Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2012

Recently my fellow HBR blogger Daniel Markovitz suggested that stretch goals can be demotivating, and should be replaced by confidence-building "quick wins." The key to integrating the two is to carve quick wins out of long-term goals — so that each small success is a building block towards achieving a broader challenge.

Goal 12

Goal Short-term NGO Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

In the private sector, corporations achieve their goals by carefully designing business operations that are reflected in a budget and then regularly reporting on how actual profits compare to that budget. A well-crafted mission statement allows an NGO to operate with focus and discipline.

Mission Statement 14

Mission Statement NGO Budgeting COO 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

In a perfect world, governments would have the cash and the consensus to fund and coordinate the construction of the infrastructure required to sustainably accommodate a rapidly urbanizing world. Every year, hundreds of millions of people across the globe move from rural to urban environments in search of opportunity.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Obama administration issued new standards to double the fuel economy of cars and trucks , and the National Resources Defense Council (an NGO) proposed using the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from power plants by 25%. In the U.S., a backdoor approach to climate policy took over.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10