Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

A new operating model also requires a governance structure and leadership model so leaders know how they will exercise operational control and inspire employees—and hold themselves accountable for doing both. As companies move to more agile operating models , they must learn to balance accountability with autonomy.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. Lance knew that as part of this process he’d need to examine his own leadership. “OK.

Case Study 132

Case Study Case Studies Study Sales 132

Management Consulted

JANUARY 22, 2017

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at TOMS. Whether someone is out shopping for apparel or looking to better our world, TOMS gives an opportunity for both. TOMS is a popular shoe manufacturer known for combining philanthropy with a profitable business model.

Culture 100

Culture Apparel Interviews Consulting 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

This principle has always been a priority for the leadership team at Vineyard Vines and it is still top of mind today. Like many competitors in the apparel industry, Vineyard Vines has kept their operations lean in order to preserve operating margins.

Retail 78

Retail Engineering Apparel Data 78

Kates Kesler

APRIL 17, 2016

The powerful Walmart business units inside P&G, Unilever, and other consumer brand companies create enormous complexity challenges for the leadership of these companies, but Walmart, the customer, is well served by this single point of interface. This is a value-creating form of tension.

Apparel 50

Apparel Metrics Retail System 50

Kates Kesler

JANUARY 25, 2013

Take Nike, marketing a core brand across a number of consumer categories with hundreds of footwear and apparel products all over the world. Senior leadership must learn to lead a more diverse, sometimes dissonant orchestra. Nike’s money-making matrix. That means a matrix and it means tension. The solution.

Apparel 56

Apparel Talent Report Productivity 56

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In foods, beverages, health, beauty, and apparel local variations really do matter. Enterprise leadership has to make choices across investment possibilities. These businesses must nurture local innovation and brand building, while gaining greater leverage from their assets in global, or at least, trans-national brands.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

Apparel companies Stitch Fix and ThirdLove are two examples of companies that tout their use of data analytics and artificial intelligence in their services. “Businesses can capture a wider range of audiences if they work on putting a more personal touch side by side with automation and predictive analytics today,” Lee says.

Data 29

Data Apparel Automotive Balance Sheet 29

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Toward a New Leadership Agenda. We already see companies localizing time-sensitive and highly customizable forms of production to move closer to customer demand, particularly in the fast apparel (Adidas, Zara) and automotive (Tesla) industries, thus turning global supply chains into two-way streets. Essential background.

Education 70

Education Enterprise Productivity Examples 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. I also know all too well that, like all strategies, superconsumer strategies can be hard to implement, because of internal processes, misaligned incentives, and organizational structures that are difficult to navigate.

Energy 70

Energy Airlines Culture Retail 70

Harvard Business

JULY 30, 2018

. “With a budget of less than $1 million, it seems like the job is to build a case for innovation investment, versus [doing the work of] innovation itself,” says Rick Waldron, a former Nike executive who ran the apparel company’s innovation accelerator until last year.

Company 133

Company Survey Apparel Culture 133

Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

In apparel, this is more than aggressive. And the quicker they realize that an administration that impedes progress toward a clean economy is not serving their interests, the faster they’ll rush to fill a leadership vacuum — before their global competitors do.

Leadership 127

Leadership Energy Apparel Efficiency 127

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Then China’s President Xi said he’ll be attending the annual bigwig gathering in Davos for the first time, with reports of China’s interest in filling trade gaps left by Brexit and possible leadership gaps on climate left by Trump. Renewables Kept Growing and Getting Cheaper. Levi’s Shared What It Knows about Water.

Energy 70

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

Telecommunications 70

Telecommunications Biotechnology Survey Healthcare 70