The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K., It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake.

Productivity 113

Productivity Products Management Participative 113

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Indeed, the World Bank predict that we’re facing up to the worst global recession since the 2nd World War. It’s widely accepted that the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic will be substantial.

Short-term 114

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 114

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

For businesses that want to continually innovate and grow, engaged employees who work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company are required. For companies that want to remain on the forefront of innovation, employees must remain engaged and motivated to work hard. The Bancorp Bank; Member FDIC.

Motivation 51

Motivation Incentives Chief Executive Officer Absenteeism 51

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

subprime mortgages, instead doing business the old-fashioned way, with 80 percent of revenues derived from retail banking. Time magazine may have called it “the most boring bank in the world,” but after the crisis, its conservative approach is looking more appealing than ever; it is a brand that played it smart and safe.

Brand 64

Brand Globalization Banking Long-term 64

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. “I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. This was also true for Michelle Hickox. “I didn’t want that,” she told me.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Here’s an update of some key numbers in that article: In 2004-2013, 454 companies in the S&P 500 Index that were publicly listed over the decade expended $3.4 ASRs: Apple contracts with an investment bank to short its stock, enabling the company to retire in one fell swoop the entire amount in the contract.

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Hedge EPS Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. To do this they apply the same discipline to their charitable work that they do to their core business--insisting on strategic focus, investing at scale and measuring results.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15