Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The public is up in arms about some of the big bonuses being paid to the CEOs of big bailed-out banks. The boss of Britain's RBS, one of the biggest casualties of the banking crash, has felt obliged to turn down a $1.5 Bottom line, a compensation setting process that is reliant on peer comparisons is misguided.

Comparison 14

Comparison Committee CEO Banking 14

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Bob Smith (not his real name), source of the quote and Chief Operating Officer at Otis Elevator, knows that elevators tend to remain well under the radar screen until they break. In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed? Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Magazine 52

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But according to the World Bank , only 30% of youth employment programs are successful, with many of those offering only marginal benefit. In a dynamic economy workers are expected to adapt, to change not just jobs but sometimes careers, to pick up new skills when necessary. And most programs have no positive effect at all.

Metrics 10

Metrics TCO Training Cost-Benefit Analysis 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A snapshot measure of a worker’s current pay is a poor substitute for their career pay within the firm. In addition to creating misleading comparisons between firms of different size, the pay ratio is not comparable across different industries. The best way to do this is to link pay to the long-run stock price.

CEO 9

CEO Price Long-term Incentives 9

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. 6) Career – I’ve always known what I wanted to do and been engaged in work I truly believe in, but I’ve sabotaged myself with too much idealism and not enough business wisdom. The first principle is getting plenty of sleep.

Succession 316

Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In our research, recently published in the journal Human Resource Management, we found that performance evaluation schemes based on peer comparison can encourage unethical behavior. The scenario was motivated by the true story of an investment banker whose trading practices ultimately drove his bank to insolvency.

Ethics 14

Ethics Comparison Participative Banking 14

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 That’s what they have done for most of their careers. (2 Don’t base the business on ‘apples to oranges’ comparisons. 17 percent). 2 percent).

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60