Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

We approached a big machine that we had never seen before and stood at bottom puzzling over the best way to get on and off it. At that moment, looking up from the bottom of the escalator, the idea that I would one day run a technology company seemed unfathomable. Consider the country where I grew up. Together, we had $34.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Contingency Plans Travel CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2012

I tend to dispense with small talk, go straight to the business at hand, and when the business is done I'm ready to hang up. I'm so abrupt, once my business partner asked me, "What is UP with you and the phone?" When things don't match up from one area to the next, the experience can feel disjointed, confusing and uncomfortable.

Construction 13

Construction Contingency Plans Bottom-up Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The operational executives, for their part, when confronted by a subject that typically neither they nor their teams completely grasp, all too often come up with little more than a contingency plan and then sit back and hope nothing goes wrong — meanwhile, excessive risk costs continue to reduce the company's present value.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2015

But, for example, our research found that oil and gas only made up 11% of Nigeria’s GDP in 2014, compared with 20% for construction. Executives should commit to the region knowing that while top-line growth is likely to be strong, bottom-line returns on investment will take years to materialize.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term GDP Contingency Plans 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

The answer is that you’ll have reached the point where your interactions with others consistently use the following 10 principles: Speak not with a forked tongue : In most cases people just won’t open up those they don’t trust. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan. I Think Not.

Tips 417

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

With fiscal remedies on the sidelines, monetary policy had to take up the slack. In short, the middle is being squeezed, the top doesn’t spend enough, the bottom doesn’t earn enough, and the policy mix is fatally flawed. Conveniently, he assumed each household picked up an equal share. We need new policies.

GDP 8

GDP Bond Banking Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2015

She says that some people worry that they will be “written off” once they announce their family plans. There is a considerable amount of paperwork and contingency planning that needs to happen and “it takes time for other people to figure out” how to manage your absence, Bailyn says.

Planning 8

Planning Quinn Project Contingency Plans 8