Peter Stark

JANUARY 30, 2018

Use the highlights of the interviews to customize a survey to address specific concerns as well as his strengths to gain quantifiable data on leadership competencies. A well-balanced survey will help the leader see his greatest leadership strengths and identify his greatest opportunities for improvement.

Turnaround 34

Turnaround Survey Leadership Interviews 34

Peter Stark

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Of the many surveys our firm has conducted, we have learned that people may join an organizations,but they absolutely leave because of the relationship they have with their managers. Most often, they’re going to need additional help in developing the strategies and actions to make a positive turnaround.

Survey 38

Survey Turnaround Leadership Interviews 38

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Similar inefficiencies affect other industries as well, and they are likely to multiply as manufacturers seek to expand product portfolios and reduce turnaround times. A McKinsey survey found that companies that took a deeper and more strategic approach to supplier collaboration posted faster earnings growth than those that did not.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2018

Franklin had finally returned to profitability, but she and Cameron Koren, a turnaround specialist who’d been brought in as CEO five years earlier to right the ship, were still working hard to keep the business on track. “So I’m struggling to find a way to make this work.

Case Study 40

Case Study Case Studies Study Culture 40

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

We created a version of our index as an online survey that feeds us input in a more systematic way and as a means of reaching more people — you could, too, if your organizations are more accustomed to engaging in surveys online rather than in person. And people wanted more meeting spaces that could be used quickly and informally.

Exercises 33

Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 33

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. That’s nearly double the rate from 2004 to 2007. “They used to be seen as a last resort,” says Gary Neilson of PwC U.S., one of the authors of the study.

Company 28

Company Study Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In a survey of nearly 3,000 executives about the success of their enterprise transformation efforts, McKinsey discovered the failure rate to be higher than 60%, while Harvard Business Review conducted a study that suggested more than 70% of transformation efforts fail.

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Change Management Leadership Operations 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

We then tested these categories by surveying more than 3,600 people, equally divided between managers and employees, from tech and non-tech organizations. They must deliver on tight timelines, quick turnarounds and short project cycles. Each leader identified the challenges he or she felt were most important and unique to tech.

Talent 28

Talent Culture Turnaround Interviews 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

I surveyed 125 senior HR leaders attending a conference on onboarding, asking them about the level of organizational support given to leaders who are onboarding vs. making internal moves. What’s clear, however, is that executives making internal moves are not receiving the support they need in order to make these moves successfully.

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Chemicals Study Company 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In a recent survey , 70% of respondents said that CEOs focus too much on short-term financial results, and nearly 60% said that they don’t focus enough on positive long-term impact. These findings mirror the growing chorus of voices in business and academia that point to short-termism as being a major threat to business.

Metrics 30

Metrics Study Financial Operations 30

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. In a survey conducted last month, 75% of veterans reported that VA effectively delivers care and services, up from 65% just a year ago.

Culture 28

Culture Leadership Resources Healthcare 28