Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators. And there’s a fundamental conflict between innovation and optimizing an existing operation. To close the gap, we need to treat innovation differently than we do normal operations. Here are four things leaders can do.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Enterprise Research 28

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

While there’s less buzz around business-to-business markets, these innovations are changing the game in B2B as well, even in old-line industries selling what might be considered commodity products. The service provides benchmarks and insights to ensure sustainable, cost-effective improvements in blast performance. Insight Center.

B2B 28

B2B Chemicals Engineering Data 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

They pursued a variety of tactics before the recession that were designed to fortify the firm when the downturn hit – moves both within sales and beyond like adding a low-cost channel to serve small accounts or simplifying the product assortment. billion vs. $1.2 Automate account management.

Sales 33

Sales B2B Tools Software 33

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

The firm sold a majority stake in the US government business for $2.45B to the Carlyle Group (Booz Allen Hamilton) and Booz & Company, owned and operated as a partnership, assumed the commercial strategy role. Product and Service Innovation. Operations and Logistics. Consumer Products. Organization and Change.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

You started your own soccer training camp, you know, for all the younger kids in your high school to help them get to where you were. I need a training. Why do you think that training is such a go-to solution? I probably would, but I don’t know that the product would have been as great as it could have been.

Interviews 159

Interviews Sports Training Training 159

MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

This has been labelled the “second phase of global liquidity”, to differentiate it from the pre-crisis phase, which was largely centred on banks expanding their cross-border operations. The corresponding debt may not show up in external debt statistics or, if the funds are repatriated, it may show up as foreign direct investment.

Balance Sheet 74

Balance Sheet Financial Banking Policies 74

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Agile Software Development track will be interesting for Scrum masters, Agile coaches, team leaders, project and product managers, and everyone involved in product delivery. The other track, Product Design and Management, will attract product managers, UI/UX designers, and researchers.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Not surprisingly, the edge often goes to someone who is a known quantity, who is respected by the organization and the larger ecosystem in which it operates. Assess candidates against industry benchmarks, valid indicators of executive potential, and the CEO profiles you’ve developed. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Turnaround Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

An early in-house program called A16 treated 16 junior architects to 16 weeks of intensive training, including knowledge mentorship from highly experienced architects. For example, one such project focuses on the interaction between a building’s functionality and the well-being and productiveness of its occupants.

Development 28

Development Education Engineering Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

An outside-in perspective means that companies aim to creatively deliver something of value to customers, rather than focus simply on products and sales. From here, firms have to make a creative leap to discover the unique combination of products and services that may address those needs. And what are the benchmarks of success?

Education 28

Education Real Estate Research Company 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them.

Management 30

Management Turnaround Engineering Benchmarking 30