Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues. .”

Zero Based Budgeting 9

Zero Based Budgeting Budgeting Supply Chain Company 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

and African CEOs, including the heads of General Electric, Walmart, Blackstone, Google, and Coca-Cola, will gather on August 5 to attend the first ever U.S.-Africa There are a myriad of African business conferences, but even the largest of these pales in comparison to the scope and visibility of this event. More than 200 U.S.

Comparison 8

Comparison Policies Influence Finance 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

link] mikemyatt Thanks for the great comparison between humility and narcissism. Oarabile Surfhawk The CEO's and C-level executives that are members of Vistage International understand these principles well. Thank you for continuing to share your keen insight. You are spot-on with your observations Ben.

Blog 390

Blog Brand Influence Open-book 390

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

As JPMorgan Chase’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, warned in a June 2015 letter to the bank’s shareholders, “Silicon Valley is coming.” By comparison, online lenders face capital costs that can be higher than 10%, sourced from potentially fickle institutional investors like hedge funds.

Banking 11

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This is despite the fact that many well-known CEOs of American companies are immigrants, such as Elon Musk (Tesla), Sergey Brin (Google), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), and Dara Khosrowshahi (Expedia and Uber). Consumer Products and Banking and Finance are two other major concentration industries. Where do they work?

Execution 9

Execution Training Education Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2011

Indeed, a 2006 campaign by the company's PR firm only made matters worse until Lee Scott, the previous CEO, temporarily turned things around. However, more recent actions in the long-standing gender discrimination case against the company (i.e.,

Engineering 14

Engineering PR How To Reputation 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Any other theory of how business ought to behave is going to sound muddled and inconsistent in comparison. Taft is CEO of RBC Wealth Management-U.S. Even if it's closer to being right. That thought kept coming back to me as I read John Taft's new book Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street.

Metrics 12

Metrics Open-book Long-term Comparison 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2012

As an entrepreneur, angel investor, VC, philanthropist, and CEO with 40 years' experience, I cannot agree. Sure, this amount pales in comparison to the $282 billion that U.S. More than 80% of campaigns in this category have raised more than $25,000.

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence Real Estate Management Banking 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In comparison, TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Chatting with CEO and cofounder Kaufer recently, I was reminded of the fact that the company started with a very different business model in mind. Magical, really.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Women on Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

is the Editior-In-Chief, CEO and President of the Huffington Post, one of the most influential and popular online news outlets, recently acquired. is a Harvard graduate that started LearnVest, an online personal-finance resource for young women. building a salaries by city comparison and a short novel about her time spent in France.

Chief Operating Officer 198

Chief Operating Officer Advice Entrepreneur Comparison 198

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The question is: For which skills will the CEO build deep personal expertise, and which will they outsource to other founding team members?” With respect to prioritization, one respondent noted, “Too many startup CEOs are easily distracted, especially technically adept founders who can see the next cool thing.”

Engineering 13

Engineering Finance Survey Technology 13

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The term CEO has recently been held in disfavor. We decry CEOs for the same reasons that we formerly sainted and canonized them. Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As Elon Musk, the CEO overseeing the Solar City–Tesla marriage, pointed out , solar cells are extremely cost-effective for consumers. Even families without the up-front capital can rely on zero-money-down financing programs , like those offered by Solar City and other solar lease providers. solar in 2015.

Technology 8

Technology Energy System Cost 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I researched the cabinet members of our first 10 Presidents and compared them with our current cabinet members, and what I found simply confirmed the sentiments that I described above. Do you see the difference yet between politicians and statesmen? We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington.

Blog 392

Blog Politics Short-term Long-term 392

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

By comparison, male directors are more than twice as likely to identify as Republicans than Democrats. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Interestingly, Republican directors think the compensation level of the CEO of their company is “too high.”

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8