Strategy Driven

AUGUST 4, 2020

Known as a design operation team, DesignOps optimizes design teams by improving workflow and streamlining many processes like recruiting. As a result, they can brainstorm innovative ways to bring your brand to life. If so, check out our other finance-related posts. Another term that’s popping up is DesignOps.

Brand 65

Brand Creativity Audience Advertising 65

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

Listen to the words of a finance manager in a large consumer products company, whose efforts to improve his business team's profit margins were repeatedly undercut by people in the sales department: "I learned that pricing for one of our key accounts has already been confirmed to the customer, without any prior approval or review. [.]

Management 20

Management Engineering Price Brainstorming 20

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

operates in 13 countries, spanning a dozen languages. The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language. Now picture this group engaged in brainstorming, negotiations, or expansion planning. What do you do? Hire interpreters? My company, Rakuten, Inc.

Globalization 10

Globalization Company Software Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

They were pitching their ideas and plans to Eric and their peers; once the pitch was complete, the group would then brainstorm. Anyone who has operated inside a big corporate will tell you that for any project, you might have an executive mandate. The realities of operating in large companies mean that this is far from always true.

Company 12

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 12

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Liz Weber of Weber Business Services provided Your Silence Speaks Volumes: Speak and Lead Proactively.

Leadership Development 267

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

To prepare for an upcoming brainstorming meeting, should someone spend an hour or just a few minutes jotting down ideas? Then, one day, in an operations meeting, he had an epiphany. Once those were clear in his own mind, David scheduled one-on-one conversations with his team members, including the heads of finance, marketing, and HR.

Products 8

Products Productivity How To Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The company has adopted an Amazon-esque strategy; it now owns and operates twelve large warehouses well located to deliver loads of flooring, roofing, and other heavyweight building materials to do-it-yourself homeowners and contractors. The average order size is 1,500 pounds.

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming CEO Proposal 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. But the Council was not the typical think tank for brainstorming ideas.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8