Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

He and Samuelsson looked to the fashion industry, hired craftsmen, and shook up the managerial ranks by hiring executives who had conceived and executed significant strategic shifts at bigger companies. Between 2011 and 2015, the company added 3,000 new people in engineering and development.

Talent 28

Talent Engineering Case Interview Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2018

P&G could probably have lost little ground to competitors had it invested in digital in a more targeted fashion. There’s something different about technological change that causes senior executives in large, established firms to act differently than they might otherwise.

Industry 28

Industry Company Productivity Marketing 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Corporations buy and employ human advice from many wise advisors—consultants, lawyers, investment bankers—in the same fashion that investors did in the past. They can help them with change management as smart machines provide new insights at increasing speeds.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

But it’s really reporting that sets a publication apart, even in seemingly trivial areas like fashion and entertainment. Poor user experience can diminish a product to the point that people will simply walk away.

Journal 29

Journal Talent Video Productivity 29

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

This would allow it to uniquely identify every product, even distinguishing fashion items by size and color, as well as proving information on its location. Markdowns also increase as a store may be carrying surplus stock as items reach end of life. To address this problem, this retailer planned to tag products at the item level.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2018

The core idea was that managers and staff would systematically work together to change their behaviors and work processes, rather than working in a limited and idiosyncratic fashion. The Six Stages.

Training 28

Training Training Survey Tools 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

From day one, Hiesinger began executing a plan for repositioning the declining core of steel manufacturing by divesting less profitable product lines, focusing on higher-margin custom manufacturing, and even opening 3D printing centers to fashion components such as parts for wind turbines.

Methodologies 53

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 53

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Of all the lessons I’ve learned about innovation and change, one stands above the rest: There is no such thing as an average or old-fashioned business, just average or old-fashioned ways to do business. The thrill of breakthrough creativity doesn’t just belong to upstart companies with the most radical technologies.

Banking 28

Banking Fashion Retail Financial 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

At best, they are able to respond in a somewhat coordinated fashion when customers come to them. Most companies begin with this and simply assume that mandating shared tasks and information exchange will suffice. It does to a degree but can be severely limiting in how much firms can achieve.

Education 29

Education Real Estate Research Company 29

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Thankfully, everything stayed in a nice orderly fashion, the way accountants like it, after the audit portrayed Peat Marwick in a favorable light. Business Process Management. Change Management. This was the first time a public accounting firm had initiated a peer review process. Supply Chain and Operations.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The ‘workers’ (like myself) wore blue overalls; the foremen had brown coats; the supervisors were kitted out in white; the management sported double-breasted suits (the fashion at that time). The most effective change managers distinguish between controlling people and controlling results.

Energy 40

Energy System Advertising Management 40