Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Barnes & Noble had weak blood pressure in 2009, but recently its EBITDA has shown signs of recovery, increasing more than 15% to $65 million in its most recent quarter. Look at profit margin trends.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

They clearly generate higher growth in revenue, EBITDA, and EBITDA/EV. Its governance leadership group and supporting management clarified the company's risk appetite, defined its risk universe, determined how to measure risk, and identified which technologies could best help the company manage its risks.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Maturity EBITDA Management 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When you write e-mails, reports, letters, and other documents, here's how to keep your readers alert and responsive: Use personal pronouns skillfully. And remember what George Washington said when questioned about the fallen cherry tree: not "It was accomplished by utilizing a small, sharp-edged implement," but "I used my little hatchet.".

VBM 9

VBM EBITDA Document Activity Based Costing 9

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy. times EBITDA (compared to average multiples of 15 at the time). SD : How can capabilities-driven strategy be applied to cutting costs? by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

The first component of a Deal Profile is figuring out how to define success. Second, Alphatech had to decide how to communicate value. Accounts payable accumulate during selling, and accounts receivables are determined by what’s sold, how fast, and at what price, and payment terms. Finally, there’s measuring results.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount ROIC 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

If even 10% of those executives leave in the first year of this transaction, we will fall far short of our EBITDA target.” How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work. Caleb continued, “We have more than 250 employment agreements with significant severance payouts. You and Your Team Series. Difficult Conversations.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Consensus Participative Commitment 8

HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

A conversation with Joe Knight about the value of financial literacy and how to close the existing knowledge gap in corporate America. Joe has also written toolkits for Harvard Business Press including the ROI Toolkit, Understanding EBITDA, and the Business Valuation Toolkit. He has also been a guest on CNBC’s Morning Call program.

Finance 63

Finance Metrics EBITDA Handbook 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

To avoid that problem, Sheehan and his team introduced the Vacation Hero program, which taught staff how to better engage guests and identify employees who had gone out of their way to make a passenger’s stay special. When they confront overload, managers often react in ways that put distance between themselves and the front line.

Company 9

Company IPO Price Loyalty 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

In a 2010 study with Cornell University, we showed that our assessment grades predict performance, as measured not only by revenue and EBITDA but also by boss ratings (often issued by the Board). And it will make you more aware of how to bring out the potential in your learning-agile people. Seek out new solutions.

Agility 8

Agility Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing EBITDA 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

This friend also studied engineering in college and knows how to code. Financial services professionals may sidetrack us by slinging around financial terms like market cap, P/E, or EV/EBITDA, but investing is ultimately about achieving two goals at once — financing our personal dreams and making a down payment on the world we want.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8