Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

Finding digital talent is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. These are the three biggest challenges we’ve seen: Integrating digital talent into the core business. However, one serious challenge that often arises with accelerators is how to integrate new talent into the core business.

Talent 32

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Boston Consulting Group 32

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2017

Another example I often give concerns the use of fuel- and carbon-efficient flight practices in the airline industry. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors. The intervention, it appears, encourages a new habit, as fuel efficiency measures remained in use after the study ended.

Efficiency 57

Efficiency Airlines Study Operations 57

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Which jobs should remain within the company, and which should be accessed via talent platforms, or perhaps shared with peers, or even competitors? Let’s look at an example that most of us directly interact with for hundreds, if not thousands, of hours annually: the airline industry. Insight Center. The Automation Age.

Airlines 28

Airlines Talent Company Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value. A similar problem exists with phishing.

Data 31

Data ROI System Education 31

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

We already see companies localizing time-sensitive and highly customizable forms of production to move closer to customer demand, particularly in the fast apparel (Adidas, Zara) and automotive (Tesla) industries, thus turning global supply chains into two-way streets. “Inside AT&T’s Talent Overhaul” 5.

Education 28

Education Enterprise Productivity Examples 28

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

The increased prediction accuracy, in turn, makes it possible to achieve large increases in operational efficiency — having the right inventory in the right locations. Advances in measurement technology increasingly allow offline firms to benefit from these types of gains through more efficient pricing. Predictive maintenance.

Data 48

Data Advertising Operations Case Study 48

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. If your culture and brand are mismatched, you can end up with happy, productive employees who produce the wrong results.

Culture 28

Culture Company Cash Flow Operations 28