Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

When the term ‘It’s not about the money’ is used, the real issue is often about face.” It requires that we put ourselves in another person’s shoes, understand their frame of reference, take thoughtful actions to navigate potentially harmful situations, and build real trust and long-term relationships in life and business. Maya Hu-Chan.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

When he visits the Grail King he sees that the man had been seriously wounded in the thigh, in the area of the testes, that his masculine energy had been compromised. The essential message is that when masculine energy and compassion are divided from one another, tragedy is inevitable. Think about our world at this time.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“Experiments are the only strategy for succeeding over the long term.” An experiment, in general, is an investment of one’s resources – time, energy, knowledge, expertise, relationships, money, and more – to explore the world and learn something new. ” -Steven K. What is your definition of a Smart Experiment?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. link] Allan W.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma. George Steinbrenner alone was worth $1.2 billion estate.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Nine investing options that can bring you both immediate and long term profit. Although this article is about short-term investment, you should still build a solid plan for a long-term perspective. Think Long-Term. If you diversify your investment, you can put both short- and long-term goals.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

" The term itself deserves the quotes thus employed in the previous sentence because it conjures in people's minds many different definitions. " Still others view it as a valid goal and extend all sorts of energy in pursuit of it. I know, I know. I understand how crushing financial pressure can be.

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Rogers Short-term Blog Letter 124

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

This raises the question of whether retaining strategic cash makes economic sense and should be viewed as a legitimate corporate finance tool in today's environment. 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.,

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The logic, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and banks like HSBC, is this: as the world migrates away from carbon-based fuels, trillions of barrels of oil and billions of tons of coal — the assets sitting on the books of energy companies — will become “stranded,” or worthless. Let’s quickly look at each.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some are short-term, meant for immediate action and achievement. Others are long-term and involve multiple stepping stones to get there. Where do I see myself in the short term (1-2 years) and long term (5+ years)? What are my strengths and weaknesses? Upskilling is never a bad idea.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

Hathaway and Litan stay close to the data in this work and stop short of speculating about causes of this trend. In chemicals, energy, technology, beer and more, you can see a multi-decade trend toward the consolidation of behemoths. Economy Entrepreneurship Finance' So allow me. In the guitar business , too.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Other top executives at the American Energy Innovation Council are pushing for more funding for alternative energy research. Not only has business investment in R&D been outpacing economic growth in recent years (2012 is the most recent year available), but it’s also outpacing longer term trends. The list goes on.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When an entrepreneur decides to start a business, there are typically several important tasks at the top of his or her To-Do list, such as writing a business plan, choosing a name, and obtaining financing. Doing so can set a pattern, diminish the long-term value of a product or service, or hurt cash flow (if the sale results in a loss).

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Entrepreneur Discount B2B Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When an entrepreneur decides to start a business, there are typically several important tasks at the top of his or her To-Do list, such as writing a business plan, choosing a name, and obtaining financing. Doing so can set a pattern, diminish the long-term value of a product or service, or hurt cash flow (if the sale results in a loss).

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Entrepreneur Discount B2B Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

But many don’t have one, instead adopting only defensive, short-term, or narrowly self-interested “government relations” tactics. telecommunications or food safety or healthcare or aerospace or energy/environment). health or energy) or in general cross-cutting subjects (e.g., A needed a pproach.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

In short, from a world-view that disdains accomplishment and merit (whatone accomplishes and earns) and instead focuses upon position and power andprestige (who one is and who one knows), heroes are made out of those who seemto succeed despite the rules of effort, contribution, and earning it.

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Blog Leadership Real Estate Letter 112

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I am fortunate enough to work with these people all the time across a span of industries and professions: finance, health care, education, energy, technology. And if things are regrettably falling short, your boss is expecting some sort of early-warning heads-up. And from my vantage point, the messages are clear and constant.

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Health Care Short-term Report Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If you pause to feel your stress, you will recognize it, quite literally, as energy flowing in your body. We live with that energy all the time, and, typically, it’s useful — it keeps us fresh, on our toes, and ready for action. What will happen if the company doesn’t get its financing? But do so on your terms.

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Stress Uncertainty Long-term Short-term 13

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. The bigger the playing field, the more trust, familiarity, and rapport count.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

It’s a lot easier to maintain high levels of energy and morale at a company when sales are booming and the stock price is soaring. But the reality of competition today is that long-term success is virtually impossible without short-term stumbles.

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Venture Capitalist Mission Statement Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

A brief sampling: Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's " Creating Shared Value ;" Christoper Meyer and Julia Kirby's " Runaway Capitalism ;" Dominic Barton's " Capitalism for the Long Term ;" the collected works of Umair Haque. in the 1970s and replace it with a simple, decisive credo: Do what benefits shareholders.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Energy, creativity, and activity are all good things — but they don't create value unless results are achieved. But only athletic events produce clear winners and losers in the short-term — and most organizations are not actively engaged in those. You either achieve your goals or you don't.

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Short-term Pharmaceuticals Long-term Maturity 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2011

Dad Jones is the CEO of Toxico, a major, blue-chip energy corporation. Worse, she won't hear of taking out of her own retirement account to finance it. The Jones' family isn't impoverished (yet), but it is bankrupt in a deeper way: in terms of how it conceives of prosperity, wealth, and the common good. Here's the picture-frame.

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GDP Short-term Finance Crisis 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

In short, he became the unintended victim trapped by what the Financial Times called “byzantine organizational politics.” In these circumstances, informal networks can be a countervailing force to legitimate power and the long-term interests of the organization. This leads us to take the high ground. The High Ground.

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Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

In a bit of understatement, Simon Dietz of the London School of Economics, the lead author of the report, told The Guardian , “long-term investors…would be better off in a low-carbon world.” Last year, Citi produced a powerful study of the costs and benefits of shifting the energy system toward low-carbon technologies.

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Cost Real Estate Depreciation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2016

The high percentage of proposals on immaterial issues is further evidence that investors aren’t only motivated by short-term profit. .” We found that 58% of the shareholder proposals in our sample were filed on immaterial issues. Rather, it reflects the pro-social objectives of a large number of sponsors of such proposals.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

With our cotton farmers in Xinjiang, we changed many of the unfair trade practices and now aim for more than just fair trade by promoting higher cotton yields and quality through assistance in cotton research, farming techniques, and access to micro-finance.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2014

I think the people of Ukraine should have some medium-term concerns about that — one of the reasons that you had this uprising against Yanukovych was because there was too much crony capitalism. But in the short-term, particularly given the subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is turning out to be a rather prescient action.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

” With women apparently expending more energy to achieve the same result, the longer runway gives them fewer years to have an impact in the top job. ” Specific traits are essential to women’s success and in short supply. The recognition by a boss or mentor was key to sparking long-term ambition in many of the women.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 12, 2021

Chapters are like paragraphs, or sentences: some may be short, some long; the variation of pacing, of phrasing, of crescendo and decrescendo, all has its own meaning and impact. Speaking of rhythm and music, for Steel Fear I decided early on to go with very short chapters — the shortest is 20 words long! The term is again a giveaway.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Many founders fall into the same trap: they focus all their energy and resources on building a product and finding customers, and when they come up for air, they realize that they need to raise outside capital. The average outside equity financing round, from the beginning of the roadshow to when the money is wired, takes six months.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

But with a tax like the one described above, they would be forced to channel their creative energies to source locally where they can and import selectively as needed. Under the current system, companies like Walmart can import goods from the cheapest source without worrying about the national impact.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Having some cash on the side and wanting them to produce more in the long term is usually a great idea. Reflect on your goals and make the best decision depending on the time, energy, money, and skills you are willing to give to this investment venture. Such services require minimum efforts from your part, but they do not come cheap.

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How To Long-term Short-term Budgeting 62

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Alex, you use a term, digital work crisis, to describe what’s going on in our workplaces today. What do you mean by that term? Companies have spent enormous energy responding to the existential threat of new entrants. We’ve had the opportunity to study the doers, for lack of a better term. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

“You are managing the energy and brainpower of an entire group,” she says. Without a purposeful plan, Davey says that “managers too often do what’s easy in the short-term and ask the most talented person” to do the hard work. Have a plan. You must devote time to it.” ” Clarify roles.

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