Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

” A quarter century later, not much seems to have changed: fewer than five out of the 100 CEOs on HBR’s 2014 list of best-performing CEOs even mention “return on capital” on their official biography — and none of those five lead companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or in the EuroStoxx50. 'In

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

That’s what Narayana Health (NH) did in 2014 by opening a hospital in the Cayman Islands — Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) — which was close to America but outside its regulatory ambit. By almost any measure, American health care costs are out of control but the system refuses to change.

Health Care 14

Health Care System Innovation Price 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Systemic problems that affect everyone but are beyond the ability of any one person to solve require collaboration skills. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Classic leadership lessons apply.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

Banking 8

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. 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. So, what do you need to know to get up the learning curve?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

That’s why, after years of operating without support staff (it’s been just me and my COO), I’ve recently hired a 24-year-old, Morgan, and given him the title of Director of Execution and Evolution. But the date on it was from 2014. Learning to Learn. Erika Andersen. You Can Learn and Get Work Done at the Same Time.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

This proprietary model analyzes six critical team competencies: Balance: How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them. Do you have enough diversity of skills and strengths? Is everyone aligned with your fundamental purpose? How ambitious is your team?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” And in 2014, HBR published a lengthy feature critical of the practice. But these claims are very rarely backed up by large-scale evidence, and often driven by a misunderstanding of how buybacks actually operate. Fewer companies would go public, instead financing themselves by taking on more debt.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. Each group has its own operating procedures.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. This is a break from the traditional paths of finance, sales, and operations to the top spot. He left in 2014 to pursue a transformation at Airbnb.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

More specifically, they employ a diverse combination of capabilities to solve problems that aren’t being addressed by organizations as part of their everyday operations. She found partners, attracted financing, and cultivated a community of internal supporters. They don’t go it alone.

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Bureaucracy Innovation Brand Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

HDP is a third-party administrator with expertise in the development and management of travel surgery programs, providing strategic and operational management of this program. Administrative leaders experienced with their hospital’s operational network are needed when the necessary new care pathways and processes are disruptive.

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

And the evidence has been pouring in over the past few years that activist fund managers such as Icahn have (a) outperformed the overall market , (b) pushed the companies in which they invest to outperform the market , and (c) pushed those companies to improve their operational performance as well. Apple Finance Skill vs. luck'

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

The Playbook is a policy menu, based around three core needs of small businesses: access to capital; people and skills; and innovation ecosystems. A supplier might need a working capital loan to finance a big order. People and skills. This research shows that the market for middle skills operates very poorly.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

A hallmark of skilled leaders and teams is that, as their organizations grow larger and older, as the footprint of a change program expands, they keep looking for signs of once useful but now unnecessary roles, rules, traditions, processes, products, strategies, and services. Yet scaling is also a problem of less.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A county network of 12 community-based primary care clinics, 95 specialty clinics, an inpatient hospital, an ambulatory surgery center, and 12 skilled nursing facilities, Parkland has the mission of caring for all Dallas County residents regardless of their ability to pay. We still operate that way today. A mission-driven payer mix.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. ” In many countries, several websites or digital companies are blocked.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. At its current 20-25% revenue growth rate, TripAdvisor will reach the billion dollar revenue club in 2014. market cap is 6x revenue and 13x EBITDA, so not insane multiples on a comparable basis.

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EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It is the country’s largest guest worker visa program, and an important channel for high-skilled immigration. It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. Is There a Shortage of Technical Skills in the U.S.?

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