Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Enterprise Research 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. Usually, due diligence is conducted by lawyers and experts in finance or accounting rather than experts in understanding and diagnosing culture. Lack of cultural due diligence is often a problem. REFERENCES Cameron, K.

Culture 52

Culture Resources Tools Leadership 52

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. Equally adept at managing people and operations.

Transportation 34

Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 34

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2018

Nearly every business leader I meet fears being overcome by tech-savvy upstarts. Optimizers make up the core of most established businesses — they’re skilled at enhancing and perfecting the existing business to drive growth or improve operations. D-BASE/Getty Images. But a sickening number of those investments fail.

How To 28

How To Film Productivity Development 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. Investors, therefore, look not just for reported revenues but for drivers behind the revenues, especially because digital companies’ operating activities often differ from their revenue-generating activities. What caused this slump?

Financial 28

Financial Report Company Metrics 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Kristi Culpepper, a bond guru, has gone over Chicago''s annual financial report, bond documents, investor presentations, and CAFRs. Who Is Kristi Culpepper?

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ Present data to management team in a ‘health-check’ meeting. All you can do is document it.” Ensuring HR adds real Value. He honestly didn’t believe that HR added any value.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Development Case Interview Sports 40

Harvard Business

MAY 2, 2016

On a personal level, leaders are taking note of empirical research documenting meditation’s potential for reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and improving emotional regulation. Steve Jobs, a regular meditator, made use of mindfulness practice to challenge operating assumptions at Apple and to enhance creative insight in planning.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Exercises 28

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For example, special forces often conduct operations at night, in the dark, using the element of surprise. Here are a few: Personal Reputation If people trust you before they ever meet you in person, you have an enormous advantage. Many militaries refer to the concept of a “force multiplier.” These are all force multipliers.

McKinsey 59

McKinsey Sales Operations Industry 59

Progressus

AUGUST 28, 2023

Since the performance level of sub-contractors is a reflection of the company that hired them, it’s critical to effectively manage them throughout the course of daily operations until a project is complete. Prior to beginning a project, it’s usually best to arrange a meeting with a sub-contractor.

Engineering 52

Engineering Company Management Financial 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. It turns out that women entrepreneurs who seek to finance their ventures using bank financing are increasingly forced to find solutions elsewhere.

Banking 28

Banking Research Finance Study 28

MishTalk

JULY 28, 2015

Italy's finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan calls for ‘Political Union’ to Save Euro. Italy’s finance minister has called for deeper eurozone integration in the aftermath of the Greek crisis, saying a move “straight towards political union” is the only way to ensure the survival of the common currency. Let's start with Italy.

Finance 28

Finance Government Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2017

Minimize how much meeting time is devoted to talking about rival companies and products. Engage in customer research, online and in the real world, to understand and document their journeys. That may be the journey from unhealthy to healthy living, or from being broke to being a good steward of their finances.

Real Estate 38

Real Estate Video Productivity Analysis 38

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2015

Financing Dangle Please consider Merkel, Hollande Dangle Financing Before Greece's Tsipras. The creditors laid out terms in a document that went to Greece on Thursday and was seen by Reuters on Friday. It said Greece could have 15.5 billion euros by Tuesday as soon as the Athens parliament approved the plan.

Finance 28

Finance Banking Report Government 28

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. Additional meetings are scheduled for August and September, but it is difficult to imagine a positive outcome if an auto trade war breaks out. They enjoy lower taxes and selective anti-trust enforcement to shield them from private competitors.

Policies 28

Policies Industry Government Chemicals 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. A wealth of academic literature has documented how high-skilled immigrants, particularly in STEM , and including those who would enter the U.S. But in April, just after U.S.

Engineering 29

Engineering Talent Information Technology Information Technology 29

MishTalk

JULY 20, 2015

As if there is not too much government and too many meetings already, Hollande Calls for the Creation of a Euro Zone Government. The euro zone's members are currently united in the informal body the Eurogroup, which comprises each country's finance minister, presided over by Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

Government 28

Government Finance Meeting Groups 28