Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

We create leadership teams not only for our top jobs, but for every management position in the company. We became involved with the company, which produces inventory software, in 2004 when one of us (David) was sent by the prior majority investor to shut the fledgling company down.

Team 15

Team Leadership COO Software 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

These are some of the most salient issues of campaign finance facing CEOs and boards of directors as the nation heads into what will certainly be a bitter election year, with both houses of Congress and the Presidency up for grabs. Should we support generally moderate candidates who can compromise on major structural issues facing the U.S.,

Company 12

Company Politics Policies Proposal 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

Louis Fed found that speculative forces began to drive oil prices in 2004, "which is when significant investment started to flow into commodity markets.". And in general, we''re in the early stages of a long struggle to put the financial sector back in the position of servant of the economy rather than its master.

Cost 8

Cost Fraser Hedge Price 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

These were all true of Charlie, a champion I met in 2004 just as the tech world was beginning to show signs of life after the dot com implosion. In many cases, it is more closely linked to getting the green light than even financing and business fundamentals. Because understanding human nature is a primary part of doing the deal.

Motivation 8

Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

For instance, the average transit times to move containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Chicago grew from 84 hours at the end of 2004 to 120 hours by early 2015. Longer supply chains also increase inventory levels and carrying costs related to financing and warehousing. Railway systems are near capacity.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2013

Three years after I wrote an article on the Athens 2004 wiretapping case, which involved Greek government officials, I found somebody snooping on my own email as I served the next Greek administration. The concept of irony was, after all, invented by the Greeks.).

Document 8

Document Open-book Bottom-up System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

In 2004, Mike Colwell was promoted to manage a team of five directors, all of whom he’d worked with previously. This was a promising position for the growing venture, but dissension soon broke out on the leadership team over how to grow. Their VP of Finance kept warning them not to spend in a few key ways.

How To 8

How To Case Study Charan Information 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

Fundamentally, we have a hard-wired cultural problem in business, finance and markets. To be fair, some companies did move in this direction, among them Denmark’s Novo Nordisk (which rechartered itself around the TBL in 2004), Anglo-Dutch Unilever, and Germany’s Covestro.

TBL 11

TBL Bottom-up Long-term Early Adopters 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. You and your board are in the position to decide whether that happens or not. You clearly have a different point of view on distributions to shareholders.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I remember last year settling into the booth of a café deep in the rainforest in Costa Rica and looking up to see a placard on the table begging for a positive TripAdvisor review. The company is now pervasive - with 65 million unique visitors each month scouring the site for reviews of hotels, restaurants and sites around the globe.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In politics, the central question you face in devising your campaign strategy is whether you're running as a challenger (a role Obama played to perfection in 2008, promising "hope" and "change") or an incumbent, which is a marvelous position if the country is thriving, and a terrible one if it isn't. isn't the most compelling rallying cry.)

Planning 8

Planning IPO Politics Brand 8