The Horizons Tracker

MAY 10, 2021

These companies were then compared with a control sample who had no such issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Financial securities fraud involves deliberate attempts to manipulate the financial markets, often by providing false information or otherwise misrepresenting the financial status of the firm.

Commitment 73

Commitment Analysis Sample Ethics 73

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 1, 2012

In my blog of last week, entitled A Monster of an Idea , I gave kudos to the Monster Beverage Corporation for becoming a ridiculously -profitable, high-growth $2 billion dollar enterprise despite ignoring the Holy Grail of marketing commandments. A market did not exist for his brainchild; Mateschitz believed he could create one.

Trout 249

Trout Reis Sports Brand 249

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

” If you read this article it would lead you to believe blogging is in decline and on it’s way out as a marketing tool. The statistics quoted from the University of Massachusetts study infer because blogging is in decline amongst a small sample group, therefore blogging must be on its way out. To extend marketing efforts.

Blog 353

Blog Early Adopters Niche Marketing Magazine 353

Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Here is just a small sample of how James’s insights have helped me in my career: “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”. Mike leads the execution of Veriato’s strategic direction, and heads up the Marketing group.

Leadership 169

Leadership Tactics Self-aware Short-term 169

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2015

Here’s your personal brand strategy template: Your Target Group: How They Currently View You: How You Want them to View You: Your Brand Benefit: Reason to believe the Benefit: Brand Character: To help you fill in the blanks, I’m going to include a sample. I’ll call him Joe.

Brand 100

Brand Strategy How To Constraint 100

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Some went on to dominate a market without any previous background in it. All Ben Milne, co-founder and CEO of Dwolla had was a burning desire to solve an existing problem. In most of the companies I’ve worked, one of my first actions was to speak to a representative sample of customers to identify potential product improvements.

Execution 229

Execution CTO Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 229

CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Test on small samples before spending money on larger ones. Most of them already use that for their internet marketing so it is surprising that they would find it new to do this in growing a sales team. I am a big believer in split run testing. Try multiple experiments to see what works best. Figure out a model and repeat it.

Long-term 154

Long-term Succession Advertising Sample 154

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2017

What makes a CEO effective? Yet we still know fairly little about how CEOs behave day-to-day and how their behavior relates to the success or failure of the companies they run. Some have been of small samples, or relied heavily on the researchers’ interpretation to classify different “types” of executive.

CEO 14

CEO Survey Succession Supply Chain 14

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 29, 2021

The impact of Covid-19 on the labor market has been undoubtedly profound, but the furloughing measures introduced by governments around the world have unquestionably kept a lid on what would otherwise have been catastrophic unemployment. What’s more, the upward mobility of these people is far less than that of their peers with degrees.

Skills 94

Skills Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Long-term 94

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

When asked why companies don’t talk more about the long term, CEOs often complain about the short-term orientation of investors. This conundrum is finally being tackled by the Strategic Investor Initiative of CECP, a CEO-level organization where one of us works. ” argument for why a company should deliver a long-term plan.

Long-term 10

Long-term CEO Planning Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

On October 23, 1996, the day AT&T announced that John Walter, an industry outsider, would be named CEO, the company’s market valuation dropped by $4 billion. Stock market reactions are often used to judge whether a firm’s actions are successful. Interviews with board members confirmed this idea.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Sample CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2017

For the past several years, Wells Fargo has been run by MBAs, while Bank of America’s CEO since 2010, Brian Moynihan, has a law degree from Notre Dame. Might this difference in education influence how CEOs behave when it comes to setting a course and trimming corporate sails? One possibility is the tone at the top.

CEO 8

CEO Accrual Accounting Pharmaceuticals Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2016

Most boards of directors know what to do when their CEO is accused of illegal activity. In most cases, the CEO is terminated. It is much less obvious what actions the board should take when the CEO is accused of behavior that is questionable but not illegal. years after initial occurrence.

CEO 8

CEO Sample Reputation Press Release 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Instead, longevity is based on entrepreneurial thinking and innovation – in exploring ways to adapt corporate and business strategies in response to market, technological, and social and cultural change. On reflection, though, I find that the evidence does not support competitive advantage as a path to longevity.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

A CEO succession presents a time of enormous corporate uncertainty — and thus a time when investors may become especially skittish. But our research shows that new CEOs can allay investors’ fears by talking about their strategic plans for the company. billion gain in market value. on presentation day, or around $2.4

CEO 8

CEO Strategy Price Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

Mary Barra, Meg Whitman, Indra Nooyi: These are just three of the women who have successfully broken through the notorious “glass ceiling” to become CEOs of large public firms. We found that female CEOs face a greater threat of shareholder activism than male CEOs.

CEO 8

CEO Sample Influence Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Shortly thereafter he was forced to retire, due to GE’s mandatory retirement policy for CEOs turning 65. More than a third of S&P 500 firms have a mandatory retirement policy for their CEO. ​​ The background here is that firms with older CEOs tend to perform worse than those with younger ones.

CEO 8

CEO Policies Welch Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

The stock market had more than doubled in the previous five years , and the unemployment rate was at a 30-year low. CEOs who began their careers in prosperous times tend to use riskier financial strategies than CEOs who first entered the workforce in recessions.

Ethics 8

Ethics CEO Career Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

This made us wonder whether boards or employees should be worried about anxiety influencing their CEO’s strategic decision making in ways that might hold back their firm. We interviewed 84 CEOs and other top executives of major corporations to find out. They described some of the toughest decisions they had faced in their roles.

CEO 8

CEO Execution COO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2018

One of the most important and challenging decisions faced by corporate directors is whether to promote a new CEO from within or to hire new talent when a CEO leaves the company. Inside candidates, often groomed by their predecessors, bring firm-, market-, and industry-specific knowledge that outsiders might take years to acquire.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2017

Each year major business media outlets rank CEOs based on their performance. The few who win awards and earn the highest ranking become superstar CEOs — they gain visibility and higher social recognition, and they may even earn higher compensation. But for every happy award-winning CEO, there are many more CEOs who did not win.

CEO 8

CEO Due Diligence Proposal Influence 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

As the global economy picks up, there is growing concern among CEOs about finding and keeping the best talent to achieve their growth ambitions. Our sample included CEOs and heads of HR and recruiting, employer branding, and marketing, in 18 countries.

Brand 8

Brand CEO Reputation Advertising 8

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Atta is the CEO of Ex-Consultants Agency where he leads the private equity and venture capital practice. Yes, there are thousands of tennis and poker players who earn about the same amount of prize money, and these players seem to make up the vast majority of the individuals in these samples.

Sports 102

Sports Definition Long-term Quality 102

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Executive compensation packages have long been known to influence CEO behavior. And BP CEOs Lord Browne and Tony Hayward received large, high-powered executive compensation packages right before the notorious oil spills that each respectively oversaw. I found that a CEO with P=1 (i.e., I analyzed the top 1,500 U.S.

CEO 9

CEO Incentives Short-term Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

Latin America is a modern marketer’s dream, and not just because of its size. It also has the fourth-largest mobile market in the world, with social media adoption even surpassing that of the United States. These sentiments are echoed by Andre Jensen, director at Agência Inbound , a marketing agency in Brazil.

Marketing 8

Marketing Trends Software Comparison 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2018

We think that’s great, and there’s a niche market for your product — but in the Asian section. “Maybe work with stores to do more extensive sampling — say, every weekend for a month or two? “Our market research shows that consumers really like the product.” It’s just not realistic.”

Case Study 8

Case Study Marketing Company Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

In it, the authors, both sociologists, made a compelling argument that, to understand labor market outcomes like inequality, it wasn’t enough to look at the supply and demand for individuals’ skills. However, any discussion of firms and wage inequality must not be limited to discussion of market forces. Related Video.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Incentives Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

We explore this question by looking at CEOs’ decisions about corporate diversification over the last three decades. Think about it: It took 20 to 30 years for those MBA students who absorbed a skeptical view on diversification in the 1970s and the ‘80s to climb up corporate hierarchies, replace CEOs at major U.S.

Influence 12

Influence Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 12

LDRLB

JUNE 22, 2010

Prior to entering the private sector as a researcher and consultant, Rick spent a number of years as a university professor where he taught courses in research methods, statistics, marketing, communication, and psychology. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State in 1987. How did you define trust in your study?

Leadership 102

Leadership White Paper Press Release Sharpe 102

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

This ability to tweak offerings is a skill that most organizations need to have, according to our recent analysis of data from 180 CEOs. But unlike Apple, most companies don't rely on the CEO to do the tweaking. Specifically, CEOs report that they identify two types of "tweaker talent" within their organizations.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Market Segmentation Sample 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A CEO whom we’ll call Melissa was exasperated. Having assessed over 2,000 CEOs and over 18,000 C-suite leaders since 1995, we are struck by how often careers of talented executives stall or even derail because of seemingly trivial issues, many of which are utterly fixable. .” June Buck/Getty Images.

Career 15

Career CFO Sample Execution 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

To borrow an analogy from our Harvard Business School colleague Shikhar Ghosh, their firms aren’t murdered by the market; they commit suicide because the founders can’t or won’t adapt to the organizations’ changing needs. Often, our research shows, the biggest obstacles are the entrepreneurs themselves.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Sample IPO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Deutsche Bank , for example, forced CEO Oscar Wassermann and executive board member Theodor Frank to resign their positions by June 1, 1933. These effects persisted at least until the end of our sample period on manager characteristics in 1938. By 1938, virtually no Jewish managers remained in firms listed in Berlin.

Price 10

Price Policies Sample CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When the graduating classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 hit the job market, their employment prospects were depressingly bleak. Similar patterns emerge among people who reach the pinnacle of corporate life: CEOs. Similar effects even emerged among CEOs. adamkaz/Getty Images.

Career 10

Career Ethics CEO Class 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your COO have the best shot at becoming the next CEO? There was quite a range, though: the youngest in our sample was 32 years old when he became COO, while the oldest three took office at the age of 58. The COOs in our sample had worked in the same company for 12 years, on average, before their appointment.

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

It’s more likely that they set out to meet an unmet need in the market. Another way to measure how well the purpose is infused throughout the organization is to survey a random sampling of customers, leaders, employees, and other stakeholders. We told them it had no power—their analysis and debate had produced only platitudes.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

It’s more likely that they set out to meet an unmet need in the market. Another way to measure how well the purpose is infused throughout the organization is to survey a random sampling of customers, leaders, employees, and other stakeholders. We told them it had no power—their analysis and debate had produced only platitudes.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78