Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

There’s nothing wrong with operating out of self-interest. All that corruption helped them hit quarterly EPS targets. He can tell you what’s moving in the right direction—and where we’re getting loose and need to tighten up operations. Let’s be candid: That’s part of the job. That’s what Wells Fargo did.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex. But the other indicators probably pick up legitimate differences in how companies in the sample operate, as opposed to whether they are myopic. On the surface, this measure looks reasonable.

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EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

within large corporations) identified when asked what contributed to, or detracted from, "executive presence" (EP) at their firm. Indeed, half the women surveyed and 37% of the men considered appearance and EP to be intrinsically linked; they understood that if you don't look the part of a leader, you're not likely to be given the role.

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EPS Banking Handbook Micromanagement 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic.

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Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8