Marshall Goldsmith
APRIL 7, 2014
Dave once taught me that effective performance can be seen as a function of the quality of an idea times the employee’s commitment to make it happen (EP = QI x C). One hundred percent commitment to a good idea will often result in higher performance than 50 percent commitment to a great idea.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Those numbers add up to employees who are more committed, more engaged, and more likely to attract similar talent. Leadership roles are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP). According to CTI research , EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get the next promotion.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 5, 2017
If a company has beat or missed its EPS targets by less than two cents , that means the company has nipped and tucked its quarterly results just enough to meet the target EPS number it committed to analysts. Of these, the last indicator is perhaps the most likely to accurately capture a company’s short-termism.
Skip Prichard
AUGUST 25, 2019
All that corruption helped them hit quarterly EPS targets. Team members FEEL local leaders are genuinely committed to our agile transformation. So many of the things leaders do that create lousy cultures are decisions that produce quick payoffs. That’s what Wells Fargo did. But it’s not sustainable. 5 Leadership Frequencies.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 16, 2014
Buybacks done through tender offers may be good for a company and the economy — when their purpose is to ensure that control over the firm’s resources remains with owner-managers who have the ability to identify growth opportunities and are committed to pursuing them. Carl Icahn is not.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Once in place, it both generates commitment of employees and customers and puts the short term and the quarter in context as the immediate building blocks to longer-term goals. Bertolini observed that many of his peers had been promising 15% earnings per share (EPS), even during the financial crisis of 2009.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 20, 2014
Deepen Apple’s commitment to support the educational attainment of the company’s labor force, including those bright young people who serve in Apple Stores. Get rid of the buybacks, and there will be lots of money for other constructive programs to reward employees for their commitment to the company. Employee education.
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