Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

A turnaround subsequently lowered strategic stress to a productive level by discontinuing many of their seemingly unrelated projects, re-focusing on their core business, as well as streamlining operational processes that improved coordination activities. The multitude of projects drove the company in numerous directions at the same time.

Strategy 28

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

With the media, stock markets, and social media going crazy over the topic, I spent a lot of time digging into the data to develop my own conclusions. I’m trained for urban search and rescue, wilderness search and rescue, emergency medical response, basic life support, and mass casualty events.]

Analysis 144

Analysis Case Interview Interviews System 144

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. a condo development, apartment building, or golf course). But the planned urban development PUD also has shared infrastructure and systems that enable the community to operate (e.g.,

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Financial Operations 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

For example, when James Wolfensohn first became president of the World Bank, in 1995, he went on fact-finding trips to developing countries to understand the kinds of projects that the bank was doing. After several visits he realized that he was only being shown successful projects, smiling villagers, and grateful government officials.

How To 28

How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 28

Confessions of a Consultant

APRIL 30, 2017

It offered a ‘turnaround’ challenge. The event, in part consciously designed to win the ‘hearts and minds’ of the sales team, had an immediate impact. Prior to Meyers’ appointment, a new commercial for Bayer Aspirin had been developed. All you can do is hope not to screw it up.”. This guy was listening.”.

Management 40

Management Pharmaceuticals Groups Turnaround 40

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

They have to prove themselves 10 times over before they’re actually given the opportunity, so their development takes longer.” Guidance can be provided one-on-one or through high-potential development programs. Four women mentioned an absence of sponsorship as a hindrance to their career development.

Interviews 28

Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2016

When I was heading Organization and Management Development at Pepsi International, I would encourage our international executives to study local comedy shows. The research involved conducting and coding 88 in-depth behavioral event interviews of leading change with 65 leaders, spread across multiple industries and from across five continents.

Culture 28

Culture Turnaround Interviews Hotels 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

While some situations demand outside successors — such as a turnaround or a discontinuous shift in the industry and strategy – we believe that internal candidates remain the future CEOs-of-choice. Assess candidates against industry benchmarks, valid indicators of executive potential, and the CEO profiles you’ve developed.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Turnaround Benchmarking 28

Confessions of a Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The legendary book ‘Moments of Truth’ by Jan Carlzon, detailed the business turnaround enacted at Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) and was on the executive best-seller bookshelf in the late 1980’s. You might be having an event over Christmas and decide to do something. It’s hardly a new idea.

Turnaround 40

Turnaround Airlines Media Development 40

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. The central idea is that decision making is a process, not an event. Case closed (until engineers develop an algorithm that does the job better).

Management 32

Management Turnaround Engineering Benchmarking 32

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. The first step is to develop a 10-year plan, clearly showing how you aim to transform the school and the community it serves. The school performance pyramid.

Research 28

Research Study Education Recruiting 28