Ron Edmondson

APRIL 30, 2019

We even had a policy on folded chairs. As with most churches in need of revitalization, our finances had been struggling for several years. Thankfully, we had good people in charge of our finances and they had held the church together through very difficult times. We had rules for everything. True story.). New expenditures.

Micromanagement 40

Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 40

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 28, 2016

We even had a policy on folded chairs. As with most churches in need of revitalization, our finances had been struggling for several years. Thankfully we had good people in charges of our finances and they had held the church together through very difficult times. We had rules for everything. True story.). New expenditures.

Micromanagement 56

Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 56

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2017

Legitimate concerns over conflict of interest that have resulted in overly extreme preventative policies are a central cause. It is time for all parties to revisit those policies and replace them with rules that recognize both true conflicts and true confluences of interest. But the interface between the two has never been more tense.

Conflict of Interest 10

Conflict of Interest Pharmaceuticals Policies Industry 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

The committee organizing the London 2012 Olympic Games faced an extraordinary business challenge: How to price 8 million tickets in a way that allows equitable access to 26 sporting events, meets revenue and attendance targets, and adheres to the explicit social objective of making the Olympiad "Everybody's Games.". Be proactive.

Price 12

Price Committee Sports Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

And they count on well-intentioned, smart people sitting in a committee to decide which ideas are worth pursuing. Instead of having a committee vet ideas, they need a process that operates with speed and urgency , and that helps innovators and other stakeholders to curate and prioritize problems, ideas, and technologies.

Process 13

Process Innovation Incubator Committee 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As a practical matter, for example, these changes in the global policy regime are forcing multinational corporations to scale back and sell parts of their international operations. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 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. Should we support generally moderate candidates who can compromise on major structural issues facing the U.S.,

Company 12

Company Politics Policies Proposal 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

So what can board members — specifically audit committee members — do about this problem? But if it's doing a lot of similar things near the end of a reporting period then the audit committee should know why. All these pieces of information should be sent to the audit committee at least one week before the committee meets.

Company 12

Company Committee Report Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

In the traditional view of monetary policy, this isn’t supposed to happen. What was news in the announcement was that “future policy would remain loose for at least slightly longer than previously anticipated.”. Still, even Eichengreen thought the policy shift was too inconsequential to justify the market reaction.

Bond 8

Bond Policies Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Which corporate policies should apply to the new division and which should not? How much time should the corporate executive committee spend on this new activity? If their own money is at risk, they are less likely to follow central advice or policies, unless they believe it helps their business.

Mass Marketing 9

Mass Marketing Brand Disruptive Innovation Advice 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Hearings last month before the Senate’s banking committee and the House’s Financial Services Committee point to further dangerous cultural dynamics inside Wells Fargo. According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

What makes this case of corporate accountability so important is that it is a discretionary matter of "private ordering" under JP Morgan risk management policies, not under a mandatory rule contained in Dodd-Frank. They could be appropriate for Dimon, but so could a compensation action about future variable comp.

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Set clear policies. For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. Appropriate risk, compensation, and financial policies will set the incentives and boundaries for employee behavior. Create a risk culture. This extends to the board room.

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

” He was making the point that it is always hard to summon the will to enact big, new policy ideas, even when they appear perfectly logical. Another long-time Brookings Senior Fellow (and public policy servant extraordinaire) Alice Rivlin briefly agreed on a premium support plan several years ago with Rep. Medicare vouchers.

Politics 8

Politics Health Care Budgeting Insurance 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Building a conscious pay system requires conscious policies and practices that support such an initiative. The next involves assessing the conditions you work under and reframing your policies and systems to best support your employees. Family-Friendly Policies Recognize and support diverse family structures.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

All the best strategies, policies, and plans start with a vision — that is, being clear on how you intend for your company to benefit from behavioral science. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years?

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Coming at a time of renewed populism during continued economic hardship, the broad arguments articulated in the report may affect upcoming elections or legislative and regulatory policy on both sides of the Atlantic. At a minimum, the report should be carefully scrutinized by U.S.

Politics 14

Politics Execution Report Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The scale and severity of the impact of his actions as CEO of RBS made this an exceptional case," the Honors Forfeiture Committee mandarins concluded. A few of the larger contracts even led to "rev rec" (revenue recognition) restatements that triggered audit committee reviews. Yes, the sales team was (ultimately) fired.

Incentives 14

Incentives Committee Banking Long-term 14

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. The only way to work networking in is to schedule attendance to an event and go. If that is all you have time for, at least do that, and seek to exchange a few business cards when there. This leads to furthering your credentials and friendships.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But the first chairman under this new structure, Utah banker Marriner Eccles (who as best I can tell attended but did not graduate from BYU), was an advocate of aggressive fiscal stimulus who didn’t believe that monetary policy mattered. The Fed makes economic policy, so it stands to reason that there should be economists involved.

Banking 9

Banking Rogers Career Education 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

It might also include political capital that arises from membership of or strong ties to a high status group such as the finance committee, a special task force, or the senior management team. This leads us to take the high ground. The High Ground.

Politics 14

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

He led the finance team. There was a brief rush of vindication when she heard that the newly appointed head of HR—a seasoned executive brought in to provide “adult supervision” to the growing start-up—was instituting an anti-fraternization policy. It was true: Brad wasn’t her boss.

Case Study 8

Case Study Conference Hotels COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

These reports — one from a company task force and a second from a review committee of the board — were overshadowed by two items announced the same day: the related news that the bank board had slashed CEO Jamie Dimon's annual compensation in half — from $23 million in 2011 to $11.5 The Board and the Risk Policy Committee.

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.". On February 6th, the State's Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations is holding a hearing. Cut to present. And what a double standard.

Execution 12

Execution Letter Committee Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

He got his PhD at Yale under Shiller’s supervision in 1984, but since then he has also done a lot of work expanding on Fama’s ideas about risk and return, some of it co-authored with Fama’s son-in-law and University of Chicago finance colleague, John Cochrane. And Lars has taken some of these ideas and applied them in finance.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. Inconsistent policies put the company at greater risk of lawsuits. He now had only one major—and very vocal—opponent: Vera Hoch, the head of the audit committee. Vera’s Perspective.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

A House-Senate conference committee still needs to reconcile the two bills, with the goal of finishing before Christmas. And because the corporate proposals lose revenue, it’s impossible to fully assess this part of the legislation without considering how those cuts would eventually be financed. Daniel Haskett/Getty Images.

Company 9

Company Intangible Assets Incentives Insurance 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

Last week the House Committee on Education and Workforce of the U.S. 1313 ), was introduced by Representative Virginia Foxx, the North Carolina Republican who chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions should soon consider similar legislation.

Insurance 9

Insurance Committee Power Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes. It was the form in which the asset was financed. I finally did pay a visit to his office in D.C.

Long-term 11

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2016

When newly elected legislators take office, many policies relevant to their firms can change—including corporate taxation, regulation, access to financing, and allocation of government contracts. Firms and CEOs clearly have an incentive to affect political outcomes.

Politics 8

Politics CEO Sample Influence 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

company takes on the legal identity of foreign subsidiary, usually in order to reduce its taxes — has become about as controversial as corporate finance topics get. Tim Cook in his testimony to the Senate committee said should I borrow money at 1% or should I pay 35% on my repatriated profit? The corporate inversion — when a U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization CEO System Offshoring 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

A person who is "volunteered" to serve as a committee chair for a professional or trade association may differ in motivation and enthusiasm from one who has joined an organization and volunteered willingly. In fact, even within for-profit organizations, the need for a certain type of leader may change as situations change.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 293

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2011

The forces making the dollar's position ever more tenuous can't all be blamed on the Tea Party and the Republican Study Committee. A country can have a responsible, sustainable fiscal policy and still run big deficits from time to time. hasn't had a responsible, sustainable fiscal policy.

Globalization 13

Globalization Crisis GDP Committee 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. ” Yet the freedom bestowed on corporations by Citizens United comes with serious risk.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Surowiecki ultimately didn't think this approach made sense for crafting national fiscal policy. So, is any of this good policy? In October, The New Yorker 's James Surowiecki likened this approach to the pre-commitment mechanisms increasingly popular with those who wish to rid themselves of extra pounds or bad habits.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Representative Dave Camp when he ran the House Ways and Means Committee. Fortunately, the outline of the Trump plan points toward a reasonable path forward. The last really serious effort at corporate tax reform was undertaken by former U.S.

Ryan 8

Ryan Proposal Incentives Class 8