Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

What we asked people was, at this point in their lives, are they actively building, maintaining, or depleting their tangible and intangible assets? Actively building both tangible and intangible assets is crucial to creating a long and productive working life. What might this look like? How to build diverse networks.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Self-aware Reputation Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. And HR’s credibility deficit doesn’t help the matter. Bring on the quants.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The superstars tend to be more involved in global flows of trade and finance, more digitally mature, and they dominate the lists of the most valued companies, the most valued brands, the most desirable places to work, and the most innovative companies. counties, which account for 90% of GDP in that sector.

Industry 12

Industry Company GDP Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

.” Value investors like Graham and Buffett believe that the sources of sustainable returns on capital are not a company’s human assets but their so-called “economic moats,” structural, durable competitive advantages around revenues or costs.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kaplan Competitive Advantage Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Fewer companies would go public, instead financing themselves by taking on more debt. Indeed, the fundamental premise implicit in many buyback critiques — that more investment is good and less investment is bad — violates a basic idea in Finance 101. It takes no skill to simply spend money.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Intangible Assets Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The health technology and technology services industries are creating highly scalable, and highly desirable, intangible assets. You’ll notice that the finance industry is included in this group as well. As Warren Buffet has said: “The heads of many companies are not skilled at capital allocation.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Business Model Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

Understandably, there are concerns about what this means for public finances given the associated health and pension challenges. If you factor in the projected rates of technological change, either your skills will become redundant, or your industry obsolete. These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address them.

Intangible Assets 11

Intangible Assets Career Education Self-aware 11