Cross-functional management

For professional services firms, the only way to address clients' most complex issues is for specialists to work together across the boundaries of their...

Reengineering efforts are sweeping the country as companies shift from purely functional organizations to those that better accommodate horizontal work...

Cross-functional groups can accomplish surprising results when they think strategically together.

How a sleep app became something users really wanted.

Behind Pixar’s string of hit movies, says the studio’s president, is a peer-driven process for solving problems.

Few leaders excel at both the unit and enterprise levels. More than ever, though, it's up to organizations to develop leaders who can manage the inherent...

It’s about experts leading experts.

CEOs need more support than an executive assistant can provide.

Marketing is rapidly becoming one of the most technology-dependent functions in business. In response, a new type of executive is emerging--the chief...

This article relates how the HR team at Juniper Networks answered top management's call for a renewed focus on values and culture as a differentiator....

Fewer than 40% of companies that invest in AI see gains from it, usually because of one or more of these errors: (1) They don't ask the right question,...

Eric Holt had one responsibility as FireArt's director of strategy: to put together a team of people from each division and create and implement a comprehensive...

In early 1995, Karen Jimenez began implementing a project to boost morale and productivity at Acme Minerals Extraction Co.'s plant in Wichita, Kansas....

Executing complex initiatives like acquisitions or an IT overhaul requires a breadth of knowledge that can be provided only by teams that are large, diverse,...

How forward-looking organizations are protecting employees' time and energy.

The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products...

Getting people talking is the first step to fostering collaboration between departments.

The answer isn’t to break them down. It’s to build in effective checks and balances.

Eric Holt had one responsibility as FireArt's director of strategy: to put together a team of people from each division and create and implement a comprehensive...

In early 1995, Karen Jimenez began implementing a project to boost morale and productivity at Acme Minerals Extraction Co.'s plant in Wichita, Kansas....