Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management. For knowledge workers, time is incredibly scarce.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Our research and experience suggest that many executives underestimate the value of growth, specifically in today’s low-interest rate environment, and are thus missing out on a chance to make their businesses much more valuable than they are today. The cost of capital is at historic lows, averaging below 6% for most large U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain CEO Discount Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

This raises the question of whether retaining strategic cash makes economic sense and should be viewed as a legitimate corporate finance tool in today's environment. Arguments for Strategic Cash. Often citing the maxim that "cash is king", CFOs know that strategic cash can enhance shareholder value in various ways. It can: Save Taxes.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation. Improving Financial Performance.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50