Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

The global super-rich who are snapping up real estate in superstar cities aren’t really buying “homes,” in the conventional sense of that term, to live in and use. This article is adapted from the author’s recent book The New Urban Crisis.

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Creativity Venture Capitalist Class 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

The fastest-growing segments of America''s job market — by far — are temporary and part-time employment. Temporary employment has jumped 50% since the depths of the financial crisis. Technology makes reviewing, refining, redesigning and revising both jobs and job descriptions as dynamic as a commodities trading desk.

Human Capital 10

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Position yourself in market segments that will grow. The landscape has undergone major transformations since the global financial crisis. The recession eliminated some market segments and redefined others. This is the time to revisit the market spaces you occupy and position yourself to ride the uptick. Upgrade skills.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

With interest rates at historic lows, market volatility, political uncertainty, the European crisis, severe commodity price fluctuations, and other unpredictable market conditions, corporate brands and executives have been understandably inclined to sit on the sidelines. But history shows that cash cannot sit idle indefinitely.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist White Paper Real Estate 8

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 22, 2020

Of course, this is not a new concept, with telecommuting existing as a concept back in the 1970s, but the availability of technology has made it increasingly feasible. Indeed, across Asia at the moment, organizations are scrambling to put remote working procedures in place in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Attracting the best.

Real Estate 97

Real Estate Environment Handbook Software 97

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the meantime, retail and wholesale markets have stalled around the country. Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. But there is a question that hasn’t been asked: Is there a digital upside to this crisis? Sounds bad, right?

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Along the way, many defective tires hit the market, subsequently causing SUV rollovers, damage and, in some cases, deaths. Rather than stick together in crisis situations and collectively investigate the problems, both Ford and Firestone distanced themselves from each. Ford blamed Firestone for tires that would not hold up.

Crisis 60

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 60

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Much of the economy consists of hardware shops, carpenters, plumbers, concrete makers, masons, even real-estate agents. We simply disagree with the idea that if it's a market, it can't also be a socially progressive solution. The $300 House project is a housing ecosystem project.

Suri 14

Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Barbers, plumbers, real estate agents, and almost all trade personnel are required to meet established levels of trade skills and be licensed; none will have as bad an impact on a customer as a bad manager or supervisor will!

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. Alice Potter/Getty Images. Given these findings, how should executives approach big projects in locations they may not know a whole lot about?

Company 10

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes.

Long-term 13

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 13