Harvard Business Review Press publishes the best thinking in the areas of business strategy, general management, technology, leadership, human resources, and innovation. Intelligent business readers turn to them for answers to the questions they face every day, and for the guidance and debate that will have a profound impact on their lives — both personally and professionally.
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HBR examines and reveals the root problems of strategy execution, largely identified as having to do with “people” – and not the strategy itself. This article means that however hard it is to devise a smart strategy, it’s ten times harder to get people to execute on that strategy. In other words, your organization’s biggest strategy…
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Harvard Business Review takes a look at the benefits of bringing in outside experts to contribute technical expertise that an organization does not already have to a critical project or initiative. These independent, temporary workers are also referred to as “agile talent”. HBR means that since organizations depend increasingly on this subset of freelancers, the benefits of such agile…
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In an era where we’re constantly bombarded with an overload of information, we as individuals tend to put a lot into setting a multitude of prioritized goals and dividing our focal points. And this strategy is certainly no different in the world of today’s corporations. However, according to HBR, speed and flexibility – as opposed…
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Entrepreneurs are generally adored across America – held in high esteem over and above big businesses. The reason for which, is closely connected to the American population’s general positive feelings about small business perse – with which entrepreneurship is often conflated. So why the spotlight on small business? The answer is partly found in the well-propagated…
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This article by Gabriel Rossman and Oliver Schilke from Harvard Business Review explores the interrelation between the perceived standard of excellence of any particular company, and the demands created by chosen judgment devices. These devices range in things like star rankings, reviews, ratings, certifications, and awards. While these judgment devices serve the function of depicting information in a consistent…
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Strategy is the single most important responsibility of senior executives. Unfortunately, many companies fail or struggle to develop effective models in an increasingly complex environment. As a result, contemporary strategic-planning processes don’t help enterprises cope with some of the biggest problems they face. These strategy issues are inherently, tough and persistent, in fact, they are…
