Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Warren Buffett is rightfully admired for his investment record as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, which has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by more than 10% annually during his 50-year tenure. The company does not ask for budgets, financial forecasts, or strategy documents. DAVE WHEELER FOR HBR.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2017

There is always someone or something more powerful than you are — when we spoke with company CEOs, they’d express concern about their boards, and when we spoke with board chairmen, they’d admit to being afraid of the media. “Budgets.” So how much do you care? ” This lie?

Power 14

Power Chief Operating Officer Politics COO 14

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, the stops and starts of the recession have created savvier, more budget-conscious consumers who are just as likely to cut spending by choosing private label toothpaste, as they are to match a Zara skirt with a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. Unlike Santander, Goldman lost sight of its brand promise.

Brand 66

Brand Globalization Banking Long-term 66

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Once you’ve set a clear, realistic scope, it is vital to be honest about the budget and resources you will require and any time constraints. Timelines, risks, scope, change, budget, and stakeholder management will be important factors, as in any other part of your organization. Be Honest About the Resources You Will Need.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

70% of corporate CEOs think that business is too much focused on the short-term. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. 29% of the work force wants their boss’ job. The human brain has more than 300 million component parts.

Budgeting 84

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 84

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

Although it has no natural resources, Singapore has succeeded by investing large portions of its public budget in education, a strong civil service, and the development of great leaders, proactively moving its economy away from basic manufacturing, to higher value, technology-based manufacturing, then to knowledge-based R&D sectors.

GDP 8

GDP Porter Education Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

These are the qualities I believe made him the best CEO, so far, of the 21st century: Humility and openness. Known for walking out of long meetings to make sales calls, he shortened IBM's two-month annual budget process to six days. He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2015

The late Sir Colin Marshall, when he was CEO and chairman at British Airways (BA), knew that success in his business came down to superior value capture. But charging different customers different prices for the same or a similar product or service is tricky for reasons having nothing to do with ethics.

Price 8

Price Discount Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The general counsel, not the senior partner in the law firm, is now often the go-to counselor for the CEO and the board on law, ethics, public policy, corporate citizenship, and country and geopolitical risk. . — and increasingly in Europe and Asia — are not mentioned: 1.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Trends Crisis Definition 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

Its CEO (John Y. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The ethical conduct of business has a direct relationship on the ability to grow and prosper.). The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning. Colonel Sanders died in 1979. ’ I commissioned focus groups.

Franchising 65

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 65

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. to new CEOs with a vision their stakeholders won’t rally behind that won’t guarantee results anyway.

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Examples: This company reflects the character of its CEO. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip).

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

CEO Matt Sanchez explained the decision to jettison its publisher properties as an inability to do both tech and content at the same time: The conclusion we’ve come to, and one lots of media companies wrestle with is, do you build brands or do you build platforms? Are they responsible for the content they host, or not?

Business Model 8

Business Model Content Incentives Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Nathaniel Koloc, the CEO of ReWork , which provides recruiting services to companies that offer purposeful work, says that’s because no one really ever teaches us how: “Very few parents, teachers, and mentors urge us to think about this or give us mental models to use,” he says. Ethics Feature. What the Experts Say.

Career 8

Career How To Finance Case Study 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Curiously, that charity has been clouded by public investigations of questionable ethics and dubious fund-raising practices. They pay great sums to so-called ‘political consultants’ but will not consider asking CEOs and seasoned business executives for meaningful policy advice. Budget Networking Time.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go. In sum, none were suitable candidates to succeed the CEO. What we found was an incredible paradox. But that potential had been squandered.

Drotter 8

Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Revise budget numbers. The problem isn’t in your organizational system or work ethic — it’s in how human brains are wired. Jeffery Coolidge/Getty Images. Parent/teacher conference Wednesday. Edit the marketing overview document. Finish summer camp applications. Give candidate interview feedback to HR.

Short-term 8

Short-term Stress Conference Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This point was underscored by Unilever CEO Paul Polman when he courageously told short-term investors who did not support sustainability efforts not to buy his company’s shares. Time is fundamental to all sustainability frames, with capitalism seen as myopic at a moment when key challenges demand much longer time frames.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8