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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

| Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.  I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It

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What is the Price?

Kevin Eikenberry

The cost of an iPad, new shoes or a dress? I’m looking forward to reading it (my copy is on the way) and after I’ve read it I will share more. My friend and colleague Daniel Decker has written a great review of it that I think you should check out. How much money you’ll have to spend to get something you want? The Price of Life?

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation.

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. America loves small businesses.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

” The men thought that these customers, on arrival, really did not need a porter to pick up their luggage and carry it to their room – after all, they had likely just brought it all the way from the airport on their own. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.”

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Elon Musk’s Patent Decision Reflects Three Strategic Truths

Harvard Business Review

A long-term view towards driving down costs from electric vehicle parts suppliers, spurring the development of more widespread EV infrastructure, and thereby making EVs more appealing and affordable – all of which would ultimately benefit Tesla. Traditional automakers define themselves by their role within the automotive industry.