Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2017

How will AI change strategy? But what does all this mean for strategy? What happens to Amazon’s strategy as their data scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts work tirelessly to dial up the accuracy on the prediction machine? AI is fundamentally a prediction technology.

Strategy& 73

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Data 73

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

That leaves most organizations lacking a clear total workforce perspective and no integrated strategy to engage workers at the right time, cost, and contractual arrangement. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

Talent 70

Talent Strategy& Strategy Strategy 70

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Recruitment 128

Recruitment Recruiting Transportation Advertising 128

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are. At least one company has worked Quora specifically into its recruitment strategy. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent.

Recruiting 70

Recruiting Recruitment Talent Strategy& 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

These have forced AirBnB, Tesla, and Uber to make costly concessions to their operating practices or to exit certain markets altogether. The petition was seen as instrumental in getting the city council to adopt new regulations which permitted Uber to operate legally. How can new firms overcome the regulations that protect incumbents?

Government 123

Government Retail Sales Pharmaceuticals 123

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. By 2006, GMCR owned 100% of Keurig and officially renamed Keurig Green Mountain (KGM) in 2014.

Company 122

Company Engineering Operations Development 122

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. To be financially sustainable, hospitals and health systems must revamp their strategies and insist that their investments in new payment models and physician employees generate solid returns.

System 71

System Financial Insurance Insurance 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

And yet front-line employees are still often left operating with data that’s “too little, too late.” In 2014, Sprint had a customer churn rate of 2.3% — twice as much as its biggest competitors. Data is not always shared efficiently. Consider how Sprint is using data to create better customer experiences.

Data 129

Data Banking Sales Accenture 129

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The origins of our agile network can be traced back to an online idea forum called WeSolve that we launched in 2014 as a way of challenging Bayer employees to contribute solutions to specific technical or commercial problems. The innovation agenda. More than 600 were selected.

Company 132

Company Agile Training Training 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using our robust data archive system which captures electronic health record, medical and prescription claims, and other information, we create dashboard displays for use by leadership, operational teams, and clinicians to reveal population-level trends and identify patients and clinicians for targeted interventions.

System 128

System Healthcare Data Management 128

Tom Spencer

APRIL 23, 2014

We are delighted to welcome Meenakshi to join the Consulting Blog as a Manager for 2014/15. She is providing crucial strategic and operational guidance, and we believe that she has a bright future ahead working for a top consultancy – if they manage to hire her. INTRODUCING Meenakshi Shukla !

Management 88

Management Case Interview Interviews Resources 88

Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2017

In the fall of 2014, in the midst of controversy about Facebook’s real-name policy and selling of user data, a new social media platform called Ello caught fire. This lays the groundwork for attracting and motivating a team, developing company strategy, and pitching to customers and investors.

Media 124

Media Study Company Research 124

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

In the digital content publishing world, I often direct people to the free ebook “ The New World of Content Measurement ,” published in 2014 by the combined content marketing agency + platform Contently. (I Accordingly, one strategy is to limit users to posting one link per day. Both launched in 2014.).

Media 130

Media Metrics eBook Software 130

Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

As for Booz & Company, it was purchased by PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Strategy& , a firm we covered in an earlier Firm Profile. The President of the Board is Dr. Ralph Shrader, who served as CEO from 1999-2014. Intelligence & Operations Analysis. Organization & Strategy. and overseas. CAPABILITIES.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Resumes 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. .—while The soaring U.S.

Cash Flow 130

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 130

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2016

In the spring of 2014, we proposed a radical approach: offer anyone on staff – over 2,500 individuals, many of them union members – the chance to shape the library through strategic conversations with senior leaders. How to transform such a huge, iconic institution, wrapped in history, into a nimble player?

Strategy& 70

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Analysis 70

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

As for Booz & Company, they were purchased by PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Strategy& , a firm we covered in an earlier Firm Profile. President of the board is Dr Ralph Shrader, who served as CEO from 1999 -2014. Intelligence & Operations Analysis. Organization & Strategy. Information Technology.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Resumes Government 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

billion debit and credit card transactions, its research revealed a dramatic slowdown in the growth of everyday consumer spending from 2014 to 2015. That data shaped the company’s future strategies and offerings. When JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyzed 12.4

Banking 120

Banking Data Financial Media 120

MishTalk

AUGUST 26, 2014

Let''s take a look at a translated map of major military operations August 10-25, 2014. August 22 Briefing From the Novorossiya Military Briefing – Situation as of August 22, 2014 in English, by Anthony Hartin. The general offensive that began on July 1st, 2014, and which was intended to crush Novorossiya, has chocked.

Operations 74

Operations Trends Report Transportation 74

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Governing Council decided today to lower the interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem by 10 basis points to 0.05% and the rate on the marginal lending facility by 10 basis points to 0.30%. Interventions under these programmes will start in October 2014. in August 2014, after 0.4% in 2014, 1.1%

Banking 72

Banking Balance Sheet Government Comparison 72

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Executives are usually taught that data is an objective and critical input for strategic planning and operations. Applying this, however, is much easier said than done — especially among companies operating in emerging markets. It can lead to executives to miss investment opportunities or to develop faulty strategies.

Data 123

Data Marketing Sales Government 123

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Methodologies 134

Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 134

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. In a 2014 survey of business leaders at the Global Leadership Summit, almost 60% of leaders said that more than half of their workforce would be remote by 2020. The advisory firm we work for is one such company.

Management 133

Management Case Interview Leadership Interviews 133

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

As such, she no longer qualifies as a full time employee, and can no longer be part of the benefit plan, as of January 1, 2014. The cafeteria at a private college is not open 12 months of the year, and does not operate an average of 30 hours per week over 12 months.

Company 75

Company Operations Groups Management 75

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In 2000, the group launched its first website, www.bridgespan.org, and started operations from a Boston-based office. Strategy Consulting. Bridgespan brings a passion for making the world a better place into strategy consulting. Funding Strategy. Global Strategy. Strategy Development. Networking Groups.

Interviews 150

Interviews Culture Bain Consulting 150

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In these times of fiscal discontent and protests by Brussels, the expected improvement of public accounts in France in 2014 and 2015, the government had to be reassuring about the traditional collective fiscal year-end synopsis presented on Wednesday. of GDP in 2014 and 2.8% Spending Up €3.3 of GDP, higher than the 1.6%

Government 67

Government Survey Finance Meeting 67

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

For Nicholas that opportunity came at a convention in 2014, where he discovered that he already had a skill that could lend itself well in the marketplace. Rather than focusing on tactics like everyone else around him, he set his focus on strategy. Nicholas shares the angle that he took to position himself as the Facebook ads expert.

Advertising 189

Advertising Consulting ROI Marketing 189

MishTalk

AUGUST 2, 2014

percent in 2014, 16 percent in 2013 and 11.5 Florida does not operate its own exchange. That meant that many unhealthy people who had not been able to get coverage before were able to obtain policies in 2014. “No Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Insurance 76

Insurance Insurance Healthcare Policies 76

Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

McKinsey’s Bay Area operation consists of two offices: San Francisco and Silicon Valley. McKinsey’s Bay Area offices serve major technology and financial firms, as well as leading healthcare and retail companies needing strategy and innovation help. Strategy& , 4 Embarcadero Center #2350, San Francisco, CA, 94111.

Consulting 113

Consulting Bain Deloitte McKinsey 113

Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. Cost and operations. Your Next Strategy Presentation. All phases of the revenue cycle. Industries.

Interviews 147

Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic. rate for other companies.

Management 70

Management Metrics Financial Company 70

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy firm that was founded in 1991 by two ex-Bain consultants, to combine Parthenon’s strategy expertise with EY’s global reach and implementation experience. Recently, these firms have started getting in to the strategy sphere as well. Practice Areas.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2014

n a second recall, GM said its dealers will inspect, and replace if needed, the windshield wiper module assembly in about 4,800 of the 2013 and 2014 model year Chevrolet Caprice police cars and 2014 Chevrolet SS sport sedans. If the motor gear teeth become stripped, the wipers may not operate. due to the potential cracking.

Sports 59

Sports Journal Software Sales 59

Kates Kesler

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Between 2012 and 2014 alone, Kraft, Royal Dutch Philips, Hewlett Packard, Ingersoll Rand, ConocoPhillips, Darden, and E-Bay agreed to split off substantial portions of their business in response to a groundswell of hostility toward underperforming diversified companies. As organization designers this trend intrigues us.

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Trends Company 50

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As a practical matter, for example, these changes in the global policy regime are forcing multinational corporations to scale back and sell parts of their international operations. And in 2014, Pfizer, the U.S. According to the World Trade Organization, international trade this year will grow at its slowest pace since 2007.

Balance Sheet 70

Balance Sheet Policies Banking Operations 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

One day in December 2014, Sergey, the Russia general manager for a multinational consumer goods company, was up early in the morning, watching the ruble’s value slide by the minute. In a survey of 77 of my company Frontier Strategy Group’s global clients, 88.3% in anticipation of interest rate hikes by the U.S.

Marketing 70

Marketing Agile Company Sales 70

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? At a glance, the study revealed these themes: There is no common pattern for a ‘best organization design’ regardless of size, strategy, or industry.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82