Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Within the country, there are large — and often underestimated — regional differences in language, culture, talent, infrastructure, and wealth, all of which lead to wide variations in business landscapes. Cultural variations are important. Step 2: Measure operating environment.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Operations 28

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. That failure is not due to a lack of trying.

Company 37

Company B2B Engineering System 37

Management Consulted

JANUARY 22, 2015

We conducted interviews with people all up and down the decision making process – we talked to a handful of owners of hotel management groups, we talked to the general managers at hotel, director of operations, and front desk managers to hear their take on how they engage with travelers. So that was one.

Hotels 100

Hotels Oliver Wyman Travel Recruiting 100

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Practically every organization today has a set of core values that ideally function as the “operating instructions” of the company. Several words always come up in practically every discussion, no matter if the company is a large enterprise or a small business, B2B or a B2C, product or service, new or established.

Ethics 52

Ethics B2C B2B Company 52

Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

The 300,000 companies in the association’s data set have more than doubled their profits from operations over the past 13 years, outpacing their corporate counterparts in the country. This level of dedication to their mostly B2B customers demands especially strong investment in innovations and R&D. This success is no blip.

Industry 28

Industry Balance Sheet Enterprise Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Brocade’s Net Promoter Score went from 50 (already a best in class score) to 62 (one of the highest B2B scores on record) within 18 months. This program gives employees across all disciplines and levels tools to educate them on the company, its culture, products and services, and how they solve its customer’s needs.

Marketing 49

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 49

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations , with strong results. Microsoft, where we work, is no exception, and B2B sales is one of the areas where we are seeing the most value.

Sales 28

Sales Data Enterprise Analysis 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. and of course the compensation and benefits.

Productivity 28

Productivity Management Engineering Case Interview 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

While I was working with them, the focus of my PhD gradually shifted toward how economic integration and various factors (domestic, international, political, economic) have impacted Japanese companies’ corporate strategy and operations over the past couple of decades. Hence I entered consulting. ” Pure humor.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

LSA Global

APRIL 16, 2021

Align Sales Culture and Sales Strategy Sales culture – how sales related work gets done – accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer retention, and sales leader effectiveness. And B2B solution selling is only getting harder.

Sales 36

Sales B2B Training Training 36

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

Sales 28

Sales Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

Sales 28

Sales Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 28

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

You should attend the event if you are interested in: Learning lessons and finding inspiration from top business leaders; Receiving tools to strengthen your leadership and transform your business; Connecting with other leaders; Strengthening your team’s culture and creating buy-in, etc.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52