CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Compare Michael Porter’s competitive advantage definition: “Competitive advantage, sustainable or not, exists when a company makes economic rents, that is, their earnings exceed their costs (including cost of capital).” Develop skills in story-telling and influence differently. And that is exactly how we think.

Storytelling 146

Storytelling Competitive Advantage Conference Cost of Capital 146

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

It's the opening paragraph of a Harvard Business Review article called "What's Your Real Cost of Capital?" The motivation behind it, as with many, many articles published over HBR's nearly 90-year history, was to take an effective practice developed in one corner of industry and spread it to managers everywhere. by James J.

CAPM 14

CAPM Cost Discounted Cash Flow Cost of Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

Some companies establish a threshold for MROI that takes into account its risk tolerance and cost of capital, below which they are hesitant to make investments. And if you end up with a negative ROI, the project is harder to justify on financial terms. To do this, you need to establish your sales baseline. .”

ROI 8

ROI Marketing Marketing Mix Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures. For any business to succeed over the long term, it must earn a return that exceeds its cost of capital. That’s why successful innovators prepare for irrelevance long in advance.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. This has long seemed intuitively true to us. and historic lows in new capital investment.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Just 36 percent of CMOs, for example, have quantitatively proven the short-term impact of marketing spend, according to the 2013 CMO Survey (and for demonstrating long-term impact, that figure drops to 32 percent). Help CFOs focus on the long term. Use consistent language across departments – and within them.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

Banks’ cost of capital is typically 50 basis points or less. These low-cost and reliable sources of funds are from taxpayer-insured deposits and the Federal Reserve’s discount window. ” Can banks out-compete the disruptors?

Banking 12

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 12