Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

Human resources Leadership Talent management' Yet this evidence is apparently not well-known. My work with leaders from Finance, HR, and the C-Suite suggests instead that HR and talent decisions are optimized by  retooling HR   adapting financial and other management frameworks to HR and talent decisions.

Charan 17

Charan Finance Human Resources Ulrich 17

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Over the last thirty years, the lean approach — developed by Japanese automakers — has permeated the manufacturing sector in developed countries, but is much less commonly used in the developing world. Locke of Brown University.

Lean Manufacturing 13

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

To find these people, you have to develop a long-term, very consistent strategy. general management, human resources, supply chain, you name it — that I have heard about through our recruiters or by word of mouth. Here are some things that have worked very well for me: Network, network, network.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Collins Long-term Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

In this case, organization leaders should demand a conversation about talent sourcing as sophisticated as one about their supply chain. Let’s “retool” the Zappos strategy through the staffing supply chain , to see how their innovation can spur a great conversation.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Policies Sample Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. Like a guild, each of these departments looks to become world-class at what it does.

Operations 15

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72

Globalization 15

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Before companies could fully recover, massive flooding in Thailand caused further disruptions in Asian supply chains. Total losses from those two disasters were very likely greater than the savings companies had won, over the preceding years, by squeezing out costs and making their supply chains so efficient.

Efficiency 11

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

companies manage their supply chains with diligence to ensure suppliers meet their standards for quality and affordability, but the vast majority don’t behave in this fashion when purchasing health care services. They are taking control of their health care supply chains. It is a costly mistake. physical therapy.).

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Price Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

For them, sustainability is a thing to tackle, a functional area; it's a what , like marketing or product development. Most large companies have now appointed a lead on sustainability, but have provided limited financial support and fewer human resources. I've seen it time and again in the companies that I work with or study.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Business Model Quality Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

To accommodate frequent, fundamental changes to business models, leading retailers generally follow three principles that have been developed through trial and error, often in the midst of disruption. By streamlining store complexity, the team was also able to slash the retailer’s supply chain costs by 20 percent.

Retail 14

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

If you are not familiar with the term, the Internet of Things refers to a dramatic development in the internet''s function: the fact that, even more than among people, it now enables communication among physical objects. For managers, this development creates challenges both long term and urgent.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Business Model Software Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. Moving forward, consider the following questions for strategic development: Opportunity analysis. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Most started out as their company’s first salesperson, its first product developer, or both. Then our head of supply chain would do the same. When was the last time you overrode your human-resources systems to reward them? Do you have a way of regularly identifying and celebrating them?

Company 14

Company Hotels Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

Today’s supply chains track the components of products at both an atomized and aggregate level. Work will need to be freed from “jobs within organizations,” and instead be measured and executed as more deconstructed units, engaged through many sources.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Outsourcing Call Center Organization 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

For instance, Doug shared some new concepts for transforming an insurmountable checklist of requirements into manageable benchmarks and priorities, which he had developed after conducting a comprehensive review of his company’s operations. He also shared supply discipline systems that reduced common inefficiencies.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Operations Conference Restructuring 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

If you believe this is a problem confined to the developing world, consider this: The rate of maternal mortality in the United States has doubled in the past 20+ years. This is essential to developing services she will use and, longer term, putting into place solutions that will have a lasting impact. The private health sector ?

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Health Care Self-aware Franchising 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Employers can readily apply market forces and supply-chain tools to improve the performance of both. As part of its effort to use supply-chain methods to obtain the highest quality care for its employees, Intel promptly added procurement specialists to its collaborative.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Incentives Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. For example, consider Minneapolis-based medical device company, Medtronic , which develops diagnostic and intervention devices for cardiac and vascular diseases, diabetes, and neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

Health Care 9

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In the process she developed managerial muscle in finance, human resources, governance, and IT, and, as a bonus, Bronwyn gained more flexibility in her schedule since she didn’t have external client demands driving her day-to-day work.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In an interview he told us: “SASB has now issued standards for 45 industries in six sectors The specific issues we examine for human capital include labor relations; fair labor practices; employee health, safety and wellbeing; diversity and inclusion; compensation and benefits; and recruitment, development and retention.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

But platforms and networks can be developed in many different ways. A production process turns inputs into outputs and distributes them through a tightly controlled supply chain. As an example, hotel chains like Marriott or Hilton create value chains that deliver rooms and related services to their customers.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

For any strategy to be successful and sustainable, an organization must develop an offering that attracts buyers; it must create a business model that enables the company to make money out of its offering; and it must motivate the people working for or with the company to execute the strategy. This is a trap many companies fall into.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Strategy Execution Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

To achieve better care, employers need to work with providers to determine the conditions that are generating the greatest direct and indirect costs and to develop measurable quality goals. The corporations in the HTA are seeking to improve the supply chain for the 4 million people covered by their plans.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Company Presenteeism 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Second, young businesses tend to grow faster than older ones, but also fail at greater rates. Make public policy proactive, not reactive. In the U.S.,

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

identify issues, develop solutions, make decision, etc.) This is the appropriate home when Human Resources wants to do a talent review or when finance wants to share a new budget process. Is your supply chain performance worrisome? First, create an agenda with the topics, owners, and the required value add (e.g.,

Operations 8

Operations Short-term Supply Chain Objective 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. The good news is that you can change that.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

To offer a few examples – this year in our annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, we shared more information about the diversity of our global team than ever before, and we publicly stated our plans to promote diversity in our workforce and in our supply chain. Photo: Lam Research.

Diversity 52

Diversity Agility Supply Chain Globalization 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2013

retailer Tesco built detailed profiles of customers and then used these insights and a flexible supply chain to customize their products and offers. The only way it can happen: marketing, IT, operations, and human resources functions must collaborate in unprecedented ways. In a previous post , I described how U.K.

Customer Intimacy 11

Customer Intimacy Supply Chain Human Resources Market Segmentation 11

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Their efforts help spotlight market gaps, refine product development, and illuminate customer behavior. This unification can spur meaningful changesimproved product development cycles, efficiency gains, and greater operational resilience. This starts with our assessment practice.

Competitive Advantage 195

Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Compliance Agility 195

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

Many systems employing physicians have done so without developing a cohesive physician organization and lack standardized staffing and operational support functions, such as effective purchasing and supply chain operations, effective scheduling systems, and centralized office locations.

Insurance 8

Insurance Incentives System Supply Chain 8