Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis. Will the ability to keep it simple (think of the fact that Apple has only about 60 products still!) be a mantra for competitive durability in the world of the future?

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. Adding to the complexity is marketing’s increasing need to integrate with other functions in the organization to discover relevant insights from data, design products and offers, and then deliver them to the marketplace.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Here are four things leaders can do. Don’t Get Trapped in Your P&L.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

Recent analysis by Bain and SAP found that only 7% of bank credit products could be handled digitally from end to end. Banks’ cost of capital is typically 50 basis points or less. These low-cost and reliable sources of funds are from taxpayer-insured deposits and the Federal Reserve’s discount window.

Banking 12

Banking Credit Scoring Stage-Gate Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

Less Volatility in Stock Price: The net effect of providing guidance is arguably a less volatile stock price, which can result in a lower beta and a lower cost of capital. FD) constraints.

CFO 11

CFO Metrics Price Depreciation 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

When the well-known hedge fund manager and short-seller Jeremiah Hughes first put Terranola in the spotlight, issuing ominous warnings about unsold products, a looming patent expiration, and flawed growth projections, the considered judgment of the executive team was to do nothing. “I Investors adored the Terranola story.

Case Study 8

Case Study Hedge CFO PR 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Investors punish companies with a short-term orientation by applying higher discount rates to them, which increases the cost of capital for those companies. In contrast, companies with a long-term orientation are rewarded with a lower cost of capital, which allows them to afford more innovation—a virtuous cycle.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

To help provide a better factual base for this debate, MGI, working with McKinsey colleagues from our Strategy & Corporate Finance practice as well as the team at FCLT Global, began last fall to devise a way to systemically measure short-termism and long-termism at the company level.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8