Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

So TNT brought its logistics skills and committed its people's time to help the WFP reach the victims of droughts, famine, and natural disaster. This post is based partly on a speech Peter Bakker gave at The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Forum on December 13, 2012. Our professional support made the WFP function better.

Social Capital 12

Social Capital Report Finance Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai. Although he didn’t have a U.S.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In 2012 it was $1.9 Icahn, who made that mistake at TWA back in the 1980s and early 1990s , doesn’t claim these days to know how to run the companies he targets. For a guide to some of those steps, see “ How to Outsmart Activist Investors ” in the HBR archive. ) Apple Finance Skill vs. luck'

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

These are some of the most salient issues of campaign finance facing CEOs and boards of directors as the nation heads into what will certainly be a bitter election year, with both houses of Congress and the Presidency up for grabs. The chances of Congressional action on this issue in 2012 are zero. 5,000 per election).

Company 13

Company Politics Policies Proposal 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

But by 2012 growth slowed, revenues flattened, and margins declined. Here’s how: Identifying good customers. The first component of a Deal Profile is figuring out how to define success. Second, Alphatech had to decide how to communicate value. The Deal Profile also specified payment terms with pricing.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount ROIC 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the summer of 2012, the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Hospital recruited me to be its inaugural chair. Consider, for example, how to deploy nurses, physicians, and advanced-practice providers (e.g., Where We Started. physician assistants) in the ED. The data were startling.

Health Care 8

Health Care Diversity Proposal Document 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As Amar Bhide said in " Bootstrap Finance: The Art of Start-ups " (a 20-year-old HBR article that is an uncanny precursor to today's "lean startup" meme), traditional business planning processes are less relevant to bootstrappers — where resilience trumps planning and energy trumps experience. In short, the business plan is overrated.

Entrepreneur 11

Entrepreneur Planning Taylorism Taylor 11