A compilation of recent, high-quality business insights from our businesses that brings together some of the best ideas and stories on Vision and Ideas, Strategy Execution, Top Leadership Effectiveness, and Talent and Succession.
Can Walgreens Increase its Customer Base by Outsourcing Delivery? A recent Fortune article reports that Walgreens is partnering with Postmates, an on-demand delivery services app that started with restaurants. This will be available in all cities where Walgreens has a presence and Postmates operates. It’s a win-win partnership: Walgreens differentiates itself and Postmates provides customers more service options and […] Read More »
The W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness Announces David Niles as new Chairman of the Advisory Board New York, NY –The W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School recently appointed David Niles as the new Chairman of its Advisory Board. Mr. Niles received an MBA, with distinction, […] Read More »
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SSA & Company (SSA), one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, announced today it has hired Paul de Janosi and Jeff Krajacic to help lead its Private Equity practice. The appointment of these two top private equity practice executives to SSA’s leadership team comes amid increasing demand from private equity firms for on-the-ground […] Read More »
1. How Much Will Technology Reveal About Player Performance? Two great articles about wearable technology this month show how we are on the cusp of what might become an enormous transformation in professional sports. Both the NFL and the NBA are experimenting with wearable devices that track an athlete’s every movement. But as Grantland explains, […] Read More »
Apple’s Angela Ahrendts: “Chief Emotive Officer” That characterizes her new role at Apple leading an ambitious effort to revitalize store culture and merge retail with online operations, says Fortune. The story offers a delightful account of how Tim Cook lured Ahrendts away from the helm at Burberry after she drove a remarkable turnaround. The move […] Read More »
There is good news and bad news around team performance. The bad news: You can have the smartest, most talented individuals with high-achieving backgrounds on a team, and that team can still fail; superstar individuals grouped together do not on their own make a great team (whether in the NBA or on the NYSE). But […] Read More »
1. Gadgets We Could Do Without Fusion offers a brilliant overview of 11 “smart” devices that were much better when they were dumb. Some are still raising funds on Kickstarter. This example should persuade you not to contribute: Humans held their pants up just fine with leather belts for thousands of years. But now, there’s a better way. According […] Read More »
How Many Direct Reports Can CEOs Manage? That question motivates an analysis of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s executive team, the size of which has nearly doubled in four years to 17. While some experts view this expansion of CEO supervision as potentially stifling to talent development and engagement, others see it as a sign of […] Read More »
G100 Companies, through G100 and HLG, is proud to be a lead partner of the Vanguard Forum for Healthcare on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in NYC. The Vanguard Forum is comprised of a select group of senior executives who gather annually for off-the-record, candid conversations about leadership, strategy, talent, and navigating the ever-changing healthcare environment. Read More »
One of the areas in which we frequently see executives performing below their potential is in communications, particularly with their direct line supervisor. Being able to effectively communicate upward – to “synchronize” with one’s leader – is important from an entry-level position all the way up to the CEO seat (which then demands synchronization with […] Read More »
