Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Asked to define what a great leader is, many people might say something like “Great leaders have integrity” or “Great leaders inspire people” or “Great leaders lead by service and setting the right example.”. They thrive on facts, figures and numbers—whether it’s ROI, ROE, or EBIDTA. And each one of those answers is correct in its way.

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Core Competence ROE Leadership ROI 373

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The examples are numerous: Citing private internal research of 20,000 client teams, EY’s vice chair Beth Brooke has said that the more diverse teams had higher profitability and great client satisfaction than non-diverse teams. Higher quality monitoring of and guidance to management.

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Osgood ROE Diversity Bond 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Nikon, the legendary Japanese camera maker, provides a textbook study in how smart managers can work with strategic investors to transform a struggling business. It also called for streamlining headquarters and cutting executive management’s compensation. Heini Wehrle/BIA/Minden Pictures/Getty Images.

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Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

corporation than "what's the ROE on that?" ROE justifies the means. To an extent not widely recognized, it was an equation in the first place that gave ROE the power to dominate not just investment decisions, but an entire business culture. There is no more powerful question in a U.S. Social media spending? Wellness checkups?

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ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12