Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

If you have tried introducing a new idea into your organization or community—especially if it''s an abstract idea like sustainability, diversity, or innovativeness—you know it''s tough. It took her a year to develop her case—largely on her own time—before she started talking about sustainability in public.

Organization 15

Organization Tips Metrics Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

And they have well-honed approaches for developing the requisite new skills in employees. Ash Gupta is President of Global Credit Risk and Information Management at American Express, and Guy Peri is Chief Data Officer and Vice President of Information Technology at P&G.

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Supply Chain Technology System Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

For example, Amazon wants to be known for disciplined execution of customer purchases; Apple for design and simplicity; Marriott for exceptional service; Google for innovation; and so forth. For Amazon, the focus on disciplined customer-centered innovation sends a clear message to potential and current employees.

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Company Brand Workshop Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2013

A pharmaceuticals company we''ve been studying decided to deploy more than 20,000 iPads and other mobile devices to the global sales force to improve its engagement with doctors in emerging and developed markets. Today''s CIO Needs to Be the Chief Innovation Officer. IT management Information & technology'

Organization 9

Organization CIO Compliance CRM 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

The f ive forces framework for strategy may be valid in one arena, blue ocean or open innovation in another, but each approach to strategy tends to be presented or perceived as a panacea. Positional advantage is sustainable in a classical environment: the environment is predictable and develops gradually without major disruptions.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

At worst, special laws simply ban the new thing before its developers have the chance to test it in the market and make adjustments. At a developer''s conference last week, Glass product director Steve Lee said only that "Privacy was top of mind when we designed the product.". Communication Innovation Politics' In the U.S.,

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Morale Learning-by-Doing Technology Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Having founded a data management company and worked with hundreds of organizations over the past 20 years to execute their information management and analytics initiatives, I’ve found the groups that are able to successfully utilize their company’s analytics technologies often take the following approaches: Build a team.

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Team Compliance Supply Chain Competitive Advantage 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

and under your leadership, HP is known to have a diverse and innovative corporate culture. We thought of ourselves as a $50 billion startup as we reinvented all things in HR – everything from talent management to development to rewards to hiring and employee experience. This allows them to be more creative and innovative.

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Diversity Human Resources Crisis Globalization 98

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

To combat this trap, managers must think about problems differently—engage in problem finding before problem solving— so they can see innovative solutions that can break through impasse. To escape the trap, managers must balance teamwork and collegiality with the need to speak up and disagree in important situations.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

The order is the latest development in a long-running debate over how companies use the H-1B program and how it affects American workers. On the other side of the debate, H-1B supporters argue that the program brings needed skills into the labor market, which helps firms remain innovative, productive, and competitive.

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