Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In recent years we have learned a lot about the causes of short-termism and its intensifying power. These indicators and hypotheses were: Investment: The ratio of capex to depreciation. What We Actually Measured — and the Limits of Our Knowledge. It started with developing a proprietary Corporate Horizon Index.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Congressional leadership included some measures in Dodd-Frank to constrain the Federal Reserve’s power. Practically every other major central bank has more powers to do that since the crisis, whereas the Federal Reserve, as a result of Dodd-Frank, has far less power, far less capacity to do that.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8