Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

That uncertainty and inability to be in command of business operations makes us anxious. Use this opportunity to talk to younger generations in the family about business operations and the trials ahead. Many have had to reduce operations, and some have been forced to let staff go.

Crisis 65

Crisis Open-book Fixed Costs Social Capital 65

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

ITC decided to measure its own performance in terms of its contribution to creating economic, environmental, and social capital through innovations that would be embedded in its business strategy.

Long-term 20

Long-term Business Model Human Capital Innovation 20

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

Brand-building is a function that business leaders, owners, and general managers – the people responsible for the culture, core operations, and customer experiences of an organization – must drive. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative. It must be driven – and embraced – as an enterprise-wide approach.

Brand 9

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. Send the host of the meeting an email, saying you wanted to check in about the meeting in question (let’s call it the Operations Update meeting). I should have been invited!”

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I’ve paid attention to how the best of them operate — how they nurture creativity all around them — and I’ve noticed three things: They build core enthusiast communities inside and outside of their organizations. .” Some eventually cross over to become full-time employees. Further Reading.

Creativity 8

Creativity Storytelling Open-book Social Capital 8

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Today’s innovators know that services, business models, collaboration, relationships, networks, knowledge, and social capital are the keys to the future. The other domain is leadership. Role model these things every day.

Innovation 114

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 114

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement. Create Energizing Events.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Today’s innovators know that services, business models, collaboration, relationships, networks, knowledge, and social capital are the keys to the future. The other domain is leadership. Role model these things every day.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8