Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The 2009/2010 Towers Watson (formerly Watson Wyatt) communications study found that companies that are highly effective communicators had 47% higher total returns to shareholders over the last five years compared with firms that are the least effective communicators.

ROI 141

ROI Definition Price Operations 141

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. billion in mining projects since 2010. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Attitudes have changed since 2010, the last time Washington debated serious climate action, and not only because most of us have connected the dots between climate change and the extreme weather events that ravage our communities. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010. And the U.S.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

If you've ever had anything to do with business initiatives among the world's poor — the so-called bottom of the economic pyramid — you've no doubt heard the advice that enterprises in this space need to aim for low prices, low profit margins, and high sales volumes. At a price equivalent to 10 U.S. It was laid down by C.K.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

This cost is also disproportionately borne by mom-and-pops, many of which operate in poor neighborhoods and rural areas. Such government safety net programs kept some 25 million people out of poverty in 2010. Each of these countries pays a price for the heavy usage of cash. pays a price as well of a different kind.

Cost 8

Cost Transportation Banking Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. ” When it comes to divestitures, bad economics usually get discounted in the transaction price. The second category is legacy factors from whose impact the business can only escape slowly.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8