Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management. Yet, only one in eight employees are inspired.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Strategic cash also can be used to finance long-term reinvestment programs in the business—which is especially valuable to companies in capital-intensive industries (e.g., energy or telecom) or research-intensive industries (e.g., high technology or pharmaceutical) that are investing in projects with uncertain long-range payoffs.

Company 14

Company Cost of Capital Finance Offshoring 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The key argument for fossil fuel divestment is that the cost of carbon dioxide emissions and other pollutants are not being accurately priced by the market. Divestment can theoretically address this market failure by limiting investment by the fossil fuel industry by depressing company valuations and thereby increasing the cost of capital.

Finance 8

Finance Cost of Capital Constraint Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The key argument for fossil fuel divestment is that the cost of carbon dioxide emissions and other pollutants are not being accurately priced by the market. Divestment can theoretically address this market failure by limiting investment by the fossil fuel industry by depressing company valuations and thereby increasing the cost of capital.

Finance 8

Finance Cost of Capital Constraint Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

The resulting chaos in Europe''s energy and environmental policies is threatening carbon-reduction initiatives in Australia, Asia, and elsewhere. This has drastically reduced the incentives for them to invest in or deploy clean-energy technologies or to modernize their energy-infrastructure assets.

Price 8

Price Energy Politics Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I heard it in the opening remarks of WEF founder Klaus Schwab who talked about a growing phenomenon of "burn-out" among world leaders with finite energy and time to put against seemingly bottomless complexity. Government is the most visible crucible for this clash of speed versus complexity, yet businesses are not far behind.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

For any business to succeed over the long term, it must earn a return that exceeds its cost of capital. It is through continuously making incremental progress in lowering costs and increasing revenues that firms achieve competitive advantage in their industry. Other times, however, one of those elements is missing.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8