Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Companies are both operators and investors. Many established firms— a 2017 Deloitte survey suggested about 20% in the U.S.—are Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Find the Right Home for the Team.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates. naqiewei/Getty Images.

Company 11

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Recently, my colleagues at the Focus Consulting Group and I surveyed more than 100 asset management firms around the world, testing both for the strength of their cultures and for the effectiveness of their leadership teams. A separate measure in the survey asks the respondents to indicate the importance of a given factor.

Teamwork 12

Teamwork Industry Management Asset Management 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

I wonder if there’s a good survey out there I could use to get feedback from my team. As far as a survey goes you have several options available to you. In fact, many of the online survey companies (e.g. surveymonkey) allow you to design/customize your survey with specific questions.

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. We’re pioneers,” Jay said.

Case Study 8

Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in the Citizens United campaign finance decision that “Business corporations must engage the political process in instrumental terms if they are to maximize shareholder value.” Nonetheless, the survey did reflect strong support for transparency.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8