Harvard Business
JULY 8, 2016
For some industries in the West, this question appears a bit ridiculous. The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. But despite all the pain they have experienced, these industries are wrong.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Although directors in certain industries are more aware of the threat of disruption, the widespread lack of board-level engagement in innovation processes could be a major blind spot and a potential liability. Innovation ranks fifth, after more-conventional concerns such as attracting and retaining top talent and the regulatory environment.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
And since people ultimately make all the difference, your operating model should define how you manage the assignments and career paths for your difference-making talent. A decade after the global financial crisis, many banks remain averse to risk, and their legacy talent pools, processes, and IT systems are ill-suited to major change.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Activist investors who expect to raise returns by influencing strategic decisions are having a meaningful impact on many industries from consumer-packaged goods to aerospace and defense. And the odds that your company, or industry, may find itself targeted by an activist are going up. What is our company great at doing?
Harvard Business
JULY 30, 2018
So can designing new kinds of incentives, recognizing and rewarding the behaviors you want to encourage, and bringing in new, more diverse viewpoints and types of talent to the company. At many of the largest companies, in industries like aerospace and technology, limited budgets are not an obstacle.
Harvard Business
MAY 16, 2018
Beyond the cost to replace staff, which is estimated at 50%–75% of the new hire’s annual salary , this type of attrition damages coworker morale, disrupts customer relationships, and, in the age of employer review sites like Glassdoor, inhibits companies’ ability to attract new talent. The timing couldn’t be worse.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
.” When directors evaluated the factors that could limit their company’s ability to achieve its strategic objectives, cybersecurity issues were overshadowed by more salient concerns like attracting and retaining top talent, the regulatory environment, and global competitive threats.
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