Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

As the chart below shows, only half of the CEOs of companies in the Dow Jones Index have previous experience in corporate finance or strategy. Tellingly, another recent (2013) McKinsey study covering a 20-year period revealed that only 16% of board members understood how their firms created value.

CEO 8

CEO ROIC Cost of Capital Merton 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I do have a 15-year-old who could not in a million years be bothered to send Apple’s Tim Cook a letter urging him to “meaningfully accelerate and increase the magnitude of share repurchases.” If necessary, write another letter, or a few tweets. billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

For example, I once helped survey US global money managers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions. Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya. We asked them how many companies in Africa make over $100 million annually.

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. A recent leaked letter from a New York state securities regulator sanctioned an investment firm for, among other things, failing "to provide sufficient and appropriate training to employees" using Facebook and LinkedIn. This isn't just lip service.

Compliance 15

Compliance Media Compliance Officer Policies 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

From there, 57% say the employer provided information "has led me to directly send a letter to my legislator.". We expect to see more communication from employers to employees in the future ( our 2012 National Pollis set to release in early 2013). And yes, it can be difficult to navigate our nation's evolving campaign finance laws.

Politics 8

Politics Policies Survey Information 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

Within three weeks the task force sent letters to hundreds of nonprofit organizations demanding to know what they pay their executives and board members. The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.".

Execution 12

Execution Letter Committee Policies 12