The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 19, 2019

It’s a similar finding to that provided by an analysis of startups in rural Switzerland, which found that human capital was vital, and with many rural communities lacking comparable human resources to their urban counterparts, it’s imperative that entrepreneurs work extra hard to develop the networks they require.

Innovation 70

Innovation Human Capital Entrepreneur Policies 70

Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Some 80% of government contracts are never put up for bid, and if a contract is under a certain dollar amount, government agencies are under no obligation to issue a bid notice. In addition, when your bid is the first time a government agency learns of your company, you can be sure your proposal is heading for the bottom of the pile.

Press Release 167

Press Release Discount PR How To 167

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Erni is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employers in the world. We built a new, highly customized interview, onboarding and L&D plan to set the Returners up for success. . The HR Digest: What is diversity to you?

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Ernie is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employer in the world. We built a new, highly customized interview, onboarding and L&D plan to set the Returners up for success. . The HR Digest: What is diversity to you?

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, deep lessons can be taught from aviation for most industries and companies who want to operate efficiently and effectively across organizational silos — those insidious barriers that wreak havoc on a company’s efficiency, collaboration, and, ultimately, its bottom line. logistics, and finance. finance, I.T.,

Industry 272

Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 272

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It focuses on the major management challenges that successful start-ups encounter when leaders decide to grow and scale their businesses. Customers don’t expect to get bottom-of-the-barrel prices everywhere they go, but they do expect to be treated with respect. Discussion questions are provided for each case.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recognize the importance of customer service to the bottom line. Executives frequently focus on analyzing the company’s profit and loss to determine where the company is over-spending and being wasteful, and then figure out how to reduce expenses to drive more profit to the bottom line.

Company 72

Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 72

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. They are subject to more rigorous stress testing by regulators and have to develop plans aimed at ensuring that they can recover from a crisis.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource. This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. ” This was a recurring fight.

Case Study 14

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

While our competitors catch up, we have to get into the mindset of already moving onto the next thing. That means churning through data to find insights that others haven’t seen and then developing the organizational capability to act on them faster and better to drive above-market growth. That bottom line sensibility is crucial.

P&L 11

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

“In the bottom of your belly is this feeling that if you can’t handle the work, there’s someone else who can; you feel dispensable,” she says. and author of You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done. Give them a heads-up when you’re underwater so you don’t erode trust.

How To 8

How To Project Advice Case Study 8

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

As the owner of the business it is expected that you focus on the bottom line and you look to cut unnecessary costs, but what you don’t want to cut is the quality of the service. My website was butchered and I now have to pony up another steep fee to have a professional correct her mess.

Cost 150

Cost Price Bottom-up Quality 150

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

These products are all held up as legendary examples of the power of intrapreneurship — entrepreneurial creativity and innovation within large, established organizations. xefstock2/Getty Images. The Post-It note. Facebook’s “like” button. The Sony PlayStation. The same is true of innovation today.

Incubator 8

Incubator Innovation Strategic Planning Human Resources 8