HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work. Headcount in the banking industry is likely to get reduced, aided by technology. Also, most banks and investment companies are not comfortable taking the leap into technology. Automating routine tasks is a good beginning.

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Banking Attrition Due Diligence Mayo 95

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Henry discusses EY’s response to evolving workplace dynamics, including flexible work models and investments in emerging technologies. We track progress through standardized metrics and measurement. Technology, coupled with the shift to flexible work models, has transformed the workplace at rapid speed.

Diversity 52

Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Find ways to manage your finances efficiently and effectively in order not to spend your entire capital in one place. The main thing every startup will learn from big industries is to adapt to all the technological changes. You can estimate the market and run metrics to calculate the risks. Planning Ahead.

Licensing 66

Licensing Insurance Bureaucracy Learning-by-Doing 66

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

We talked extensively in this book about how accounting profits or profit growth as a sole performance metric doesn’t lead to value creation. Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

The basic flaw in most arguments in support of CEO term limits stems from a belief that tenure is somehow a very relevant metric, and that there is some mystical optimum time to serve. And what if a company finds or is built by just that person…and loses them to a term limit?

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. I think many in leadership get to choose the metric they use to measure, and they seem to always choose the one that makes them look good. Section X: Results. Kavita Great article.

Blog 366

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Rajamannar involved finance early. To spearhead analytic efforts, he assigned a finance person – who was already embedded in marketing – to create an ROI evaluation framework and integrated her deeper into the marketing function. MasterCard had always been a data-driven organization. Inside Intel. The result has been transformational.

Finance 15

Finance Marketing P&L ROI 15

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. My experience is that bonuses are absolutely effective given this caveat: they must be structured and implemented properly. It is not the bonus that is right or wrong, but the manner in which it is rolled-out.

Blog 382

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 382

RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a friend of mine in the finance industry pointed out, successful teamwork under these conditions is all about finding creative ways to shrink the distance between you and the team. Having clear metrics of performance visible for all to see can take some of the guess work out of what is really going on. Light up the dashboard.

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Team Power Bond Conference 156

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things. At its core, gossip is the highest form of disloyalty, and it is far from innocent or idle.

Blog 419

Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Corporate financing should be of a form and duration that allows companies to fund more engaged and long-term investment in their purposes. Measurement should recognize impacts and investment by companies in their workers, societies and natural assets both within and outside the firm. Some of these have considerably more merit than others.

Kaplan 76

Kaplan Report Metrics Loyalty 76

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. I want metrics that mirror experience. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years. Tenure is too qualitative.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&# Not too surprisingly, people who possess a poor sense of timing usually don’t even understand timing is an issue.

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Self-aware Crisis 418

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 304

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric.

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Brand Brand Management Blog Media 382

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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Blog Survey Talent Management Brand 326

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I recently conducted an extensive research project involving more than one-hundred vice presidents of sales at top technology companies (software, cloud, computer hardware, and telecommunications) to better understand the art and science of managing a sales organization today. Percent of Organization Achieving Quota. Vertical Sales Adoption.

Metrics 14

Metrics Telecommunications Telemarketing Software 14

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Each potential candidate is evaluated with the help of technologically advanced assessments and tools that produce robust insights into their skills, leadership qualities, and cultural alignment with the client’s organization. On the other hand, missteps in CRO recruitment may result in devastating consequences for a business.

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Long-term Due Diligence Quality Leadership Styles 235

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made?

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It's one of my great drivers to achieve significance in what I do – even if that doesn't necessarily mean success as defined by any metric you care to choose… Thanks for an interesting read! Best Neil Ron Inspiring post! Success is temporal. Significance is eternal.

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Blog Succession Influence Brand 416

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

The analysis, which focuses on global companies, looked at CEOs’ approval ratings among staff; the ratio of women to men on the board; frequency of complaints; the companies’ performance on social networks; and the impact of controversy such as ethical lapses, scandals, and fines — among other metrics. Technology.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2019

For example: In the Finance Department, an objective could be to cut spending and improve profit margins. In Operations, you could introduce new technology or update your current software. Identifying metrics for measurement and the right approach for successfully closing sales, you’ll be able to establish more concrete objectives.

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Objective SWOT Benchmarking Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Any standing meeting, whether it’s of a departmental leadership team, a cross-functional group owning a process like innovation or talent management, or a task force managing a six-month transition to a new technology, should be designed and linked to a broader governance plan. The right composition and metrics.

P&L 15

P&L How To Finance Metrics 15

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

” Great post Mike – it is obvious you have spent a lot of time thing about and work with top teams! link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment and kind words John.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

My recent Harvard Business School Working Paper on small business credit explores new technology-driven entrants in the world of small business lending. Personal credit scores like FICO consider a combination of metrics such as payment history, current level of indebtedness, and types of credit used by potential small business borrowers.

Credit Scoring 14

Credit Scoring Banking Dunning Metrics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2018

HR leaders can start by upskilling their teams in areas that impact two critical business outcomes: building bench strength and tying HR metrics to financial success. At most companies, other departments use data and technology in ways that HR could apply to their own work.

Skills 15

Skills Survey Technology Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course.

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Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

Many governments have been focused on both making themselves more efficient through digital technology (such as making it easier to renew passports through online portals) and making their countries more attractive to digital technology companies (by reducing the cost of doing business within their borders). in 2011 to 2.9%

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Disruptive Innovation Venture Capitalist Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2015

.” No, Bezos shouldn’t embed a C@D—Crying@Desk—metric on his KPI dashboard. If Amazon’s culture of metrics truly cares about caring, in other words, it will measure it. A Culture of Metrics 2.0 —asking for and insisting upon better data and metrics. becomes essential.

Metrics 8

Metrics Management KPI Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. Identify the right metrics that “move the needle.” Execution Information & technology Leadership' Establish a center of gravity for analytics.

Root Cause Analysis 9

Root Cause Analysis Metrics Analysis Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk.

Organization 15

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

For example, the new strategy might have included a core technology that still makes sense, but the timetable for deploying it might need to change. Gather more information and improve your metrics. Thus, you must locate that source of information, then devise (and use) the best metric. Communicate to stop the contagion.

Strategy 15

Strategy Metrics Restructuring Finance 15

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. In both cases, social and environmental metrics matter for the business’s financial success. Index funds can be a force for sustainable capitalism.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

My recent Harvard Business School Working Paper on small business credit explores new technology-driven entrants in the world of small business lending. Personal credit scores like FICO consider a combination of metrics such as payment history, current level of indebtedness, and types of credit used by potential small business borrowers.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Banking Dunning Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2016

Implications for city leaders: Leaders should loosen restrictions so that private finance can invest in improvements to physical infrastructure, to better use what already exists. Elites can be distracted by cool technology and tourist-friendly innovations, but that’s not the whole story. Segment 3: Emerging Economy, New City.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Entrepreneur Finance Innovation 8