Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Many businesses view marketing as a cost center without recognizing how it contributes to the bottom line. You've built a successful career despite this "crisis of credibility." But I believe the most dramatic changes are happening internally, especially in this tougher economy. CMOs in particular.

Metrics 110

Metrics Bottom-up Budgeting Marketing 110

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 15, 2019

A recent report from Deloitte highlighted how customer service has transitioned from the cost center of old, and the most sophisticated companies now aim to create experiences that delight customers and turn them into loyal devotees of the brand.

Technology 42

Technology Cost Center Comparison Discount 42

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Government in its entirety is a cost-center to society, so we desperately need to create not just jobs, but private sector jobs. Just as we moved from machines to electronics after the second world war, now we are moving into a new age where all business is driven by networks, and the remote control to your life is your mobile phone.

Cost Center 12

Cost Center Entrepreneur Fashion Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

On the other hand, they are set up as cost centers and service bureaus, mandated to meet the needs of all their constituents as rapidly as possible under the ceiling of their budget.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

A career is a terrible thing to waste, yours or mine. Your competitor is getting nothing but a disingenuous cost center. It is one of the hardest things any of us are ever asked to do in a job function. Do you really feel up to the right to objectively assess where I’ve gone off the rails?

Performance Review 100

Performance Review Review Learning-by-Doing Document 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Typically an in-house cost center, service is usually viewed as a necessary evil and constantly targeted for "efficiency." Over time, notable service firms built outsourcing capacity in India, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere to allow any firm to have a global service workforce at low cost. Model #2 is an example of that.

Participative 15

Participative Decentralization Globalization Cost Center 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hispanic community is eager to lead, innovate, and help America reclaim its foundational values, but it needs a platform where their voices can safely and objectively express the things they are thinking about healthcare, jobs, immigration reform, the economy, and career advancement. Think profit center, not cost center.

Policies 15

Policies Short-term Diversity Education 15