Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

What’s best for me or what’s best for the greater good or some other cost-benefit analysis. While Johnson presents many strategies and ideas of real value, the magic of Farsighted is the examples he weaves throughout to make the ideas and principles come alive. * * *. Making a decision is the final step. How do we decide?

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Scenario Planning Storytelling Objective 285

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Michael Porter's article in the March issue of HBR on choosing the United States makes the point that in choosing where to locate even high value-adding business activities, many companies don't do a very thorough costs/benefits analysis. The result is that divergent views and perceptions don't get an airing.

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Benchmarking Cost-Benefit Analysis Analysis Porter 14

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Ideas in and of themselves do not constitute a philosophy, principle, or strategy. However while most anyone can cobble together a high level strategic plan, very few can author a strategy that can be successfully implemented. Assess : Put the idea through a risk/reward and cost/benefit analysis.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 412

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction training are therapeutic options that provide personal coping strategies and have been shown to be effective for managing depression, anxiety, and workplace stress.

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Travel Hotels Stress Presenteeism 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2013

In our past work examining the consequences of new subways built in Beijing, we have documented that the private sector responds to major public transit investments through two different investment strategies. In this sense, this investment is a low carbon strategy that lessens the need for both in-city and cross-city car trips.

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Real Estate Cost-Benefit Analysis Decentralization Training 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

Do a cost/benefit analysis. There is a downside to this strategy: If you push it too hard, or run around all day long with a “gotcha notebook,” you may become known as a person who can be incredibly tiresome to work with. Try to keep the steam from coming out of your ears. Reactive Actions.

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Morale Cost-Benefit Analysis Document CEO 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 14, 2011

Beginning with the end in mind, it is important for those developing business cases for the organization’s various ongoing operations and proposed initiative alternatives to do so in such a way that leaders can compare the cost and benefits of the proposed activities.

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Cost Development Proposal Comparison 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Instead, Acumen's strategy is to review the literature and consult experts to establish a link between a specific output and impact (for instance, how bed net distribution leads to malaria reduction) and to then count the outputs. Why not go all the way and measure outcomes like reduction in malaria or improvements in health and environment?

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Long-term Due Diligence Metrics Cost-Benefit Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

” Here are some strategies to help you run the, ahem, “billing department” of your freelance business. “Mostly it’s a cost-benefit analysis” that involves calculating the amount that’s owed you, your odds of success, and the hassle of hiring — and paying for — a lawyer, says Pearce.

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Long-term Follow-up Project Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Coming out is a constant cost-benefit analysis and requires weighing different risks. Organizational policies and strategies that recognize the specific needs of, and sometimes just the existence of LGBTIQ+ people, are also key to establishing an inclusive environment.

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Diversity Policies Cost-Benefit Analysis Participative 11

Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

His new book, Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants is a compelling book for leaders thinking about strategy and positioning their companies for what’s next. This enables competition and removes barriers to entry by lower switching costs. Apply a cost benefit analysis.

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Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 131

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

A fact-based cost-benefit analysis is essential. The original argument for demonetization unraveled because of the strategy of leaving the holders of illegal cash stranded with useless banknotes appears to have mostly failed. All policies have a stated objective of providing a public good.

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Policies Banking Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Static cost-benefit analysis cannot capture the transformative impact of strategic, market-creating public investments. There is no one solution, but consideration of different ways through which rewards from innovation can be better shared is central to a strategy that targets not only smart growth but also inclusive growth.

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Venture Capitalist Cost-Benefit Analysis Policies Drucker 8