Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

That meant Enron was able to report $3.3 billion in net income during the five years prior to its bankruptcy in 2001, while only $114 million in net cash was generated (or a mere 3% of reported income). Maine Senator Susan Collins countered by pointing out that (1.) Maine Senator Susan Collins countered by pointing out that (1.)

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

People who study successful corporations — I'm thinking of Jim Collins , Rosabeth Moss Kanter , Michael Beer , and many others — keep reporting that one important trait that most of them share is that they don't emphasize the maximization of shareholder value.

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Short-term Collins Bottom-up Long-term 13

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Leaders make the news, they don’t report it. There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

According to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, small businesses that win large supply contracts report average revenue growth more than 250% in the two years after their first sale. This was the situation facing Collins Consulting , a Chicago area provider of contingent staffing services.

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Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Another benefit is that much of the content produced in this medium is not from the typical industry pundits, but rather true “in the trenches” thought leaders that see things coming long before journalists report it in the news, or the so-called gurus publish it in their latest book. Reading transports us to a place beyond ourselves.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

By contrast, nearly every program at Parkland “loses” money (if you think in typical hospital-finance terms). Our CMS-reported hospital measures of quality for Medicare patients are comparable with state and national averages. Public health systems will always face obstacles like these.

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Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8