Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. What would this leadership look like over time? consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., And what did they say was their biggest concern? Not competitive threats.

Talent Management 11

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

I met the team at Vineyard Vines while doing research about data-driven marketing technologies for my book, Marketing, Interrupted , and was able to learn firsthand about the company’s beginnings, and what has made them so successful today. ” Of course, this type of real-time, one-to-one marketing is easier said than done.

Retail 11

Retail Apparel Engineering Audience 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. But there is another leadership role that has arisen in many organizations in recent years: the Chief Digital Officer (CDO).

CIO 9

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

The third was around thought leadership. We looked at the three biggest segments — packaging, food waste, and apparel. No one wants to lease a phone, if you ask them that way, but if you position it that they will get a new phone with the latest technology every year, the value proposition gets more compelling.

Company 13

Company Apparel Engineering Welch 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Deep concerns about labor conditions, wages, and equity take root: From tragedies in Bangladeshi apparel factories to minimum wages in the U.S. Travesties like the death of more than 1100 workers at the Rana Plaza apparel factory in Bangladesh are increasingly unacceptable to the buying public. So what’s really new this year?

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain McKinsey Energy Apparel 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

A new operating model also requires a governance structure and leadership model so leaders know how they will exercise operational control and inspire employees—and hold themselves accountable for doing both. As companies move to more agile operating models , they must learn to balance accountability with autonomy.

Strategy 9

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

” A growing body of neuroscience research has begun to reveal the exact ways in which information age technologies cut against the natural grain of the human mind. We once asked a global technology firm’s leadership to try a “stone age” solution as they conferred on how to implement a newly hatched strategy.

Team 8

Team Supply Chain Workshop Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless.

Innovation 13

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The first was the difficulty in creating a set of metrics that are aligned with what senior leadership actually cares about. ” Putting a number on that understanding of new markets and technologies — whether it makes sense for one’s employer to enter them, and how — is difficult. Alignment can take a while.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology. Toward a New Leadership Agenda.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For every Apple, there is an Atari, for every Fuji a Polaroid, and for every Zara an American Apparel. For many companies, this means extending their repertoire beyond the classical approach to strategy that relies on securing durable advantaged market positions through cost leadership or differentiation. This is easier said than done.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. All of this digital technology—be it apps, analytics, or social media tools—is tightly integrated to serve the customer via Nordstrom’s empowered employees.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. So one technology and company failed miserably (and perhaps the government made a bad investment choice). China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

At many of the largest companies, in industries like aerospace and technology, limited budgets are not an obstacle. One write-in response to our question about obstacles to innovation was, “Leadership ADHD.”) Lack of budget (41% of respondents.). ” Lack of the right strategy or vision (36% of respondents.).

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

In apparel, this is more than aggressive. For example, the major auto companies are investing in new technologies and electric vehicles while asking the Trump administration to weaken fuel efficiency standards. (Disclosure: I’ve done paid speaking for executives at Walmart and Apple.). will follow his lead.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Health Care Apparel Leadership 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The cash from high revenues and margins is also often used to enhance the corporation: for improving its operations, productivity, technology and products, or for increasing reach and scale efficiencies through acquisitions.

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Then China’s President Xi said he’ll be attending the annual bigwig gathering in Davos for the first time, with reports of China’s interest in filling trade gaps left by Brexit and possible leadership gaps on climate left by Trump. Renewables Kept Growing and Getting Cheaper. cents per kilowatt-hour.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Meanwhile, Democrats place greater importance on technology expertise and risk management.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8