N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

Diversity 292

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 292

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

But after hearing Fastow speak twice to my Financial Statement Accounting class and reviewing independent evidence, I think I have good idea. Were the rating agencies aware of Enron''s oft-maligned financing structures? The financing structures built to protect Enron in just such an event were unwound. Ethics Failure Finance'

Price 8

Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. In regions in turmoil, this can be the difference between expanding operations and closing shop.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

What are the operational objectives which express those purposes? How should executives be compensated based on success or failure in attaining the operational goals? customer satisfaction, risk audits, adherence to company ethics).

Politics 14

Politics Execution Report Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Do you have a strong work ethic?’” ’” Today, Chris is leveraging his military and leadership experience running a startup operation within a larger company that specializes in security consulting for major sports arenas and convention centers. He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail.

Career 12

Career Skills Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

From a strictly evolutionary perspective, there is adaptive significance to the first two “Rs,” even as they are both ethically questionable, even deplorable. The third of these “Rs,” redirected aggression, seems the most illogical of the three, and yet even here, natural selection may well have been operating similarly.

Politics 8

Politics Ethics Reputation Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

can benefit consumers and the economy with lower cost (although foreign operations often sell in foreign markets). The cash from high revenues and margins is also often used to enhance the corporation: for improving its operations, productivity, technology and products, or for increasing reach and scale efficiencies through acquisitions.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13