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The Beliefs that Built a Global Brewer

Harvard Business Review

Now the largest beer company in the world, AB InBev reported a double digit EBITDA growth rate and almost 30% growth in earnings per share. The Brazilian company AmBev, already at 20% EBITDA in 2000, increased its margins to a whopping 36% in 2003. Anheuser's EBITDA in 2007, prior to its acquisition, was 23%.

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A Great Year by Starbucker on January 3, 2010 As a leader, I’ve learned that getting off to a great start in a new year is very important. Very helpful.

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How to Anticipate a Burning Platform

Harvard Business Review

By 2010, it would have been too late to act, as we saw with the Border's bankruptcy. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Consider how narrow B&N's window was. Look at profit margin trends. Listen to passionate leaders.

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Category Creation Is the Ultimate Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Our analysis showed the top 20 firms in Fortune 's 2010 list of fastest-growing companies received $3.40 coffee sector revenue grew from $28 billion in the late 1990s to $47 billion in 2010. Corporate development groups may have to accept that EBITDA multiple valuations may not be appropriate when buying a category creator.

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Improve Your Ability to Learn

Harvard Business Review

In a 2010 study with Cornell University, we showed that our assessment grades predict performance, as measured not only by revenue and EBITDA but also by boss ratings (often issued by the Board). The more recent study extended that research by showing that those who out-performed in our assessments also scored higher on the LAAI.