Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. It was a highly valued change.

Management 33

Management Change Management Culture Leadership 33

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

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Case Study Case Studies Study Banking 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? 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.

Management 41

Management Leadership Culture Development 41

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Systems that provide automated investment advice from financial firms have been referred to as robo-advisers. It has 16,000 financial advisors (FAs), who historically have maintained strong relationships with their investor clients through such traditional channels as face-to-face meetings and phone calls. Insight Center.

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System Financial Deloitte Industry 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Does a robot manage your money? Online and algorithmic investment and financial advice is easy to come by these days, usually under the moniker of “robo-advisor.” It’s clear that robo-advisors and AI play an important and growing role in the financial services industry, but a question remains. ZB by 2020.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I’m working with a CEO who’s in the midst of rethinking her company’s strategy so it can better meet customer demands and thrive financially. These are major changes that will affect every aspect of how the firm operates — from the services it offers to the structure of her organization.

Banking 53

Banking Interviews Retail Survey 53

Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

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Survey Tools Industry Automotive 36

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

But when you look more deeply into whether those organizations are truly redefining what they are and what they do, stories of successful change efforts are exceptionally rare. How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? Financial performance. Core r epositioning.

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Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 50

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

holders – one studied integral programming algorithms and the other researched the use of higher math in meal planning in the military – it’s safe to say that this is a company founded on intelligence, excellence, and genius insight. Well, needless to say, a company where both founders are Ph.D. ZS Associates Revenue : $1B.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Fintona Financial (not the company’s real name) had a problem. The more calls they received, the more operators they needed, and the more their margins eroded. And once they found it, it didn’t need careful change management to extend it to the rest of Customer Support. Peter Mason/Getty Images.

Company 43

Company Metrics Financial Benchmarking 43

Harvard Business

MARCH 20, 2017

Yet for all its innovation, Amazon’s approach to managing its money has changed little in 20 years. It constantly plows capital into its long-term operations — often at the expense of short-term financial results. It is to ask of change in any one area of the business: At what pace? And to what end?

eBook 31

eBook Operations Retail Management 31

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

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