Kates Kesler

JANUARY 25, 2013

Organizational simplicity is great when the business is simple – when there are only a few products, serving a few markets (in one or two countries). But in a complex, multi-divisional company, managing brands across several products and geographies things get more complicated. Leaders who can make conflict productive.

Apparel 56

Apparel Talent Productivity Report 56

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The company offers a subscription clothing and styling service that delivers apparel to its customers’ doors. Second, companies can use machines to supercharge the productivity and effectiveness of workers in unprecedented ways. When it comes to recommendations, is there room for improvement in the way Amazon and Netflix operate?

Company 28

Company Fashion Apparel Trends 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

But over and over again in our three decades of experience as talent development and retention specialists, we’ve seen that companies consistently overlook half of them. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

Talent 28

Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. “You’re surprised?”

Case Study 42

Case Study Case Studies Study Sales 42

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

In the search for profitable organic growth, more and more companies are making major investments in optimizing the end-to-end customer experience – every aspect of how customers interact with the company’s brand, products, promotions, and service offerings, on and offline.

Retail 45

Retail Apparel Financial ROI 45

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

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. The key is to look beyond just the obvious places like marketing. Disclosure:Anheuser-Busch is a former client.)

Energy 28

Energy Airlines Culture Retail 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

To develop a BDN, you work backwards, or right to left, from the agreed investment objectives and the expected benefits, and map the required changes to structures, processes, work practices, and how staff would need to work through to the new technology necessary to enable and sustain those changes. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. It’s a technique that any manager can use when developing and launching a new venture.

Benchmarking 30

Benchmarking Methodologies Apparel Company 30

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Apparel brands are investing especially heavily in online shopping capabilities and introducing interactive features that complement apps and websites. Retailers and manufacturers are rushing out new products to keep pace with the leaders of fast fashion such as Zara, H&M, and Forever 21, which launch new fashions every week or so.

Apparel 34

Apparel Retail Fashion Sales 34

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Leadership Development. Marketing & Sales.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Buzzsprout

JULY 13, 2023

Sponsorships and Brand Deals A sponsorship is a partnership between a podcaster and a brand that wants to promote their product or service to the podcaster's audience. Are there products or services you’d recommend to your audience? Tell a Story: Share personal stories and experiences related to the affiliate products/services.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& How To 52

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82