The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 2, 2022

“Firms that are adopting robots are the dynamic firms, they are successful, so at least in principle they are producing resources that can be used to finance redistribution policies and the restructuring of regional economies,” they conclude. “So, we can be optimistic in that sense.”

Restructuring 59

Restructuring Survey Politics Globalization 59

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It takes a great deal of effort, timing, and entrepreneurial skills to build a business from scratch. Perhaps, finance is an issue, and paying for their training isn’t a feasible idea. According to entrepreneur.com, 70% of business failures are primarily finance-based. If that is the case, you have two options to explore.

Finance 78

Finance Long-term Banking Restructuring 78

Coaching Tip

MAY 5, 2011

It's all part of a continuing push by business schools to teach "soft skills"—such as accepting feedback with grace and speaking respectfully to subordinates—that companies say are most important in molding future business leaders.

Self-aware 95

Self-aware Restructuring Class Finance 95

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It can be found throughout various industries, from marketing to law to finance. This usually occurs when an organization experiences some change —like changing the title of a department, restructuring the company, or rebranding itself. Men At Work Clubs And Workspace.

Leadership 52

Leadership Trends Restructuring Environment 52

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

Car Sales - If you get into the game, you can quickly become a finance or desk manager making $120+ a year. It’s a skilled trade which requires minimal physical labor and pays $75-$95K starting wages. If you keep moving up you can triple that as a General Manager. HVAC - Heating and Air. These pay $100K-$250K starting off.

Career 192

Career Real Estate Engineering Education 192

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2012

The weak link in that approach is that with the focus on outside hiring to get skills, few employers are providing development opportunities. Why bother developing when we can get the skills on the outside? All that would be ok except that employers are finding it difficult to hire the skills they need.

Organization 13

Organization Restructuring Talent Management Skills 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

We thought that creative, capability-rich companies would have paid a lot of attention to the way they organized and the value that restructuring gave them. Then came sales forces, finance departments, and R&D labs—including the original labs of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 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. This was to signal that Greece had the will and skill not only to cut salaries but also to reform. Predictably, Greece was unable to meet its commitment.

Politics 8

Politics Restructuring Crisis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

Not only is there a lack of will; there’s a critical lack of skill. Although former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis made eloquent appeals about the need to rethink macro, he said very little about changing how the economy is run. contraction today, there was no one in the finance ministry actually making policy.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

” It may be difficult, but it’s also a vital skill to master. “You need to be seen as credible” when you’re talking about the financial implications of your initiative to the finance group, for instance. “Organizations need to keep changing, adapting, and innovating,” he says.

Project 8

Project Restructuring Hotels Case Study 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

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. Finally, in earnings call after earnings call, we hear CEOs describing one or two bets — at most — on growth, and devoting most of the time to showcasing the results of restructuring, offshoring and other cost-focused initiatives.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

“Back in the 1980s, college graduates and low-skilled people would be in every firm,” said Bloom. Today, much like our neighborhoods, companies seem to be more segregated by education and skill. Workers are sorting by soft skills, too, as the top-performing firms vacuum up the most-desirable workers.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Document Engineering Outsourcing 8