Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Companies less frequently offer formal training – a trend that has been on the decline for years. This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. And managers aren’t helping.

Career 15

Career Development Company Supply Chain 15

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

I would have bought it if I hadn't listened to the Finance Pack a dozen times. Couldn't justify breaking the rules of finance. The humor is sharp, dry and keeps you looking for the next unexpected in-joke. Posted by: bcampau | November 18, 2010 at 03:06 PM That is fantastic!!!

Meyer 50

Meyer Finance Letter Travel 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Being sharp means being succinct. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. The bigger the playing field, the more trust, familiarity, and rapport count.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Advertising Sharpe 100

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

Top pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies hire healthcare executives who can successfully and consistently create or identify products that will be the next revenue generator for the firm. Provide examples on how you attract top talent and manage teams to achieve results. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

Tactics 51

Tactics Execution Pharmaceuticals Human Capital 51

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

We believe these same measures can be successfully adopted and adapted by other companies in pharma and other sectors that seek to avert, or reverse, innovation stagnation. To further align individuals around the success of the company instead specific programs, every employee at Roivant or one of its subsidiaries receives stock options.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 10

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

There's a sense that a woman is just working until she gets married, [that] she is not a long-term resource," said one senior finance professional. Even in companies which have these facilities, it is not considered the right thing to do if you are serious about going up the corporate ladder," says Ravichandar. We do all of them.".

Stress 15

Stress Human Resources Pharmaceuticals Sharpe 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

However, for Airbus CEO Christian Streiff, it was just a brief window before his abrupt departure from the European aircraft company that’s part of the EADS consortium, along with DiamlerChrysler and Aerospatiale-Matra. But conversely, the sharp edges of hard power can wreck a plan. Defining politics. So what is it?

Politics 15

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis. Yet, when we ask executives — as we did recently at Bain & Company to 377 across the world — they say that they do not face inadequate opportunities.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

These companies are not immune from geopolitical tensions, which can impact their businesses in both direct and indirect ways. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Third, companies should consider localizing more of their operations. ” Similarly, hours after the U.S.

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

They each had strong arguments in their favor: The consideration for nature taking its course was that the companies had been very badly managed for many years, and people needed to take responsibility for failure. They pointed to a very sharp decline in the used-car price of models that had been discontinued as evidence of that.

Process 9

Process Uncertainty Analysis Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address. The previous night, Luisa had met with Maria Alva, Superado's finance vice president. We're talking about the stability of the company here. Is the Party Over?

Case Study 11

Case Study Price Policies Retail 11

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The generation we call the 'silent' generation and the early Boomer cohort exemplified the 'sold my soul to the company store' gospel. Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies.

Blog 414

Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 414

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

While there may be 1 in 5 women for whom learning to invest is simply an exercise in sharp shooting, for the remaining 80%, I suspect it really is their first rodeo. So if you feel uncomfortable as an investor, here are two bullets to pack in your pistol: Investing is about financing dreams. Say for example, you have saved $10,000.

Finance 9

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But given that the company’s profit margins have never been much to look at, it’s a little hard to understand why that would suddenly be a big deal now. The only remotely comparable company with a CCC in Amazon’s range is Apple, where last year’s cycle was an even longer -44.5 But at Amazon last year, the CCC was negative 30.6

Retail 21

Retail Finance Parcell Depreciation 21

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2018

Our newspapers are filled with stories of corporate finance departments and managers who have identified creative ways to manage earnings that downplay poor results. Although objectivity is crucial, it’s not always easy for a leader — whether in the intelligence community or elsewhere — to remain objective.

Objective 13

Objective Safe Harbor Policies Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Approximately 13% of subscription businesses tracked by the subscription-related website My Subscription Addiction have failed, and many more have seen sharp reversals of fortune. For example, Blue Apron rose to become the largest meal kit delivery business in the U.S.,

IPO 8

IPO How To Metrics Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Every February, businesses in India wait with bated breath for the country’s finance minister to announce the Union Budget. Companies have to respond to strategic shifts in real-time and continuously adapt to fast-changing consumer expectations and global events. Will taxes go up or down? Will new concessions be announced?

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Cost Globalization Sharpe 8