Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Declaring he’d cull up to 100 brands — many of which he’d acquired and developed — P&G CEO A.G. P&G is cutting its global brand portfolio by more than half. represent an innovation repudiation of Lafley 1.0? innovation. ” Does the leaner, meaner, and refocused Lafley 2.0

Brand 8

Brand DCF IRR NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5

ROE 12

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 12

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50