Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

Execution 9

Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

As long as the Model T's design remained ahead of the competition, as long as it competed on price, and as long as the market's needs remained static, this was a successful and disruptive innovation strategy, since Ford had no compelling reason to innovate in any other sphere other than cost- and price-reduction.

Innovation 16

Innovation Mass Marketing Price Market Segmentation 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Boards should require that CEO candidates demonstrate not just knowledge of finance and marketing but also a technology aptitude. The Building Blocks of Successful IT. The senior leadership needs to become literate in technology. IT isn''t somebody else''s job, it''s ultimately theirs. Accountability. IT management'

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

For example, Adobe’s finance team estimated that the cost of running both models side by side would cost them twice as much as simply offering one of the models. Splunk, a leader in business intelligence founded in 2003, is still holding onto the perpetual licensing model, even for new product lines it has launched.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 25, 2016

Beginning in 1908, at the urging of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, Hill began an intensive study of the traits that produce personal greatness in any field, from finance and science to art and politics. This type of aim is not a vague wish or a desire to “be rich” or to “be successful.” I wanted to forge my own, and in my own way.

Definition 50

Definition Power Open-book Finance 50

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

If I were successful in my genetic engineering exercise I would no doubt have created a leader who would be driven crazy by emotional and intellectual conflicts. It contains what I believe to be the necessary qualities a leader must possess to be successful. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

Definition 307

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 307

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Some of the gap can be attributed to career choice: more women than men choose to go into teaching and social work, for example, which pay less relative to "male" professions such as finance and technology. Second, we coach women to have their own definition of success. But career choice does not fully explain The Pay Paradox.

Leadership Pipeline 8

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

According to data from the Federal Reserve Board’s Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), white Americans’ median incomes were 70% higher than black Americans’ in 2010. The gaps in wealth and income between white and black Americans are stark – and haven’t narrowed significantly in 50 years. Overall net worth was 7.9

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Bond Bottom-up Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

When the Cayenne came to market in 2003, it was an instant hit. In fact, the advertisement announced proudly that the company was “kicking the finance guys” out of the development process. If customers valued and were willing to pay for them, they were in. The Cayenne became the most profitable vehicle in the industry. .”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Development Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A significant part of telecom equipment maker Huawei’s leap from regional player to global leader, for example, was due to its partnerships with Motorola in 2000, 3Com in 2003, and Symantec in 2008. Western brands also want access to China and recent global market turmoil has exposed many targets for astute Chinese brands.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes. I used to discuss the issue at the Fed, “What do we get by being very successful in forecasting?” And I say a bubble.

Long-term 12

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Air Products, for example, tripled corporate productivity (hard profit-and-loss benefits) from 2003 to 2006, and boosted operating return on net assets from 9.5% How many times have you heard "I'm a finance person" or "I'm a marketer"?) These companies kept top-management attention on critical processes and KPIs. from 2004 to 2007.

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

The first clinical specialties started adopting ProvenCare in 2003, and the organization has been working through the rest for the past 12 years. This consistency, twinned with early successes, has made wider change possible. million people.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Congress had a moderately successful run with budget pre-commitment mechanisms in the 1980s and 1990s, in the form of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the successor known as " paygo." Surowiecki ultimately didn't think this approach made sense for crafting national fiscal policy.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8