Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Corporations buy and employ human advice from many wise advisors—consultants, lawyers, investment bankers—in the same fashion that investors did in the past. They can help them with change management as smart machines provide new insights at increasing speeds.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 72

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

This would allow it to uniquely identify every product, even distinguishing fashion items by size and color, as well as proving information on its location. Markdowns also increase as a store may be carrying surplus stock as items reach end of life. To address this problem, this retailer planned to tag products at the item level.

Tools 70

Tools Construction System Retail 70

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

At best, they are able to respond in a somewhat coordinated fashion when customers come to them. Most companies begin with this and simply assume that mandating shared tasks and information exchange will suffice. It does to a degree but can be severely limiting in how much firms can achieve.

Education 92

Education Real Estate Research Company 92

LSA Global

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Just think of an old-fashioned school classroom where the “good” student (the one that behaved and followed the rules) was smiled upon whereas the student who asked questions and challenged assumptions was met with disapproval. Teams are far more flexible when problems arise because they have far more solutions from which to choose. #2.

Talent 34

Talent Management Fashion Culture 34

LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2019

With the vision in mind and the employees at the table, put together the steps required to implement the change. Solicit the input of front-line workers so you can consider carefully the effect of each step and prioritize and sequence the work in a coordinated fashion. Establish some principles that will guide you all going forward.

Fashion 28

Fashion Survey Culture Leadership 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

Change Management 71

Change Management Data Company Management 71

Markovitz Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

The data on change management are consistent: about 70% of change initiatives fail, despite the plethora of books, conferences, and scholarly papers dedicated to the subject. The same dynamic occurs in the workplace: small changes circumvent the amygdala, making it easier for people to adopt and accept a new way of working.

Turnaround 100

Turnaround Fashion Exercises Training 100

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Of all the lessons I’ve learned about innovation and change, one stands above the rest: There is no such thing as an average or old-fashioned business, just average or old-fashioned ways to do business. The thrill of breakthrough creativity doesn’t just belong to upstart companies with the most radical technologies.

Banking 70

Banking Fashion Retail Financial 70

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Thankfully, everything stayed in a nice orderly fashion, the way accountants like it, after the audit portrayed Peat Marwick in a favorable light. Business Process Management. Change Management. This was the first time a public accounting firm had initiated a peer review process. Supply Chain and Operations.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2018

The core idea was that managers and staff would systematically work together to change their behaviors and work processes, rather than working in a limited and idiosyncratic fashion. The Six Stages.

Training 70

Training Training Survey Tools 70

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The ‘workers’ (like myself) wore blue overalls; the foremen had brown coats; the supervisors were kitted out in white; the management sported double-breasted suits (the fashion at that time). The most effective change managers distinguish between controlling people and controlling results.

Energy 40

Energy System Management Advertising 40