Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2020

Businesses, from large corporations and MNCs to small companies and startups, are forced to make significant operational and structural changes. In the wake of the pandemic, administrations and businesses are fighting uncertainty, which has given rise to the work-from-home model. DE-DENSIFYING OFFICES.

Restructuring 66

Restructuring Entrepreneur Crisis Operations 66

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While other companies were struggling to break even and keep their operations afloat, Zoom was one brand that was growing exponentially and it was well-placed to develop its operations and consider additional areas of growth, such as the development of Zoom’s internal diversity and inclusion policies. Will DEI Remain a Priority?

Diversity 64

Diversity Trends Team Chief Operating Officer 64

HR Digest

MAY 17, 2024

Whether it’s a major restructuring, the implementation of new technology, or a shift in company culture, change management ensures that the human element of these transitions is carefully considered and supported. Implementing Change Once the plan is in place, HR must take a hands-on approach to supporting the execution of the change.

Management 64

Management Agility Training Policies 64

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There is a palpable sense of systemic instability in the face of political, economic, technological, social, and indeed meteorological uncertainty. It is where the board helps address head on the " cone of uncertainty " that all organizations are facing. From News Corp. 3) Internationalization.

Uncertainty 15

Uncertainty Politics Restructuring Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The conventional course of action would have been to cut investments in research and restructure. The fundamental challenges that CEOs of drug companies face are similar to those of any CEO: innovate, manage risk and uncertainty, and create long-term firm value. Yes, those actions would have boosted short-term earnings. I disagree.

CEO 17

CEO Short-term Long-term Pharmaceuticals 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

As human beings, we like to operate in small tribes. That’s the fundamental problem that prompted Microsoft to announce its big restructuring last summer — it recognized it had too many separate divisions. People avoid these things because they’re difficult—there’s uncertainty and stress. It’s the creation of silos.

CEO 15

CEO FAQ Restructuring Performance Review 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For the last two months, global supply chains have been experiencing the first stage of a bullwhip effect triggered by uncertainties about the severity of China’s economic slowdown. Macroeconomic data during the 2008 financial crisis show the bullwhip effect operating on a much broader scale. For example , U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people. P&G''s board has been under a great deal of pressure from an activist investor who has made his views on the pace of the restructuring clear and vocal. How can he get people to take creative risks in a climate of turbulence and uncertainty?

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Similar employee crowdsourcing efforts have been used to redefine company values (at IBM) and generate ideas for cutting operational costs (at BASF). To offer camaraderie and space to process uncertainty. When Pfizer undertook a major restructuring in 2007, they turned to ten employees to tell their stories.

Media 8

Media Management CEO Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

In exchange, a fitness leader can offer a sense certainty, justice, and camaraderie in a time where employees are otherwise plagued by uncertainty, injustice, and isolation. layoffs or restructurings) or make someone happier in their job (even if it makes their lives, on a whole, more pleasant). Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It includes full-fledged exits by corporations like Clorox , one of the first corporations to cease its operations in the market in 2014 (to later be seized by the Venezuelan government), and companies like Bridgestone and General Mills , which sold their Venezuela businesses to local industrial groups and private investors, respectively, in 2016.

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Price Politics Supply Chain 8