Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. Similar inefficiencies affect other industries as well, and they are likely to multiply as manufacturers seek to expand product portfolios and reduce turnaround times.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. We interviewed roughly 30 LCPs to get a sense of how this new role is shaping up.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Culture Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Leading a turnaround requires much more than making a splash. And in fact, the research on the “glass cliff” phenomenon” suggests that a board is much more likely to appoint a female CEO when the company is already struggling; that’s hardly setting Mayer, or any other female CEO, up for success.

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Leadership Case Study Case Studies 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” The “ Yerkes-Dodson Law ,” which has been used in research that examines the relationship between stress and individual performance, shows that stress increases performance up to a certain point, but not beyond that point. ” We like to call it “strategic stress.”

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

” This is a framework I have developed over the course of 35 years of working with and doing research in corporations around the world. And yet without Box 2, organizations don’t truly transform; they persist in limiting ways of operating. If we want our companies to last, we must excel at the “ Three Box Solution.”

Company 28

Company Culture Turnaround Productivity 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But what if there were a way to make breakthrough progress by applying research-based tools and strategies to boost these numbers faster? Based on our research, we suggest several steps companies can take to build and sustain a pipeline of female CEOs: Identify potential early.

Interviews 28

Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Sometimes these designs work well; however, research shows that this collaborative push may be too much of a good thing. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership. Since its 2005 founding, the marketing company had grown to over 1,100 employees.

Exercises 34

Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 34

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

developing the business plan and go-to-market strategy that has enabled us to maintain 100% ownership, operate part-time, grow it slowly over 20 years, and win Sam Adams’s 2016 “Brewing and Business Experienceship” year-long mentorship prize. BREWERY START-UP. With two partners, I launched Flounder Brewing Co.,

Resumes 28

Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. We found the Architects sustainably transformed a school by challenging how it operated, engaging its community, and improving its teaching.

Research 28

Research Study Education Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

I’ll give a few examples, starting with his first HBR article but mostly concerning later work. (A But the article aimed higher, arguing that when corporate leaders invest with short-term results in mind, they put long-term performance at risk. Sound familiar?

Management 30

Management Turnaround Engineering Benchmarking 30

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

After studying and working with hundreds of companies in free fall, we’ve identified concrete steps that leadership teams can take to engineer successful turnarounds and transformations. So in addition to cutting businesses, research projects, and toy lines, the team eliminated more than 50% of the components.

Company 28

Company How To Turnaround Engineering 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We offer such a roadmap here, the outcome of a research project , at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership, with 25 CEOs and their practices for mastering short-term pressures and creating long-term social and economic value, even in the toughest conditions. ” These four practices operate together as a system.

Metrics 30

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