Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. “If you can speak the language of money, you will be more successful,” he says. Of course, there are also myriad books and reference guides on the topic. How can you boost your financial acumen?

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Successful companies shape their high-level strategies by relying not on complicated frameworks but on simple rules of thumb. Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA.

Strategy 10

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

Your business is a success, but you feel like a failure. In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. In early 2013, Norwegian went public and became one of the most successful IPOs of the year, closing the year 87% above its IPO price.

Company 14

Company IPO Price EBITDA 14