Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

As Clayton Christensen likes to note , the primary job of leadership today is to “source, assemble, and ship numbers.” And short-term numbers at that. Thought leaders like Christensen, Roger Martin , Michael Porter , and Steve Denning have all argued that shareholder value has been exposed as a flawed paradigm.

Levitt 12

Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

And it's not a short-term problem, either. With such imprecision in the marketplace, companies must take it upon themselves to identify long term risks, quantifying the true value of water in order to steer clear of long-term hazards. Much of the leading work in understanding water risk has come from Coca-Cola.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Long-term Short-term Porter 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

What seems special about the term is that, seemingly simple, it is actually complex and subtle. As Thomas Lee noted in the New England Journal of Medicine, “no one can oppose this goal and expect long-term success.”. Michael Porter has defined value as “health outcomes achieved per dollar spent.”

Health Care 8

Health Care Porter Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Harvard Business School professors Michael Porter and Rosabeth Moss Kanter are among those who have asserted that companies should care about their impact on employees, communities, and the planet as they pursue profit. He came to realize that why is an essential part of the equation for long-term success and impact.

Insurance 8

Insurance Business Model Long-term Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2017

Independently, Michael Porter’s Social Progress Index in 2016 specifically highlighted opportunity in Manizales as significantly higher than both Medellin and Bogota. In short, the organizing principle of scaling up a midsize city like Manizales is not growing the number of new firms, but increasing the number of firms with new growth.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Mentor Banking Self-aware 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. ‘Long Day, Short Night’ by The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick and Dawn Penn. ‘Too Late To Worry’ by Babs Tino and Richard Anthony.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

If policymakers hope to be successful in their efforts to promote entrepreneurs and small businesses, they need to know what works – in short, they need a “Playbook” for small business job creation. For each city or region the right mix of programs depends on what outcomes the leadership of that area is trying to achieve.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2012

However, Roger Martin , Michael Porter , Christopher Meyer and Julia Kirby , and other thoughtful commentators have noted that the intent to maximize shareholder value has resulted in myopic management overly obsessed with short-term financial returns. Short-term profits. Leadership compensation.

Christensen 13

Christensen Company Consensus Gilbert 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In short, every company benefits from “the commons,” the set of communal resources that allow firms and workers to be productive. But these trends also had more negative consequences, as Jan Rivkin and Michael Porter have argued in their work as co-chairs of Harvard Business School’s U.S. Competitiveness Project.

Resources 8

Resources Company Rivkin Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Over 20 years ago, Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter introduced the Porter hypothesis , which posits that environmental regulation can benefit companies by nudging them to explore their current production methods and eliminate costly waste that they have been blissfully unaware of.

Company 9

Company Porter Forrester Simon 9