Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

System 129

System Operations Data Accenture 129

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012, and was the brainchild of Founder and Managing Partner Chris Bulger. BULGER PARTNERS.

Software 165

Software Strategy Strategy& Strategy 165

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

The firm sold a majority stake in the US government business for $2.45B to the Carlyle Group (Booz Allen Hamilton) and Booz & Company, owned and operated as a partnership, assumed the commercial strategy role. In 2012, Booz & Company was joined by Axon Advisory Partners. Product and Service Innovation. Consumer Products.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

Your employer operates with the express aim of benefiting members of the community and reinvests all profits to further its social aims. Imagine waking up in a world where you feel positive and motivated about going to work, knowing that your work provides value to customers in a way that is sustainable and responsible.

Enterprise 112

Enterprise Healthcare Ethics Construction 112

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In the start-up world, the disruptor is the cool kid on the block, the one who’ll change the world — or at least the products you’ll buy and how you buy them. A new product or technology sells better to all stakeholders if people can be persuaded that it will disrupt the status quo. Gina Pricope/Getty Images.

Software 125

Software Industry Recruitment Recruiting 125

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I first learnt about the Institute of Consulting in 2012, when over 24 Mongolian consultants received core consultancy skills training from John Moore of Exponential Training and ICUK. Currently, 95% of our 70,000 active companies employ fewer than five people and productivity in the SME sector in Mongolia is less than 30%.

Consulting 130

Consulting Training Training Banking 130

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

When Bain & Company examined the talent management practices of more than 300 large companies worldwide, we discovered that the most productive and best-performing organizations cluster their star talent in a few business-critical roles. Harnessing this data requires new skills and capabilities.

Company 145

Company Talent Engineering Insurance 145

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

On Google’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2006 – more than a year before the iPhone was released and more than two years before the release of the first Android-operated smartphone – CEO Eric Schmidt went out of his way to talk about mobile. Perhaps by 2012 it was already too late. That makes sense.

Turnaround 70

Turnaround Data Operations Company 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Operations 70

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

Within an enterprise, this means balancing the demands of current operations while laying the groundwork for future opportunities, as well as reviewing past activities and policies that may be holding back your organization. You seek breakthrough ideas for new products or services based on certain assumptions and observations.

Company 120

Company Engineering Operations Development 120

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

I read this book in 2004 or so during my MBA studies and picked it up again to refresh my knowledge of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® (2012). The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. These practices include: Model the Way  — Create standards and set the example.

McKinsey 98

McKinsey Sports Ethics Leadership 98

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The root cause is twofold: a mismatch between organizations’ strategies and actual market demand, and a lack of operational discipline. MD Anderson Cancer Center lost $266 million on operations in FY 2016 and another $170 million in the first months of FY 2017.

System 71

System Financial Insurance Insurance 71

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

In 2012, Tesla introduced the Model S, a luxury sedan with a range of up to 265 miles on a single charge. In addition to its product offerings, Tesla has also disrupted traditional business models in the auto industry. In 2017, Tesla unveiled the Megapack , a large-scale battery system for utilities and grid operators.

Energy 88

Energy Sports Industry Media 88

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. BULGER PARTNERS. – Revenue: $20M.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. BULGER PARTNERS. – Revenue: $20M.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. BULGER PARTNERS. – Revenue: $20M.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

No wonder, then, that executives have placed predictive analytics at the top of the executive agenda since 2012, according to a recent Accenture survey. The manufacturer notifies the customer, which pulls the machine off line and repairs it, saving millions of dollars in lost production and damage to its brand.

Company 71

Company Balance Sheet Enterprise Financial 71

Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

Working from Home Your Organisation’s most Productive, Happy and Profitable Year. Actually, both behavioral economics research and WFH practioners argue that having employees WFH can increase your team’s overall productivity, work satisfaction and therefore profit, if managed appropriately. Nathan: “Resist the urge to firefight.

Productivity 88

Productivity Data Tools Management 88

MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2013

But recall what Brazil''s finance minister said on March 3, 2012 in a currency war declaration on the US: " When the real appreciates, it reduces our competitiveness. How can a business operate when the currency is on a free-fall?" How Can Businesses Operate in A currency Freefall?

Apparel 75

Apparel Finance Hotels Enterprise 75

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2016

Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods. Operations in a Connected World. For the most part, consumers control what happens to a product. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Company 70

Company Apparel Retail Metrics 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As business tycoon Richard Branson has proclaimed in 2012, “our only option to stop climate change is for industry to make money from it.” Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015.

Energy 71

Energy Case Interview Insurance Insurance 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2017

From 2007 to 2012 the Army health care system grew rapidly — with little central coordination — to meet the surging care needs from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But as of 2012, Army providers were only assessed on their ability to meet clinical-workload standards (for example, psychologists were required to provide 0.75

System 71

System Data Meeting Report 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management.

Study 70

Study Productivity Efficiency Operations 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). Someone else designed an experiment to get a plant operation down to zero accidents.

Development 70

Development Leadership Operations Case Study 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% These and other benefits translate into better cost management, agricultural innovation, and increased land productivity and quality. of revenues) and $13 million to $62 million (0.01% to 0.7%

Methodologies 73

Methodologies How To Case Study Case Studies 73

Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

History of Organization Development (Part 2 of 6) — “The Psychologists” By Carter McNamara on March 19, 2012. What are our operating assumptions and where did they come from? Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. This is the second blog post in a six-part series about the history of OD.).

Development 58

Development Organizational Development Nonprofit Consulting 58

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. In 2008, Booz separated its operations from the U.S. Booz has experience across a broad range of industries including high technology, finance, and consumer products. Booz & Company. Website: booz.com.

Oliver Wyman 83

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy& Strategy 83

MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

Airlines operating in Venezuela fell and one carrier suspended flights. billion last year to finance travel, airlines and remittances, 19 percent more than in 2012, according to Ramirez. The leftist government nationalized oil reserves, and the result was an immediate collapse in production. Maduro’s government sold $8.6

Airlines 76

Airlines Travel Government Transportation 76

MishTalk

JANUARY 1, 2014

Afghanistan, long the world’s main heroin supplier, has seen its total area of poppy seed plantations explode to 516,000 acres - a 36 percent increase from 2012, according to the report, released on Wednesday. Total opium output is estimated at 5,500 tons, up 49 percent from 3,700 tons in 2012.

Retail 76

Retail Industry Sales Fashion 76

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The top-performing emerging-market firms innovate more aggressively than their advanced economy rivals: 56% of their revenue comes from new products and services, compared with 48% for firms in advanced economies. We can see that clearly when looking at the productivity record of these countries.

Comparison 70

Comparison Research Productivity Policies 70

Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work By Carter McNamara on December 2, 2012. For example, say I’m working with a team of people representing a bottling operation in a brewery, and the team has figured out how to redesign the bottling operation to reduce costs, simplify the process, and increase production.

Organizational Development 73

Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Consulting 73

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. What’s more, the demand for rapid growth often comes with a push from investors to enter new markets or ramp up product innovation. In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co.

Company 70

Company Engineering Turnaround System 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2016

The company is, of course, a massive enterprise, with $75 billion in revenues, over 60,000 employees, and a dizzying array of products, from the core search business to the android operating system to nascent businesses like autonomous cars. “We could advance the core technology without being tied to a particular product.

Research 70

Research Engineering Productivity Enterprise 70

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In this episode, we are talking about ways that you can effectively position yourself as an expert in your field, how to get your expertise recognized, and the danger of productizing your work, as well as what you should be doing instead. With productized, you do it the other way around. Tell me more about that. What do you mean?

Consulting 127

Consulting Productivity Advertising Training 127

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

By buying Whole Foods, Amazon gets virtually limitless possibilities to test products and services, test price points and assortment interactions, redefine the price perception for organic and healthier foods, merge offline and online shopping experiences, and perhaps test home delivery or store pickup with ideal early adopters.

Retail 73

Retail Productivity Operations Study 73

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

In short, Kash subscribes to the philosophy that demand in the market should come first before a product or service is offered, instead of creating a product or offering a service and then trying to gin up demand. This includes market research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as strategic product alteration and branding.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100