N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Operating as a vital conduit between the various departments within an organization and its highest levels of management, their responsibilities include translating strategic goals into workable business plans and supervising the day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Zig Ziglar is known for saying, “You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.” At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. Manage others. Manage work. MANAGE SELF.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

For instance, McKinsey considered a smaller ratio of capital expenditure to depreciation to indicate short-term thinking, because it’s assumed that short-term companies will invest less, and less consistently, than other companies. Incentivizing managers for growth routinely leads to expansion through overvalued acquisitions.

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EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

Now the largest beer company in the world, AB InBev reported a double digit EBITDA growth rate and almost 30% growth in earnings per share. And yet, in announcing those numbers, management confessed: "We know we can do better. The Brazilian company AmBev, already at 20% EBITDA in 2000, increased its margins to a whopping 36% in 2003.

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EBITDA Globalization Depreciation Open-book 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

But if you also throw in acronyms such as ABC ("activity-based costing"), EBITDA ("earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization"), and VBM ("value-based management"), only the accountants in your audience will follow you — you'll lose everyone else. Small wonder, too.

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VBM EBITDA Document Activity Based Costing 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

At the same time, the New York company launched a Silicon Valley start-up with a separate mission, management team, and business model while leveraging vital assets of the parent. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Look at profit margin trends.

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EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

CO2

APRIL 18, 2012

For example if you discuss EBITDA (Earnings before interest tax and depreciation) don’t assume that all your employees will understand what you mean. When it has to do with change people will imagine the worst so get it all out at once. Explain any new terms or definition of terms. d) Tie compensation back to the success of the plan.

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