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.

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Commitment EPS Ulrich CEO 138

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

According to one former employee, “Management made it clear that no employee was allowed to complain about the unethical practices that were going on within the branch.”. All that corruption helped them hit quarterly EPS targets. We’re in the business of helping clients measure and manage culture. CEO John Stumpf set the tone.

Competitive Advantage 92

Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 92

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2013

The answer, according to CTI’s latest research , is a diverse workforce managed by leaders who cherish difference, embrace disruption, and foster a speak-up culture. Those numbers add up to employees who are more committed, more engaged, and more likely to attract similar talent. Diversity Talent management' Be more inclusive.

EPS 13

EPS Diversity Innovation Bottom-up 13

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. Incentivizing managers for growth routinely leads to expansion through overvalued acquisitions.

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EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

But by jumping on the buyback bandwagon — something Steve Jobs refused to do — Apple’s current top management has shown the same lack of strategic vision that has undermined many once-great American companies, including Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Motorola. Apple is a company with phenomenal products and profits.

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Safe Harbor Hedge EPS Price 9

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.

CEO 9

CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the years, I have heard from plenty of managers who have lamented that the pressure of quarterly earnings targets imposes a heavy toll on their ability to focus on the long term. Some of the managers actively advocate doing away with quarterly reporting. Moreover, twice yearly reporting would make companies less transparent.

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Report Intangible Assets Short-term EPS 8