Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The family-owned business runs Puerto Rico’s largest media company&#8212 (GFR Media) as well as other companies focused on customer engagement (LinkActive) and real estate (Kingbird). We didn’t know if we had enough diesel to operate. But the hurricane forced us to see ourselves in a different way.

Media 10

Media Company Call Center Real Estate 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

It’s the bubble of bubbles: it not only mirrors the previous bubbles (whether of the Tulip, Silicon Valley or Real Estate variety), it undergirds them all. And with them, busyness, sleep deprivation and stress. I call it “The More Bubble.”. Across the board, our answer to the problem of more is always more.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Collins Technology Outsourcing 14

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

If you’re currently unable to resolve differences about money and spending, these situations usually get worse rather than better under the stresses of building a business. Do you really prefer those stresses over the challenges of working a regular job? Do you have children or family members you need to support financially?

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

In other words, does it really make sense for a hospitality or real estate company to build a new hotel, apartment, or office complex right on the coast in Miami? Or should any company build a factory with significant water needs in a water-stressed area? And what is the risk of devaluation?

Cost 8

Cost Real Estate Depreciation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

We hear from business leaders who perceive that flexible work is a make-people-feel-good play that disrupts operations and drags down performance. Technology has advanced so much that we're much more able to manage remotely," Anna Patruno, global head of financial business operations for the finance division of Thomson Reuters, told us.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Real Estate Bottom-up 14

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 22, 2020

This leads to lower stress levels and higher engagement. The cost of corporate real estate has long been an issue for those in the facilities management profession, but the costs associated with urban living is increasingly an issue for HR departments too. Attracting the best.

Real Estate 94

Real Estate Environment Handbook Software 94

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

This was followed by an eight-year “plateau” in her thirties, running training for the French operation, when she had her three children. After the stress of the mid-life years, the data shows that happiness levels rise in the early 50s. New mental skills emerge. This can all come as a delightful surprise.

Career 8

Career Real Estate Learning Curve Education 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’ve seen several (entrepreneur) CEOs who suffer from this Jekyl/Hyde personality, most likely due to the extreme stresses of starting/running a self-funded business. Elated and encouraging one day, and scowling and demeaning the next.

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This is a familiar scene for companies building mines, pipelines, oil fields, and, more recently, even renewable energy and large real estate projects. For example, the delays associated with social conflict at large mining operations can run in the vicinity of $20 million per week.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2015

Yet most companies are using the same old methods: strategic plans, goal-setting, streamlining operations, reducing inefficiency. Buffer against negative events like stress, improving employees ability to bounce back from challenges and difficulties. All managers would like their teams to be more productive.

Positioning 8

Positioning Productivity Products Team 8