Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

They modify their appearance, body language, and communication style — all components of executive presence (EP), that intangible element that defines leadership material. ” More than half (53%) of Latinas and 44% of Latinos say that EP at their company is defined by conforming to traditionally white, male standards.

EPS 8

EPS Banking Diversity Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

Since every industry changes in time, the key to success is adapting to those changes – hence, strategy is innovation. This strategy has been, in itself, Disney’s great breakthrough innovation. In this, Disney and Warner Brothers provide an instructive study in contrasts. And the revitalized approach is paying dividends.

Creativity 8

Creativity Franchising Succession Film 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We need true costing, true pricing, true taxing," says Ralph Thurm, Director of Deloitte Sustainability Strategies and Innovation. PUMA has led the field; its then-CEO Jochen Zeitz conceived an Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L) for the company with PwC and Trucost. Zeitz is also rolling out the EP&L across the holding group PPR.

EPS 8

EPS Innovation CEO Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

And one reason is that they completely align with what I see in my work advising CEOs of very large public companies on strategy. For many, buybacks are an explicit, ongoing part of their EPS growth formula (for example, 5% from organic growth, plus 3% from acquisitions, plus 2% from stock buybacks equals the desired double-digit EPS number).

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term EPS 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2016

For example, one large technology company embraced a strategy to win through new digital businesses. Their measurements conflict with their managerial inclinations, encouraging them to use earnings booked today to immediately return cash to shareholders.

Long-term 8

Long-term Incentives Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Consider management actions such as cutting jobs and investment as a response to currency fluctuations and the resulting accounting impact of those cuts on earnings per share (EPS). Share buybacks are preferred to investment in innovation, entrepreneurship, and value creation.

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

With Amazon, though, nobody emphasizes EPS. As he and two co-authors wrote in 2008 : The emphasis on earnings per share as the primary driver of share price and hence of shareholder value creation, to the exclusion of almost everything else, diverts resources away from investments whose payoff lies beyond the immediate horizon.

Training 10

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 10

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. for all other companies.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. ” Keeping it simple, with five core strategies in his long-term plan, helped people remember his message.

CEO 9

CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

Convincing me took only this: "You'll be among my top leadership team, fix anything that can and will go wrong, and you can drive every new strategy to drive our market growth." While we were preparing a multi-year growth strategy that would ultimately go to the Board, I got into a disagreement about a marketing spend.

EPS 15

EPS Strategy Reference Execution 15