HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” They’ve helped drive the development of mobile payment solutions to promote financial inclusion in emerging markets. We’re always looking for ways we can be a positive influence in the markets where we operate.

Resources 40

Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Decisioning by consensus usually results in no decision being made, or an intellectually dishonest, watered-down decision that is so full of compromises, hedges and caveats that a non-decision might have been preferable.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. But recently, these financial outcomes have been found to predict only about 50% of a firm’s market value. Financial markets Performance measurement Leadership'

Marketing 8

Marketing Leadership Venture Capitalist GAAP 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

In 2007, Clayton Christensen co-founded Rose Park Advisors, a hedge fund devoted to investing in disruptive companies. Disruptive innovation can take several forms, and the market understands some types better than others. But do markets really follow the logic of an academic theory? Mostly, though, markets get things right.

Innovation 8

Innovation Marketing Disruptive Innovation Discounted Cash Flow 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Everybody has been piling on to hedge fund manager Bill Ackman lately. Or at least the market''s. That''s what activist hedge fund managers like Ackman do. It also doesn''t follow from Bebchuk, Brav, and Jiang''s evidence that more hedge fund activism would necessarily be a good thing. I''m not joining in.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

But it could be the best way forward for the two brands, which have each faced their own challenges. RadioShack has long suffered from unfocused positioning, while Sprint has wrestled with customer retention issues and acquisition pressure in a market dominated by cellular giants AT&T and Verizon.

Wireless 8

Wireless Brand Due Diligence Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

Too many companies prioritize quarterly earnings over long-term innovation, human capital investment, and brand development, and many people believe short-term shareholders are to blame. If earnings are low, “the market sells first and asks questions later” as the adage goes. What about innovation?

Short-term 8

Short-term Intangible Assets Hedge Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2014

In fact, each of these markets had achieved a much higher level of customer interest (and frustration with the existing offerings) before Apple came in with better designed products. Apple has defined itself as a brand that delivers beautiful, integrated almost magical experiences on day 1, and not on version 3.1.

Creativity 15

Creativity Supply Chain Hedge Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This disconnect is a major problem for the continuing development of efficient capital markets. Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In the course of researching my new book Entrepreneurial You , I discovered three strategies that allowed leading online marketers to build trusting, respect-based relationships with their customers. I was intrigued by these stories because Internet marketers are often derided by critics due to some practitioners’ scammy tactics.

Audience 8

Audience Video Marketing Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Success begets not only further success but also harder-to-meet market expectations. How then can a new front-runner better manage market expectations and also strive to be more innovative? Brand confidently. The market must clearly understand how this product is different.

Brand 8

Brand Customer Loyalty Hedge Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2012

Contrarian Number 1 is George Elliott, founder of a hedge fund (Naftilia Asset Management) that plans to buy nothing but stocks from – wait for it – Greece. Facebookers are thus uninterested in ads and oblivious to marketers’ brand-building efforts. As befits a Monday, we’re into contrarians this morning.

Hedge 11

Hedge Advertising Asset Management Download 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Virtually everything the company makes, and is thinking about making, is highly influenced by this huge team of footwear, product, fashion, store, graphic, interaction, and brand designers. Of course, design also has a huge impact on the representation of Nike’s brand across the globe. Design is expected and trusted to lead Nike.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Fashion B2B Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

“Jim,” as he is known to all, not only did pioneering work in mathematics; he also founded Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that relied on scientists to make predictions and trade in global markets. New research from HBS professor Anat Keinan and doctoral candidate Silvia Bellezza sheds some light. who walked in.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Brand Simon 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

I also have a professional interest because concert tickets are a great way to understand pricing — whether it''s the role of scalpers, the use of dynamic pricing, or concerns about whether high prices hurt a musician''s brand. Analogously, this is why premium brands often sell discounted merchandise at outlet stores.

Price 8

Price Discount Brand Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2017

Many investment banks and hedge funds operate this way, as do some law firms, consulting outfits, and tech titans. USAA has become a passion brand , renowned for its out-of-this-world service, because grassroots employees identify so thoroughly with soldiers and their families, and put those interests above their own.

Health Care 14

Health Care How To Hedge Environment 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

A sound economy, a booming stock market, and huge business tax cuts, the story goes, have convinced CEOs of companies flush with cash to distribute some of it to front-line employees. There are no public shareholders clamoring for higher dividends, no hedge funds gorging on management fees. to $15 per hour.

Definition 8

Definition Company Succession Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. New digital entrants have spotted the market opportunity created by these dynamics, and the result is an explosion in online lending to SMEs from fintech startups. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better.

Banking 10

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

Network businesses have always been around, from matchmakers to real estate brokers, but it’s the move to digital platforms that has led to market-shaking effects. Instagram is an exciting marketing channel; GoPro’s account helps keep users engaged with the company and lets GoPro know how people use its products.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Another example is FunKidz, an upmarket Kenyan furniture brand that relies on Disney-like animal characters with an African twist. Java House’s affluent customers, hungry for African brands catering to their needs, trust the company’s quality. It has managed to combine international standards with African tastes.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Hotels Entrepreneur Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

When the well-known hedge fund manager and short-seller Jeremiah Hughes first put Terranola in the spotlight, issuing ominous warnings about unsold products, a looming patent expiration, and flawed growth projections, the considered judgment of the executive team was to do nothing. “I Terranola’s market cap skyrocketed to $8.1

Case Study 8

Case Study CFO Hedge PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As prominent hedge fund manager Bill Ackman told me, “When I graduated from business school I thought business was about making money and philanthropy was about doing good. Now I think both can be used as methods for changing the world.” ” Sir Ronald Cohen, the father of British venture capital, agrees.

Learning Curve 8

Learning Curve Hedge CEO Education 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

But they also know that reputations can damaged by more than the operational risks that can be managed with functional redundancies, or the financial risks that can be countered by hedging, investing in futures markets, and global currency diversification. So let’s look at that research by the Harris Interactive team. Emotional appeal.

Reputation 8

Reputation Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

So what you see is that criminals are going after health records because on the black market they can probably sell a health record of a person for about $50. If they only steal credit card data or a social security number, they might be able to sell that on the black market for $1. And then finally, Board-level involvement.

Health Care 8

Health Care Hedge Banking Training 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And why does a top hedge fund manager "earn" enough to pay for thousands of teachers? Remind me: why is an average investment banker worth, say, a hundred times as much as an average teacher? Is there a trade-off between meaning and money? And if there is, how does one master — and perhaps — resolve it? Can it be resolved?

Sharpe 20

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 20

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Hedge Funds will love our data — they will practically buy any set of data that might give them a potential edge”. As one client once told me, “It’s as if I were at a farmers’ market with all the most amazing fruits and vegetables, and I can think of a hundred recipes that I would love to prepare.”

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Volatility has returned to global markets, and consumer and business confidence is once again slipping. How can he or she know when stakeholder management is effective: through social brand value, levels of trust, or some other metric? Countries, too, but that's a topic for another day.)

Long-term 8

Long-term CEO Short-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Four years later, she sold the natural-look brand to Estee Lauder – but retained full creative control. “I’ve learned that the best thing for my company is to do what I believe in… Don’t put something on the market just because everyone else is doing it. We asked her how she stays ahead of the curve.

Career 12

Career Learning-by-Doing Hedge Creativity 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And why does a top hedge fund manager "earn" enough to pay for thousands of teachers? Remind me: why is an average investment banker is worth, say, a hundred times as much as an average teacher? Is there a trade-off between meaning and money? And if there is, how does one master — and perhaps — resolve it? Can it be resolved?

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2011

When stock markets gyrate and growth prospects darken, it's tempting to rein in innovation programs and hoard cash. Companies can do five things to hedge their bets in turbulent times while opening up options for the future: 1. Add services — One of Procter & Gamble's most vaunted consumer brands is Mr. Clean.

Innovation 15

Innovation Fixed Costs Airlines Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2010

A second tactic is to play an active role in directing your own career journey, treating skills, experiences and capabilities as brand-building assets. Also, assess how well you are staying on top of your personal brand (as in reputation) and what it says and means to others. The only hedge is continual reinvention.

Career 15

Career CEO Hedge Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Most-senior hedge fund people and competitors. Use it to build or strengthen your brand around a particular area of expertise. Learn more about your market value. Here are the steps she followed: Identify twenty to twenty-five key stakeholders you wish to stay connected to in a meaningful way. Most-senior people in your company.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

We have a global audience that has an unending thirst for mobile content, and a sophisticated CRM database that allows us to be a state-of-the-art marketing operation. Our pricing, as I mentioned earlier, is demand-driven and what the market will bear, and generally the market will bear a lot.

Price 8

Price Team Sports Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Aimee, a senior executive at a global financial services firm, had carefully cultivated her network of sponsors and supporters over 15 years, but recently, she watched helplessly as waves of market dislocation, structural reorganizations, and headcount reductions battered the industry and shredded her connections.

Mentor 8

Mentor Hedge Human Capital Career 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

Tech experts' sage predictions had convinced me that the Mac would never make a dent in the PC market. Adaptable systems make multiple copies of everything and modify the copies to hedge against uncertainty. Unilever needed to capture more niches in "boutique" food brands. Remember when Apple's stock traded at $7 a share?

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Real Estate Brand Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

In the meantime, Mitt Romney's Republican opponents seem to be backpedaling on their criticism of his Bain Capital career, in service to the principle that free-market capitalism trumps any petty intramural disputes. Would we wish that very clear-eyed, very hard-nosed brand of capitalism on ourselves?

Due Diligence 12

Due Diligence Incentives Hedge Collins 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Graves: Steve, which do you think is the most powerful way to convince skeptics to change their minds, whether they’re choosing between brands or political candidates? Brands can use this approach in advertising — as long as it is authentic. In a series of conversations leading up to the U.S.

Audience 8

Audience Film Public Relations Loyalty 8