Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. Relentless teaches these time-honored principles using crime syndicates as case studies.

P&L 329

P&L Franchising Leadership Forrester 329

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Rajamannar involved finance early. To spearhead analytic efforts, he assigned a finance person – who was already embedded in marketing – to create an ROI evaluation framework and integrated her deeper into the marketing function. As an ingredient brand, Intel often struggled to link marketing to P&L impact.

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Finance Marketing P&L ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Most businesses don't even know what's going to be required in two or three years," says Joseph Weintraub, a professor of management and organizational behavior at Babson College and co-author of the book, The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business. Focus on learning and development. If you don't know, admit it.

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P&L Committee Career Learning-by-Doing 19

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

In this post I describe a couple of case studies from Target executives who have been experimenting with creative ways to integrate the different parts of their lives — and how they're teaching others to do the same. David is a VP who is accountable for a multi-billion dollar P & L business.

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P&L Long-term Learning-by-Doing Team 9