The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2023

The researchers used data from Texas and found that efforts to reduce the greenhouse gases produced by power generation produce sufficient health benefits to more than meet the costs imposed by any decarbonization initiatives.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 59

Cost-Benefit Analysis Metrics Cost Strategy 59

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 31, 2021

. “A person, or this case a mouse, may value a reward so highly that the risk of experiencing a possible cost is overwhelmed, while another may wish to avoid the cost to the exclusion of all rewards. And these may result in reward-driven learning in some and cost-driven learning in others.”

Cost-Benefit Analysis 126

Cost-Benefit Analysis Learning-by-Doing Entrepreneur Cost 126

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2023

An efficient fleet is a crucial cornerstone of any logistics-based business, and maximizing productivity while keeping costs under control can directly translate into increased profits. Older vehicles tend to consume more fuel and require more maintenance, making them less cost-effective.

Productivity 108

Productivity Products Outsourcing Efficiency 108

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Turning virtue into ethical action requires a commitment to do the right thing regardless of the costs to oneself and the organization. The best choice is that which maximizes the benefits to the stakeholders while minimizing the costs. The benefits are higher revenue, greater profits, and bonuses. Deontology.

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Ethics COO Morale Chief Operating Officer 196

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This suggests that people are not necessarily afraid of algorithms, but that for many people, this is yet another cost-benefit analysis.” . “When told that the probability of success was higher if they chose the algorithm, people were on average much more likely to opt for the algorithm.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 52

Cost-Benefit Analysis Participative Finance System 52

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

They require careful analysis, not gut feeling or simplistic platitudes. When does cost saving become worker exploitation? Gioia supported Ford’s decision at the time, based on a plausible cost-benefit analysis. When does online data harvesting become invasion of privacy?

Ethics 197

Ethics Maturity Analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis 197

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

Instead of presenting a cost-benefit analysis to Sally, clearly spelling out that she is costing the organization more than the value she is delivering, they transfer her from team to team or adjust her role, somehow hoping for better results. Unfortunately, many organizations hang on to people like Sally far too long.

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Training Cost-Benefit Analysis Morale Cost 150

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The model developed by the team enabled them to test the impact of upgrading to a greener fleet, and therefore provide a cost/benefit analysis to planners and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). “This is how much less we can pollute.'” ”

Transportation 64

Transportation Cost-Benefit Analysis Travel Analysis 64

Lead Change Blog

JULY 19, 2017

If you did a cost-benefit analysis on some of the items on our shelves, you’d see the demand is way too low to make these items profitable,” says owner Gary Meschi. The all-purpose grocery store very effectively competes with nearby food giants, H-E-B and Wal-Mart.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 233

Cost-Benefit Analysis Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Fashion 233

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Don’t assume that executives can automatically ‘make the connection’ between the benefit to your unit and the benefit to the larger corporation. 4) Present a realistic cost-benefit analysis of your ideas–don’t just sell benefits. Be prepared to have a realistic discussion of the costs of your idea.

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Power Cost-Benefit Analysis Ethics Video 96

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 22, 2012

I’ve wondered about the cost-benefit equation of in vs. outsourcing for a while. Most cost-benefit analysis focuses on tangibles: lower labor rates, higher freight, etc.

Outsourcing 114

Outsourcing Insourcing Innovation Cost-Benefit Analysis 114

Strategy Driven

JUNE 14, 2011

Beginning with the end in mind, it is important for those developing business cases for the organization’s various ongoing operations and proposed initiative alternatives to do so in such a way that leaders can compare the cost and benefits of the proposed activities.

Cost 50

Cost Development Proposal Comparison 50

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The best that you can do as a leader is to gather all of the information that you can (in a timely manner), do a cost-benefit analysis of potential options, use your best judgment. There are never right or wrong answers to complex business decisions. and then go for it. Learn to live with failure.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 130

Cost-Benefit Analysis Seminar Learning-by-Doing CEO 130

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 29, 2010

The decision was to do a “cost-benefit analysis&# of our new situation. do your “cost-benefit analysis&# and choose one of these options: Take It Accept the change with all of its good and bad components, and realize that it is your choice to stay. Did it offer us more positive or more negative?

Cost-Benefit Analysis 114

Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop Engineering FAQ 114

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Show me someone who hasn’t made a bad decision and I’ll show you someone who is either not being honest, or someone who avoids decisioning at all costs, which by the way, constitutes a bad decision. Conduct a Cost/Benefit Analysis : Do the potential benefits derived from the decision justify the expected costs?

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 386

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Present a realistic cost-benefit analysis of your ideas--don't just sell benefits. Be prepared to have a realistic discussion of the costs of your idea. You are paid to do what makes a difference and to win on important issues. Every organization has limited resources, time, and energy.

Influence 135

Influence Ethics Cost-Benefit Analysis Guidelines 135

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

We try to help leaders make a very rational cost/benefit analysis about what clinging to the raft is costing them. This one is actually a huge problem in a lot of organizations, where too many leaders just keep giving high performers more work to do to compensate for their unwillingness to hold low performers accountable.

Competitive Advantage 92

Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 92

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Present a realistic “cost-benefit” analysis of your ideas – don’t just sell benefits. Be prepared to have a realistic discussion of the costs of your idea. By getting ready for a realistic discussion of costs, you can “prepare for objections” to your idea before they occur.

Influence 139

Influence Drucker Guidelines Ethics 139

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2014

Every networking event should be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis: if you weren’t here, what would you be doing, instead? Rate the likelihood of connecting.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 21

Cost-Benefit Analysis Conference Follow-up Planning 21

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

What’s best for me or what’s best for the greater good or some other cost-benefit analysis. With the decision mapped, the options identified, and the scenarios panned, it’s time to decide. Making a decision is the final step. How do we decide?

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Scenario Planning Storytelling Objective 282

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Many measure cost per student. These metrics are useful but miss the big picture, in part because they mistake a program’s cost for its value. If a program has a low cost per student but fails to actually help people forge a solid career, then the fact that the failure is cheap does not make it any less of a failure.

Metrics 11

Metrics TCO Training Cost-Benefit Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Michael Porter's article in the March issue of HBR on choosing the United States makes the point that in choosing where to locate even high value-adding business activities, many companies don't do a very thorough costs/benefits analysis. The result is that many companies leave the U.S. when they probably shouldn't.

Benchmarking 13

Benchmarking Cost-Benefit Analysis Analysis Porter 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2013

So a city or company looking to safeguard its water supply, for example, could invest in protecting or restoring lands instead of building a new water treatment plant (which is exactly what the New York City did when it bought land in the Catskill Mountains in 1997 — this initiative avoided up to $8 billion in costs for a new filtration facility?and

CAPEX 10

CAPEX Cost-Benefit Analysis Construction Cost 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2011

While the outcome of a cost-benefit analysis on offering lower cash (vs. While the outcome of a cost-benefit analysis on offering lower cash (vs. In addition, the cost of encouraging cash payments may be low in a smaller operation if the owner (or one trusted employee) is in charge of handling cash.

Price 11

Price Discount Cost-Benefit Analysis Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2016

It’s all about rebalancing the cost-benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real: Visualize how great it will be to get it done. How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks?

How To 8

How To Short-term Cost-Benefit Analysis Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

million hospital-associated infections cause or contribute to nearly 100,000 deaths each year, costing the U.S. it is relatively inexpensive, with current SwipeSense devices projected to cost only $1.50 One of these projects aims to improve the quality of healthcare in the U.S. by making it safer. healthcare system between $4.5

Cost-Benefit Analysis 14

Cost-Benefit Analysis Compliance Project Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Since they are starting “late,” they believe they should do a cost benefit analysis to see if their reorientation is “worth it.” If you only included financial costs and benefits, your analysis is flawed. ” This is a logical question that indeed should be asked.

Career 8

Career Cost-Benefit Analysis Analysis Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Physical, behavioral and mental health issues such as obesity, hypertension, smoking, depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and alcohol dependence can create costs for employers through higher medical claims, reduced employee productivity and performance, absenteeism, presenteeism, and short-term disability.

Travel 8

Travel Hotels Stress Presenteeism 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2013

The bullet train simultaneously alleviates some of the congestion costs associated with urban growth in the mega cities and triggers the growth of the nearby second and third tier cities. The rapid transport will allow for a more efficient allocation of business activity across space, helping firms to control costs.

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Cost-Benefit Analysis Decentralization Training 9

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Evolutionary psychology hypothesizes that people follow because the benefits of doing so outweigh the costs of going it alone or fighting to become the leader of a group. However, social psychology tells us that something other than cost-benefits analyses may be happening when people choose to play followership roles.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Nobel Laureate James Heckman writes that investment in the education of children’s “non-cognitive” skills — like motivation, perseverance, and self-control — is a cost-effective approach to increasing the quality and productivity of the workforce.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Development Cost-Benefit Analysis Education 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Similarly, trust erosion triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations of government surveillance in mid-2013 are estimated to have cost U.S. Understand how regulation alters the data cost-benefit analysis. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

If your speed bump is a lack of the right skills, it helps to first do a quick cost/benefit analysis to see if investing in an upgrade will be worth it. But excuses like those don't matter in tight job markets where there are plenty of people out there looking for jobs — and with the right credentials for those jobs.

Career 8

Career Skills Cost-Benefit Analysis Banking 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

My advice to you is not to let your business get caught up in embracing random ideas – at least not without some initial analysis being conducted to determine the likelihood of success. Assess : Put the idea through a risk/reward and cost/benefit analysis. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

To make a judgment, a comparative cost-benefit analysis would be necessary. And we couldn't throw in the benefit of poverty-reduction as a mitigating factor since that doesn't seem to be happening. I left the discussion feeling defeated and fearful.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Due Diligence Cost-Benefit Analysis Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

However, look at these findings through the lens of a cost-benefit analysis. The costs associated with regularly participating in walking meetings are next to nil. What we found adds support to the notion of walking meetings being beneficial for workers. Most likely not.

How To 8

How To Cost-Benefit Analysis Bond Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

Could he do a “cost-benefit analysis” of what it meant to be successful? What he found particularly helpful was being asked questions that challenged his internal narrative of success. For example, how did he envision success? Tim was lucky; he got a second chance at another company.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 8

Cost-Benefit Analysis Pharmaceuticals CEO Sports 8