors, drawing hoots and rousing applause. The event, held live after a three-year hiatus, is so named because it focuses on the four pillars of experience management: customer, employee, brand, and product experience.

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Henman Performance Executive

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Create a Culture of Change. As the senior leader, your job is to build a culture of change, one that supports the long-term strategy of your company. The root of culture is “cult,” a testament to the kind of thinking that can often guide decision makers to adhere to a mindset that no longer works. About Linda. Client List.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. And this is not just the superconsumers outside your organization who are passionate about your products and services. And they’re sure to have great ideas about how to improve your products and business.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

Its brand still has clout; its name is as steeped in American culture as Coke and Levi’s. It should start with its internal culture. To ensure that a strong product assortment can draw people into its stores, Sears should work on buttressing relationships with the vendors of its top brands.

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Consultant Ninja

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Vince shows us an unfortunate reality of todays internet culture - that all attention, regardless of whether it makes one look better or worse, is good attention. Productivity. (6). Now the challenge is on to make future graphs even uglier, thankfully in Excel I have the perfect tool. February 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM. Consultant Ninja.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Deloitte 100

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

At MyEdu, we had developed a college student profile product, and Blackboard – one of the largest educational software companies in the world – purchased our company to supplement their existing product portfolio with this rich new capability. I was at a startup that got acquired. It might be to buy talent. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

But it’s particularly difficult for large, traditional firms , especially those which operate in consolidated, non-growth industries (think pulp and paper, steel, airlines) and which are often located away from the metropolitan areas where data scientists live. There were no processes in place to share the learning.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

One global technology company my team works with, for example, discovered that, on average, its sales employees didn’t understand or know about 22% of its product features, even though they believed they did. Another strategy is to promote a culture of continuous improvement. A great example comes from the aviation industry.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 24, 2016

Boeing is a company that is constantly growing, changing, and adapting with cutting-edge technologies to produce world-class innovative products. ———— History & Culture. Boeing’s vision is to run healthy core businesses, leverage its strengths into new products and services, and open new frontiers.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 26, 2014

Danny Meyer has revolutionized restaurant culture around the world (starting with Union Square Cafe and then with many other eating places) by placing an emphasis on generosity. It’s entirely possible to create buildings or signs or products that are brutally efficient, where no effort is put into grace or style or beauty.

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Airlines Efficiency Construction Travel 54

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the worst case, busyness can become an implicit goal or cultural norm, and the original strategic intent can be lost in a frenzy of detail and activity. Few would deny the importance of corporate culture, for example, even though it is not easily quantifiable. Insight center. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 9, 2016

After a company in Seattle famously raised its lowest wage tier to $70,000, two people (who got paid more than most of the other workers) quit, because they felt it wasn't fair that people who weren't as productive as they were were going to get a raise. This is our culture of 'getting ahead' talking.

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Airlines Culture Productivity Company 20

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2017

When the builders encountered some technical difficulties while trying to erect the wheel, Richard Branson, the mercurial founder of rival airline Virgin Atlantic Airways, seized the opportunity. As a result, we found that trash-talking boosted motivation and productivity. Trash-talking, however, can also harm the target.

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Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

That said, faking might not be necessary if a doctor deems your desired productivity level or your stress around a big project as reason enough to prescribe medication. As the CEO of an airline, would you prefer to have a pilot on drugs if it decreased the probability of accidents? The Big Questions. — and work performance.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

The existing management team had not addressed a range of issues, including required changes to store sizes, the product range, and which geographies the company focused on. Don’t underestimate the importance of cultural fit. So founder and CEO Tom Stemberg hired John Wilson as head of strategy and chief financial officer.

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Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2016

Organizations that manage digital networks (we call them network orchestrators) are different from traditional product and service providers. Airline JetBlue has turned its Twitter account into a highly responsive, 24/7 customer service line. They begin with different values, invest in different assets, and choose different leaders.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

The question that needs to be asked is whether we are more productive and successful with fewer days, or whether work is getting in the way of our success. ” All of us are too steeped in a productivity culture to value doing nothing (which is why we, personally, struggle with our meditation practice).

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. But the advantages of mass production outweigh those losses in most cases. An assembly line requires giving up customization and beauty in order to achieve an inexpensive, consistent product. There are no shortcuts.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

The conclusion of this stream of research is that these resources are usually intangible and community based, such as relationships , trust , culture , identity , or knowledge sharing. That is because, ultimately, competitive advantage comes from people, rather than products or patents.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

Booz has experience across a broad range of industries including high technology, finance, and consumer products. The Resultant® Division works as business coaches applying practical frameworks to address issues including strategy, procurement, revenues, bottlenecking, costs, safety, environment, and organisational culture.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

Some very well-known companies such as Whole Foods (founder John Mackey dedicates a whole chapter to love in his book Conscious Capitalism ) and Southwest Airlines (their NYSE ticker code is LUV) make explicit reference to love. They let their actions, policies, products, and services do this instead. Love is like an operating system.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The Resultant® Division works as business coaches applying practical frameworks to address issues including strategy, procurement, revenues, bottlenecking, costs, safety, environment, and organisational culture. PRG has particular expertise in the following industries: Financial Services, Government, Telecommunications, and Airlines.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. What I found particularly fascinating was the number of variables that needed to be taken into account while making strategic decisions on governance, production or any other function. We love it!

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Ask people how to develop a good corporate culture, and most of them will immediately suggest offering generous employee benefits, like they do at Starbucks, or letting people dress casually, as Southwest Airlines does. It doesn’t matter if your company culture is friendly or competitive, nurturing or analytical.

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Prudent Pedal

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

My approach delineated between my two schools of marketing thought in the professional services world–the Productivity School and the Growth School. If you are a Productivity School firm, use the Productivity School questions. Think Ritz Carlton, Southwest Airlines, or London’s Underground subway.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Currently, our alumni include the Head of Design at every car manufacturer in the world, apart from BMW, 8 of Apple’s 18 product designers and at least one designer in every Paris fashion house.” For example, 3M, GE, and Toyota constantly pull apart their products, systems, and processes to find ways to improve them.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2016

.” And yet the lean startup methodology, born in Silicon Valley as a way for startups to tune in to customer needs with limited resources, has been gaining major momentum inside big companies like General Electric, Alaska Airlines, Telefonica, 3M, and W.L. Show customers barely-working products with rough edges?

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

To give you an idea of its influence and impact in the market, here is a list (pretty impressive, if you ask us) of companies in various industries who use NPS: Air Transportation: Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Travelocity, Volaris. Why is this important to know? Get your copy of The Ultimate Question 2.0

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Bain Survey Banking Metrics 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Some companies use this software for process innovation; others develop new products; others seek efficiencies and cost savings. It doesn’t matter whether they’re asking for process or product innovation, what industry the company is in, or even, for the most part, whether the company is large or small.

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

So we can expect that, in addition to formal mergers and acquisitions, the M&A of the future will consist of a potpourri of joint ventures, minority investments, alliances and incubator-type investments—anything that helps keep the relevant people on board and productive—which sounds very similar to Rockefeller’s strategy.

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Insurance Insurance Accenture Bain 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2017

From airlines to autos, and from TVs to taxis, individual entrepreneurs have upended one industry after another. He scheduled discussions regularly and consistently communicated how much he cared about employee culture and well-being. Company founders would seem to be a natural fit for change management programs. Change is never easy.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Although we had been a market leader for many years, our new products had been launched several months later than the competition — in fact, our time to market had doubled over the previous three years. Once you lead the executive team to understand this, priorities become embedded in the organization and its corporate culture.

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