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? They were four years older, when compared with benchmark data, before becoming CEO and brought more-diverse functional and industry experience to the position.

Interviews 28

Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Past work by McKinsey found that inefficiencies in manufacturer-supplier interactions add up to roughly 5% of development, tooling, and product costs in the auto industry. But taking a strictly transactional approach and keeping the relationship at an arm’s length can affect the bottom line.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. a condo development, apartment building, or golf course). But the planned urban development PUD also has shared infrastructure and systems that enable the community to operate (e.g.,

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Financial Operations 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. Case closed (until engineers develop an algorithm that does the job better). That quality made him (arguably) the quintessential HBR author.

Management 29

Management Turnaround Engineering Benchmarking 29