Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

When ash clouds from the Icelandic volcano darkened the skies over Europe, planes were grounded, interrupting business travel and disrupting air freight. Generally, the experts trying to address this issue take for granted that risk is a cost managers want to avoid and portray risk management as an attempt to avoid this potential cost.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

Your projections for the business should not be wildly optimistic so you can manage your expectations and those of any partners. Plan for a realistic amount of sales and interest so you can conservatively manage your finances. If the value proposition is unclear, then you''re likely setting up the business for failure.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Hotels Travel Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2015

This advice, adapted from the book Finance Basics , will help you better understand how to create a useful budget. Make sure those goals line up with the organization’s strategic priorities. But you should include detailed estimates for travel costs, telephones and utilities, and office supplies. Adapted from. Add to Cart.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Finance Cost Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. And billionaire Mark Cuban worked until 2 am launching his first business and didn’t take a vacation for seven years. “But weren’t sure how.” “We kept trying.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

Instagram dodged an operational meltdown that could have rendered the start-up dead on arrival. Firms in this segment have many more “moving parts” than start-up companies – systems connected to other systems, more layers of management through which bad news in the field must travel, etc. Later that year, Dave’s got $2.1

Operations 8

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers CEO Sandy Weill should leave.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Highways and bridges are in desperate need of repair, making travel slower—and more dangerous. Highways can’t keep up with demand. Today, the load factor (total vehicle miles traveled divided by lane miles) is growing more than 10 times faster than capacity is. Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If the discount airlines are ten times more dangerous, this rises to 1 in a million, but you make up for this by saving $50 per flight. By forcing people to purchase additional seats it would inevitably drive up the demand and therefore the price of airline tickets (and I fly quite a bit). One or nine? It is around 100.

Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Bottom line…If you’re a leader and not an avid reader, you’re wrong. Up until a few years ago Rick Warren read a book every single day. Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Do I have your attention yet?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

The CMO has historically focused on driving growth and brand engagement; the CRO has typically focused on safeguarding the bottom line and minimizing unwanted exposure. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. Protect and manage reputations.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? I still spend much of my time traveling from conference to conference in the West to meet people who can help my work succeed (I'm writing this on a train bound for Davos). And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Coaching is about delivering what the client needs - it is not about a cute set of questions you picked-up during a certification class. Bottom line…good advisors make things happen and get things done at the behest of their clients for the purpose of enabling the accomplishment of anything ranging from a single task to a lifelong goal.

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