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

APRIL 25, 2017

That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. It’s an apparel manufacturer called 99Degrees Custom. Some questions have what I like to call a catalytic quality.

Apparel 32

Apparel Chemicals Journal Agile 32

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. In foods, beverages, health, beauty, and apparel local variations really do matter. Global brands (and aspiring global brands) often represent only a portion of the company’s growth potential.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

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. The team had dropped the ball on inquiries from several retailers interested in its products by failing to coordinate getting them into the company’s system quickly. Nina laughed.

Case Study 48

Case Study Case Studies Study Sales 48

Harvard Business

JULY 30, 2018

. “With a budget of less than $1 million, it seems like the job is to build a case for innovation investment, versus [doing the work of] innovation itself,” says Rick Waldron, a former Nike executive who ran the apparel company’s innovation accelerator until last year.

Company 53

Company Survey Apparel Culture 53

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. Software, sensors, and analytics are shifting value creation from stand-alone products to combinations of products and services. Essential background. Related Video.

Education 28

Education Enterprise Productivity Examples 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. 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.

Energy 28

Energy Airlines Culture Retail 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

This principle has always been a priority for the leadership team at Vineyard Vines and it is still top of mind today. Like many competitors in the apparel industry, Vineyard Vines has kept their operations lean in order to preserve operating margins.

Retail 29

Retail Engineering Apparel Data 29

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

For decades, we’ve often thought of leadership profiles in unique buckets—two popular varieties were the “visionaries”, who embrace strategy and think about amazing things to do, and the “operators”, who get stuff done. Adam Pretty/Getty Images. It just does not work.”

Strategy 54

Strategy Strategy Strategy& How To 54

Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

It’s increasingly strange to have to say this, but workers struggling to breathe are not productive , places without access to safe water, like Flint, Michigan — not to mention 3,000 other U.S. In apparel, this is more than aggressive. And that’s just direct health care benefits.

Leadership 37

Leadership Energy Apparel Efficiency 37

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It was a productive 12 months, to say the least. Then China’s President Xi said he’ll be attending the annual bigwig gathering in Davos for the first time, with reports of China’s interest in filling trade gaps left by Brexit and possible leadership gaps on climate left by Trump. Then came 2016.

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

Telecommunications 28

Telecommunications Biotechnology Survey Healthcare 28