Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Creating any kind of cultural transformation requires a long-term commitment, and that expectation should be set from the start across the various stakeholders interested in bringing the organization into the data-driven era. As is so often the case, the smallest changes can have the biggest impact.

Data 30

Data Sales Case Interview Meeting 30

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

In an agile organization, HR needs to provide the same services it’s always provided — hiring, professional development, performance management — but in ways that are responsive to the ongoing changes in the culture and work style of the organization. Consider the cautionary example of a large bank I recently worked with.

Agile 28

Agile Software Case Interview Video 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. Others wanted power in order to bring out the best in their teams and foster an inclusive culture.

Management 35

Management Leadership Culture Development 35

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. ” Many CEOs in our interviews emphasized the importance of choosing the right metrics to support both/and decision making.

Metrics 29

Metrics Study Financial Operations 29

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates for managerial roles and tracked the performance of those I successfully hired. against the average scores for those metrics from all the executives in our worldwide database. I led the global management appraisal practice of our own executive search firm, Egon Zehnder.

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Engineering Leadership Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Do you need to provide training? ” In most organizations, “first-timers don’t get a lot of formal training,” says Hill. The best training for someone learning to become a manager is individualized attention from you, their boss. Go through the same training. What the Experts Say. Give them space.

Management 37

Management How To Report Training 37

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The nurse has real-time phone access to a geriatric care–trained nurse practitioner who, based on the nurse’s assessment, can order tests (including in-home imaging) and prescriptions and make treatment decisions. Interview questions were designed to test applicants for these traits.

Case Interview 28

Case Interview Insurance Insurance System 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Some examples of these competencies include: Conducting customer interviews and user testing. Defining and tracking success metrics. If not self-aware, a PM may push to prioritize a feature they conceived even when all the customer interviews and evidence is stacked against it. Running design sprints. Company Fit.

Productivity 28

Productivity Management Engineering Case Interview 28