Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If your mind is full of things you keep meaning to get done, your head won’t be in the game Do the hard stuff first: outbound sales calls, proposals, etc.

Press Release 182

Press Release Fraser Discount PR 182

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 12

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Human-capital issues are top-of-mind for CEOs around the world — but their regard for the HR function remains perilously low: In a PwC study , only 34% said that HR is well prepared to capitalize on transformational trends (compared with 56% for finance). Hiring Human resources Talent management'

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Charan Human Resources Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Usually, if you search, there are opportunities in your current job and at your current level to display your ability to drive change, even if you are in a support function like finance or human resources. Can you communicate a compelling case for change and enlist others to support you proposed innovation?

Innovation 16

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 16

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Human resources management. Ask a true business strategist to help you to determine which consultants are needed, draft the requests for proposals, evaluate credentials and recommend contracting options. Entrepreneurial, small business management. Academic, research. Understand what your company really needs and why.

Consultative 59

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

Now, let me couch this for you in the human terms of political economy — the terms in which you and I should rightly conceive of an "economy" as the sum of the enduring human good; not merely as a set of pipes for the grease of finance to be injected into. Who authors the destiny of nations? Whose rights are sacrosanct?

Price 15

Price Short-term Proposal System 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

While executives excel at setting a firm’s strategy, it usually takes teams made up of people on the front line from all of the divisions affected by proposed changes to figure out how to implement them at pace. Below, we explore each one, in turn: Empower mid-level teams.

Retail 11

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Merchandising 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

Brand councils are comprised of senior executives from a range of company functions: key business unit leaders, influential staff leaders from human resources, marketing, legal, and finance, and sometimes even the CEO. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

Scholars from a number of fields have offered explanations for this transition, including globalization, technological change, declining unionization, heightened product market competition, and the rise of finance.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Incentives Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Who would argue against a future in which disruptive services continue to impact everything from healthcare to retail to personal finances? To ensure that corporate governance includes sufficient oversight of technology, I propose companies follow the following principles: Hire a techie to your board.

Technology 8

Technology Zero Based Budgeting Banking CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

She also sought the advice of friends working in human resource positions about how to tackle questions about her short duration at the company. Today, she’s the office manager for a personal finance firm, managing budgets, expenses, and operations. It just didn’t fit my strengths,” she says. I was following a path.

Short-term 8

Short-term Career Long-term Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. Sam appeared keen, ambitious, and enthusiastic.

Mentor 8

Mentor Emotional Intelligence Project Career 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

After all, tough conversations “are not black swans,” says Jean-Francois Manzoni, professor of human resources and organizational development at INSEAD. ” Proposing options “helps the other person see a way out, and it also signals respect.” As a result, we tend to avoid them. Nobody wants problems.”

How To 8

How To Construction Case Study Performance Review 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

DuPont sent Donaldson Brown, a promising engineer-turned-finance staffer, to Detroit to sort things out, and sort them out he did. (GM represented an important channel for Dupont's lacquer, artificial leather, and other products, and Pierre du Pont was on GM's Board.) So it's time to address our measurement system seriously at the firm level.

ROE 14

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2015

In the United States, the inclination has been to fix capitalism, mainly with proposals for what I call adjectival capitalism: Sustainable Capitalism, Caring Capitalism, Inclusive Capitalism, Conscious Capitalism, and others. We “human resources” have the capacity to act as resourceful human beings.

Cooper 8

Cooper Politics Globalization Health Care 8