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The Proxy Fight at ADP
Greenwood, Robin; Mayfield, E. ScottCaso HBS-219052-EFinanzasIn July 2017, shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) surged 12% following a report that the activist investor Bill Ackman had acquired a sizable stake in the company and planned to nominate his own slate of directors at the company's annual meeting in November. Over the months that followed, Ackman and ADP engaged in an increasingly acrimonious battle of words about the future of ADP. Ackman argued that the company was materially underpe...Desde 8,20 €
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MyTime
Begenau, Juliane; Greenwood, RobinCaso HBS-217026-EFinanzasEthan Anderson, the CEO of San Francisco-based e-commerce company MyTime, must decide on the company's growth strategy. MyTime's first product was a website and mobile app that offered consumers a convenient way to book appointments with local merchants throughout the United States. Student must assess the company's growth strategy and develop a model to value a prospective customer to the company's website.Desde 8,20 €
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Accelerate!
Kotter, John P.Artículo HBS-R1211B-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThe old ways of setting and implementing strategy are failing us, writes the author of Leading Change, in part because we can no longer keep up with the pace of change. Organizational leaders are torn between trying to stay ahead of increasingly fierce competition and needing to deliver this year's results. Although traditional hierarchies and managerial processes--the components of a company's "operating system"--can meet the daily demands of ru...Desde 8,20 €
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When (Not) to Listen to Activist Investors
Greenwood, Robin; Schor, MichaelArtículo HBS-F0801H-EPoorly performing managers shouldn't necessarily heed the demands of hedge funds that call for change in a company's strategic direction. Giving in does not, on average, yield stock gains that outperform the market - that is, unless the firm gets acquired.Desde 8,20 €
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How to Save Good Ideas
Kotter, John P.; Kehoe, JeffArtículo HBS-R1010M-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasWhen it comes to gaining buy-in for a new idea, we've been taught to focus on getting the idea right instead of on making sure people understand and support it. That, explains Kotter, has left us unprepared to deal with the attacks that can kill off even the most carefully developed concepts. In this edited interview, the leadership expert discusses various idea-killing attacks and offers some rules for responding to them. Whether you're working ...Desde 8,20 €
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Complacency and False Urgency: Barriers to Successful Change
Kotter, John P.Capítulo de Libro HBS-4886BC-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThe first step in creating a true sense of urgency is to deeply understand its opposites: complacency and false urgency. This chapter shows you how to spot red flag behavior and help others see the problem. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Desde 8,20 €
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Increasing True Urgency: One Strategy and Four Tactics
Kotter, John P.Capítulo de Libro HBS-4887BC-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasUnderlying the urgent behavior that makes organizations succeed in a turbulent world is not only a set of thoughts-there must also be a set of feelings, a compulsive desire to move, and win, now. This chapter outlines several tactics for increasing urgency and winning the hearts, along with the minds, of those involved in a change effort. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Desde 8,20 €
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How to Make Finance Work
Greenwood, Robin; Scharfstein, David S.Artículo HBS-R1203H-EFinanzasOnce a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by this standard its performance has been mixed. The sector's growth has been beneficial for U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Ve...Desde 8,20 €
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Bring the Outside In: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Capítulo de Libro HBS-4888BC-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasOrganizations of any size or age tend to be too internally oriented. The disconnect between what insiders see, feel, and think, on the one hand, and external opportunities and hazards, on the other, can be astonishing. This inside-outside gap always reduces an organization's sense of urgency, and must be diminished if organizations hope to implement change successfully. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Desde 8,20 €
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Deal with NoNos: Increasing True Urgency and Managing People Who Resist Change
Kotter, John P.Capítulo de Libro HBS-4891BC-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasA NoNo is more than a skeptic-he is, in essence, an urgency killer. He's always ready with ten reasons why the current situation is fine, why the problems and challenges others see don't exist, or why you need more data before acting. This chapter describes methods for preventing difficult people from derailing change. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Desde 8,20 €