Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

An interface communicates the algorithms’ results along with more-nuanced data, such as the personal notes, to the company’s fashion stylists, who then select five items from a variety of brands to send to the customer. When it comes to recommendations, is there room for improvement in the way Amazon and Netflix operate?

Company 28

Company Fashion Apparel Trends 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 1, 2014

Colorado ushers in the new year as the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales. Marijuana users celebrated as Colorado became the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales, putting it in the vanguard of efforts across the country to legalize the drug. How much hemp is necessary to meet current US energy needs?

Retail 77

Retail Industry Sales Fashion 77

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

Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

For the last 50 years it has not been fashionable to talk about moral development, yet the subject of moral development is all about being a grown up. They operate from self-evaluated standards. I am sure we have all seen groups operate from these various stages, or plateaus. We know the list and it keeps getting bigger.

Development 68

Development Leadership Consulting Organizational Development 68

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There is a new generation of real-time employee opinion tools that are starting to replace old-fashioned employee opinion surveys — tools that tell you far more than just what employees think every year. We see five no-regrets steps that organizations can take: Start Using Digital Engagement Tools. Which stakeholders are involved?

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Company Management 28

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

Indeed, psychologist Ellen Langer shows that just as people shift to “autopilot” during routine tasks such as driving to work, they may go through interviews and other spontaneous social interactions in a similarly automated fashion. Further Reading. Setting the Record Straight on Job Interviews. Job search. Digital Article.

Interviews 28

Interviews Resumes Research Fashion 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Alan Kurtz, MMC’s chief operating officer, was standing off to the side, and she moved to join him, but a racer intercepted her. The following week, Erica and Alan were meeting with Danny at MMC’s Toronto offices to go over the new registration scheme, which Alan had been working on for the past year. You working too?

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Apparel 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit. For new growth areas that now make up 47% of sales, it moved into industrial solutions and digital services, creating systems such as internet-connected elevators.

Methodologies 49

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 49

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In recent years, the fashionable suggestion has been that companies sell experiences and solutions, solving the needs and aspirations of customers. Selling experiences provides intangible benefits that are hard to quantify and measure, often focusing on meeting the needs of one single customer, preventing any mass production.

Productivity 28

Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 28

Free Agent CFO

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Meet Susan. Sales go up 11-12 percent annually. He cares about today’s customer complaints, whether or not operating systems are down, and how employees who work on the front stage are being anticipatory of what could go wrong. The majority of the CFOs I meet are past-based CFOs. The Past-based CFO. I like that too.

Balance Sheet 45

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Financial Report 45

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

An outside-in perspective means that companies aim to creatively deliver something of value to customers, rather than focus simply on products and sales. They’ve also grown their sales 134 percent while the S&P 500 has grown just 53 percent. They grew their sales 233 percent while the S&P 500 has grown just 10 percent.

Education 28

Education Real Estate Research Company 28

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

To survive, they require significant support including rewards that reinforce teamwork, an effective meeting/communications structure and a supportive culture. Many people will already be familiar with the system in operation at 3M where people are allowed to devote 15% of their time and budget to any project that they wish.

Energy 40

Energy System Advertising Management 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2016

Clear indications from marketing science underline how chatter affects sales, brand health, and even stock performance. Many firms capitalize on this benefit but still listen only in an exploratory fashion, as a precursor to so-called “real research” that will determine the truth of what is being said.

Media 28

Media Data Research Marketing 28