Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The reason is, the techniques companies use to manage and operate supply chains have been enhanced, refined, and continuously improved over a long period of time. Instead, organizations should think about a capital project as an integrated, end-to-end supply chain, where demand (i.e.,

Management 136

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

Learning how to delegate well is a skill every first-time manager needs to learn from the very start. Many people are promoted into management for doing their previous job well. To do that, you first have to change your mindset from “doing” to “managing,” even though it might feel uncomfortable.

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Learning Management Leadership Project 145

Idea to Value

AUGUST 9, 2021

In a brilliant component teardown article from 2015 by Ken Shirriff , he opened up the Magsafe charger which powered Apple’s laptop at the time. But as we spoke about recently on the blog, it is a fascinating demonstration of exponential technology and how fast the microchip industry has managed to innovate.

Technology 289

Technology Comparison Design Industry 289

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

How one executive took on transforming California’s troubled Department of Motor Vehicles — and what he learned.

Management 140

Management Learning Change 140

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Uncertainty around AI takes different shapes and forms, but we can boil it down to three main categories that every manager should consider: state, effect and response uncertainty. State uncertainty occurs when managers lack sufficient information to predict market trends and changes.

Management 143

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this article, we’ll first explore what that kind of an organization really looks like, and then look into some of the ways you can find to start shaping your organization to that direction. To get the outcomes the executives are expecting from innovation, they’d need to build an agile organization where innovation happens at scale.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 15, 2024

A few weeks ago, I saw an article in Fast Company about the layoffs at IDEO , one of the world’s most respected Design Thinking firms. According to the Fast Company article, revenues have fallen from $300m in 2019 to under $100m in 2023, a more than 2/3 drop. Design Thinking had its time being the darling tool of innovation.

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Design Thinking Design Project Training 238

Destination Innovation

AUGUST 20, 2021

People typically consider a limited number of promising ideas in order to manage the cognitive burden of searching through all possible ideas, but this can lead them to accept adequate solutions without considering potentially superior alternatives. Please see these related articles: The Double Handed Approach to Innovation.

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Study Change Meeting Innovation 354

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Managing an employee with a terminal illness requires a balance of compassion and strategic action. When an employee receives a terminal diagnosis continuing to work might offer them a sense of normalcy and purpose. This shows respect and ensures they feel valued.

Management 135

Management How To Strategy Strategy 135

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The most concerning behavior from job candidates — by a significant margin — is dishonesty, with 63% of hiring managers saying they view it as the biggest red flag. Hiring managers see rude language or behavior as a red flag in potential hires.

Management 142

Management Survey Tips Examples 142

Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

As part of their initiative, one person had been given ownership for an initiative to update the organization-wide tools and processes for idea management work. Given their workload, they probably won’t have the time to do that well, and even if they somehow manage to do that, it will likely take them quite a long time.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Ideation Culture 363

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

This article discusses three measures that organizations can take to bring out the best in employees with this condition: modifying job features, training managers to support them, and promoting a culture of performance and compassion. Whether leaders know it or not, chances are their workforce contains people with bipolar disorder.

Training 144

Training Culture Management 144

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

The authors examine the impact of various management practices on diverse representation in managerial roles and how often each management practice is utilized in organizations, shedding light on why organizations are not making greater progress toward diverse representation.

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Training Management Company Groups 145

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

Your manager and coworkers are watching how you respond, making it even more critical to approach this difficult situation with composure and pragmatism. In this article, the author offers six strategies to help you bounce back and productively move forward. It’s natural, but neither response is helpful.

Strategy 145

Strategy Strategy Management 145

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Five strategies for when the news cycle is all consuming.

How To 144

How To Management Strategy Strategy 144

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Five steps to help you enhance the discovery process and deliver products that meet both customer needs and business goals.

Collaboration 143

Collaboration Management Meeting Innovation 143

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2024

Today the workforce is getting older, and the number of younger workers in positions of senior management is growing.

Management 145

Management Company How To 145

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2024

In this article, the researchers share their findings and offer tips for managers and leaders looking to support alternate choice hires and help them to thrive.

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Tips Management Resources 144

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2024

The authors of this article present research findings from their analysis of data describing over 29,000 unique loyalty points earning and spending transactions made during two recent years by 500 airline loyalty program consumers. Do consumers treat loyalty points the same way that they treat traditional money?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2024

In this article, the authors introduce readers to the main kinds of retail media, discuss three strategic challenges that they present, and provide guidance for effectively managing those challenges. McKinsey estimates that by 2026, retail media will add $1.3 trillion to enterprise values in the U.S.

Management 145

Management Marketing 145

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 3, 2021

These different scenario plans are essential for the business to manage a sustainability pathway, navigating in increased uncertainty, challenge and complexity and become the dynamic strategic document for moving towards a sustainable future. I wrote an article on the Art of Back Casting that needs care earlier this year.

Disruption 312

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Articles published in nursing and pharmacy journals end with similar conclusions: Clinicians need cannabis education so they can best serve their patients, and help them obtain the potential benefits of cannabinoid-based products and minimize the adverse consequences. percent felt not at all prepared to answer questions, and 84.9

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Technical Review Course Survey Study 306

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Curated tips from the HBR archive.

Management 142

Management Tips 142

Idea to Value

JUNE 30, 2020

According to an HBR article , culture is the consistent, observable patterns of behavior in an organization. Unless the tensions created by this paradox are carefully managed, attempts to create an innovative culture will fail. ”. It requires strong leadership and extensive commitment from top management. Gary Pisano.

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Culture Innovation Leadership Examples 349

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2024

Six strategies to separate critiques aimed to tear you down from guidance meant to build you up.

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How To Management Strategy Strategy 143

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2024

This article outlines several tactics that managers can use to provide alternative paths that feel safe for employees to say what’s on their minds. As a leader, this means you have to address the underlying reasons for employee reticence, including the individual and systemic barriers to speaking up.

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How To Leadership System Management 145

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2024

When work and life are overwhelming, it can be difficult to reclaim a sense of joy at work. Research has shown the benefits of incorporating joy, hope, and optimism into the workplace to combat burnout and improve well-being. 2) Embrace a beginner’s mindset: Approach challenges with curiosity and openness, fostering a sense of wonder.

Management 144

Management Culture Strategy Strategy 144

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One of industry standard answers comes from research by Deloitte Partners Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff, in their groundbreaking 2012 article in Harvard Business Review: Managing your innovation portfolio. But what does a well-balanced innovation portfolio look like? So what is the best new ratio for companies. Well, that depends.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Research involving Belgian newspaper articles and experts shows that public commentators on the topic tend to fall into three buckets: optimists (largely tech entrepreneurs), skeptics (largely economists) , and pessimists (authors and journalists). No one knows exactly what the future of work will look like, but many people have opinions.

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Policies Groups Management Technology 142

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Three strategies to prevent mental exhaustion from derailing your day.

How To 127

How To Management Strategy Strategy 127

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But even companies that have embraced AI are still struggling with aspects of the budgeting process in today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment. Why is that? When does it make sense to rely on AI, and when does it not?

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Crisis Management GUEST POST from Shep Hyken This is a departure from my usual customer service and customer experience (CX) articles. While it does tie in to service and CX, it is really about leadership.

Leadership 124

Leadership Management 124

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2024

How to calm your nervous system on the spot.

Management 141

Management System How To 141

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

Within this view by Day and Shea, they point out that managers are never short of advice. Day, a Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennslyvania, along with Gregory P. Let me outline these here and some of their observations of why the innovation narrative is so important.

Innovation 319

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A study of 200 MBA students found 40% use these tools every day. Here’s what they’re doing — and how companies can make use of their experience.

Management 143

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When I was still working at my previous management consulting company, we had several workshops with facilitators to help make the team more creative. Over the past 9 years, this has involved me reading literally thousands of research journal articles, academic case studies and books by academics who research creative performance.

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Creativity Case Study Brainstorming Study 261

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2024

In this article, the author shares insights from two experts on how to boost your motivation and feel more confident about returning to work. Call it the post-vacation paradox: Instead of feeling recharged and refreshed upon returning to work after a break, you’re drained and struggling to regain your drive.

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