Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2023

The challenge is most acute for small businesses, whose finances can be particularly vulnerable during crises. In this in-depth exploration, we will delve into tips and strategies to manage your small business finances during a crisis and emerge more resilient than ever. Keep them informed about the company’s situation and your plans.

Finance 114

Finance Crisis Management Crisis Management 114

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff. Nothing like changes that occur.

Press Release 100

Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

After weeks of media frenzy around the Greek election and the new government’s once-ambitious plans to renegotiate with the Eurozone over its debt crisis , the searchlights of publicity are shifting. And although it has been given a temporary lifeline, little has been resolved. The EU is notorious for putting off its hard decisions.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

The solution is to show some humility and to consider restructuring things so that your actions have some checks and balances. To do that, you may need to develop a hybrid approach that mixes the new, adjusted strategy with some older practices. Regroup, but with flexibility. Follow him on Twitter (@mauriceewing).

Strategy 14

Strategy Metrics Restructuring Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2018

He introduced a strategic planning process directed from the center. The model was honed by Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, with new portfolio restructuring strategies and a headlong expansion into finance. It was developed by Japan and South Korea in the 1980s and is used widely by emerging markets from Brazil to India.

Welch 8

Welch Software Industry Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

True, to the surprise of many analysts, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, abandoned his earlier populist rhetoric and tried to sort out public finances. The Harvard MBA graduate will need all the skills developed as a McKinsey consultant and a Venture Capital executive — and then some.

Politics 8

Politics Restructuring Crisis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

In large companies, the task of cost cutting is invariably incremental and left to finance, which works with individuals or small groups within a specific department, region, or area of the business. Though traumatic, the restructuring of GM and Chrysler, including a major reduction in overhead, led to their resurgence since 2009.

Cost 8

Cost Innovation Long-term Transportation 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. Think of how often activists have pressed for the sale and restructuring of firms and for the dismissal of CEOs.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Jessica Sklar, then the band’s intern and now Machine Shop’s Chief Strategy Officer, evolved the online discussions into in-person meet-ups and events at concerts, developing what came to be known as the “Linkin Park Underground.” of course). Photo by Lorenzo Errico. Enter Harvard Business School. and Harajuku Lovers.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. In our experience, companies still focus more on cutting costs than on developing and executing new growth strategies. Today, the average cost of equity capital sits at close to half that: just 8% for the roughly 1600 companies comprising the Value Line Index.

ROE 10

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 10