Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

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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EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

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. Starbucks and Keurig share two essential qualities that are typical in category creators: 1. of revenue growth. According to the USDA, U.S.

B2C 12

B2C Strategy B2B Waterman 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

What Alex’s success exemplifies is the importance of “learning agility”: a set of qualities and attributes that allow an individual’s to stay flexible, grow from mistakes, and rise to a diverse array of challenges. It’s easy to assume that those qualities would be highly prized in any business environment.

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Agility Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing EBITDA 8