Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

IT is not something that can be managed from a box on the organizational chart. It may make costs more predictable and shift investments from CapEx to OpEx. IT management Information & technology' Unfortunately, this is not the view in most C-suites. They never have! It may even lead to access to leading-edge technologies.

CIO 8

CIO CAPEX Budgeting CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

During a long and illustrious career that is far from over (you can read all about one of his most recent ventures — building the most direct fiber-optic connection between Chicago and New York – in Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s new book ), Barksdale has become a big believer in the value of the folksy aphorism as management tool.

Advice 8

Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. Elite MBAs (Management by Algorithm) are the new normal. Top management would have to trust its computationally brilliant bidding software.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Many innovative customer-service solutions like these are simple and inexpensive, and they have high payback. A scorecard that links financials with learning initiatives and other operations would serve as a cross-check for managers. After a recent credit-card mixup, Apple responded immediately to my email and solved my problem.

CAPEX 15

CAPEX Balanced Scorecard Hedge Software 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

Savor of Temple found that firms led by single CEOs engage in much more aggressive investment behavior, in terms of capex, innovation activity, R&D, and acquisitions, than companies led by married chief executives. The same kinds of dynamics probably play out among lower-level managers too, Roussanov says in this Wharton video.

CAPEX 8

CAPEX Scientific Management Taylor Taylorism 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Prioritize workforce management – Skills has been a constant in most discussions around AI and automation, and there is a broad consensus now that companies need new skills to get the best out of these new technologies. Internalize the costs of automation (and their benefits) – With a particular focus on the total cost of ownership (TCO).

TCO 84

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 84

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

His bottom line: “For a manager running a nonfinancial business, the proposed reforms to Dodd-Frank are probably a bad trade-off.” And not very much capex , not very much innovation. For more on what the law does, go here. ” We spoke for a while, so I condensed his comments into several major themes.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8