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

JULY 19, 2016

Allstate Business assigned a team of managers and subject-matter experts to the project to figure out the “taxonomy” of the words, phrases, and data that ABIe would require to answer all of those questions. One size does not fit all — and there are no plug-and-play magic bullets. Don’t make your AI too lite.

Company 28

Company Knowledge Base Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Does a robot manage your money? A study by Deloitte estimated that “assets under automated management” (including hybrid offerings) in the U.S. This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Kearney predicts that assets under “robo-management” will total $2.2

Strategy 28

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Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2018

The problem is two-fold: first, hospital administrators and managers struggle to effectively implement these tools. Second, they struggle to sustain change that’s made. To fix this, in 2012 hospital administrators and managers implemented TeamSTEPPS , a commonly used set of evidence-based strategies and tools (e.g.,

Training 28

Training Training Survey Tools 28

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. For example, its members asked why every design change in a car required a dozen signatures and managed to cut that number in half.

Talent 28

Talent Engineering Case Interview Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

We know that when IT projects fail, it is usually not because the technology didn’t work (although this can sometimes be the case), but because the changes required at an organizational and employee level weren’t managed effectively. They often have to be made before the new digital system is introduced. In a major U.K.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

We know how to manage people (for thousands of years). High performance organizations’ manage to tap into this potential energy. Vincent de Paul Society in Ireland manage to mobilise 10,000 unpaid volunteers, 52 weeks each year and have managed to do this for the past 180 years. Example: The St. By having a noble purpose.

Energy 40

Energy System Advertising Management 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

I also think my article gave Tronc’s management short shrift. As a former publishing CEO who managed a number of digital and print brands, I know how difficult that can be. But it’s really reporting that sets a publication apart, even in seemingly trivial areas like fashion and entertainment.

Journal 28

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Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2018

Therefore, no managers should view digital — or any other major technological innovation — as their sure salvation. P&G could probably have lost little ground to competitors had it invested in digital in a more targeted fashion. Second, digital is not just a thing that you can you can buy and plug into the organization.

Industry 28

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Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. As any manager knows, a generic-sounding list of values won’t move the culture needle unless leadership brings it to life. These CEOs are what we call “insider outsiders.”

Methodologies 43

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 43

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Q: Obviously, this process involves substantial changes in the way companies do business. How do they do it? Join the conversation.

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