Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

I facilitated a meeting in my office with fifteen senior human resource executives. The typical scenario plays out this way: The manager sets up a meeting with HR and asks for help to fire an employee. Leadership is a high contact sport. Employee turnover causes lower morale and employee productivity. No one is perfect.

Training 52

Training Training Emotional Intelligence Leadership 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

While there’s often increased pressure to be more productive in the office, it’s sometimes hard not to wonder, “What’s the point?” He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. “Take a football player.

Sports 28

Sports Company Exercises Fashion 28

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Being a consultant involves meeting deadlines. From associate to partner, everyone is operating on a deadline to fulfill their respective role on the case team. Either in your head or on paper you should have a fairly clear picture of how long each step will take or when you could have a completed product. Setting Expectations.

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Development Consulting Sports Healthcare 60

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

When Bernstein hid a set of production lines from managers’ view, the performance of employees on those lines increased by 10% to 15%. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Every high performer needs both.

Metrics 44

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 44

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

This firm was birthed out of the frustration they both felt with their employer, who they believed devoted too much time to operational issues while neglecting strategic analysis. Operational Strategy. Industrial Products. However, operations projects are focused on the client’s site. Business Unit Strategy.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. The team had dropped the ball on inquiries from several retailers interested in its products by failing to coordinate getting them into the company’s system quickly. Nina laughed.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Sales 47

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Consumer Products. Sean Sternbach – Director of Operations – Pet Lodge Pet Resort. Some employees explain that they need to be available 24/7 to meet the rigorous demands placed upon them. Automotive. Business & Consumer Services. Financial Services. Healthcare. Heavy Equipment. Life Sciences. Oil & Gas.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. This poses a deep challenge to companies organized by product and function rather than a customer-centric model like experience and value. ” 4.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Sports Marketing Software 28

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 7, 2018

If a central tenet of the operating philosophy is ‘we are all on the same team’ , it’s critically important that your top team role model this behaviour. Since the formation of this company we have operated a model that emphasises a direct relationship with staff and has not involved any external third party. It’s not just ‘talk’.

Company 40

Company Operations Meeting Survey 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At Decathlon, a sports equipment retailer with 80,000 employees , their form of corporate liberation is strongly supported by the CEO. Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery.

Cash Flow 51

Cash Flow Company Management Sports 51

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The business implications are manifest: higher productivity and fewer conceptual gaps. As one executive described the risk of having poor focus, “When my mind wanders in a meeting I wonder what business opportunity I’ve just missed.” These people showed better concentration, even when multi-tasking. Resilience.

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Exercises Study Groups Research 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Retail & Consumer Products. Promotions are dependent on how quickly you meet functional competencies and skill requirements set out for you by the powers that be.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

To add to this growing body of work, here are some observations and suggestions about love in organizations based on our research with executives at varying levels, in numerous organizations, from financial services to non-profits to championship winning sports teams. They let their actions, policies, products, and services do this instead.

Leadership 28

Leadership System Finance Operations 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2018

Data, and new methods for organizations to collaborate in order to extract insights from data, is likely to become more central to meeting these challenges. By leveraging social media data, public-interest actors can rapidly assess the results of their actions to iterate on products and programs when necessary.

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Data Company Media Policies 33

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are. Part of its success is that the company supports a collaborative work environment and boasts transparent operations from the top down.

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Recruiting Recruitment Talent Strategy 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2017

It meant giving up between one-quarter and one-third of the CTO’s productivity, but this time was being used as an investment in my future talent. Perhaps they’ve spotted an edge skill that could transform how your unit operates. Perhaps they want to be able to present ideas more clearly in meetings.

How To 28

How To Development Metrics Talent 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How should you establish a positive, productive working relationship with your new manager? Finding common ground over family, a favorite sports team, or a shared extracurricular activity can be a great ice breaker. Dillon says she still remembers meeting one new report and the great impression she left. What the Experts Say.

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How To Case Study Case Studies Emotional Intelligence 28

Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

So, I’ve worked in sports my entire career. Betsy Jordyn : So, you keep talking about sports. So, I would make the assumption if I was listening in that you’re a consultant to sports related organizations. So, this can be sports, hospitals, you know, it can be any different industry. Jahaan Blake : Sure.

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Interviews Sports Training Training 159

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In the age before the digital revolution, marketers used to tell customers about a product and then work through a traditional step-by-step purchase funnel. At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with businesses in an industry whose customers already self-identify as fans: sports. In sports, every second matters.

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Sports Industry Data Media 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2016

Having a positive, productive, and healthy relationship with your boss is critical to your professional success, says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. ” Is it a sports team? What steps can you take to improve your interactions?

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Case Study Case Studies Management Sports 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In the beginning companies sold products. A focus on products means a focus on selling running shoes. Selling products limits the revenues you can make from clients: Unless you are innovating and continually updating your product offering, customer attrition tends to be high, and incentivizing repurchases can be hard.

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Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 28

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months.

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Retail Fashion Consulting Marketing 123

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Agile Software Development track will be interesting for Scrum masters, Agile coaches, team leaders, project and product managers, and everyone involved in product delivery. The other track, Product Design and Management, will attract product managers, UI/UX designers, and researchers.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

LSA Global

APRIL 16, 2021

In fact, a study in the International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance asked 93 U.S. Then align your sales and service teams to meet their needs while never taking them for granted. Consequently, their sales teams needed to identify and win more new customers to meet growth targets. Surprisingly, there were not any.

Sales 36

Sales B2B Training Training 36

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. It might be those looking to move into a new region, new market, launching new product line. The products and services were developed from there.

Retail 100

Retail Fashion Consulting Hotels 100

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Ambiguity around personal goals, leads to anxiety, misplaced effort and lost productivity. From the early concept of Quality Circles (circa 1970) to more recent experimentation with self–direction, teamworking can positively affect morale, innovation and productivity. Am I the goalkeeper or the centre forward?

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Energy System Advertising Management 40