Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Compare the loyalty of the BaB you just hired from another company versus someone who your company helped develop into a BaB. In 2004, the Harvard Business Review published an article titled, The Risky Business of Hiring Rock Stars. Hiring BaBs isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, anyway. It’s worth reading.

Short-term 57

Short-term Long-term Wiseman System 57

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 14

Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Operations IPO 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

On February 4th, 2004, Harvard undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” Facebook’s focus on spreading the right mindset became clear to us when, in late 2007 and early 2008, researcher and consultant Beth Benjamin and I had a series of conversations with Chris Cox, then Facebook’s 25 year-old head of Human Resources.

Engineering 15

Engineering Class Software Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Unlike Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, the United States has generally failed to develop widely accepted skills standards for particular sectors. public workforce-development system do. Here's one that's appropriate for nonunionized businesses. Sector-Based Regional Initiatives.

Skills 9

Skills Company Health Care Cooper 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. The result was that their ideas were not developed. 2 (2004): 349–399. 3 (2000): 425–455.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines. Intuit develops financial and tax preparation software for small business, accountants and the general public. Thanks to Coke’s global reach, brand power, bottling network, and single-minded focus, I’m betting on Coca-Cola sustaining this competitive advantage.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

In many ways, the current state of court decisions begins in a familiar place: human resources departments. But it did foreshadow later legal developments, beginning in 1986. Programs, policies, and training alone do not stop sexual harassment and abuse. The Birth of Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policies.

Policies 8

Policies Human Resources Compliance Guidelines 8