Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

Re-creating these mindsets inside an established company is challenging because they result partly from the unique pressures and circumstances under which start-ups operate. The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”.

Innovation 287

Innovation Company Construction Creativity 287

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

If automation is restricted to Sun Belt states (including Florida, Texas and Arizona)—because the technology may not initially work well in rough weather—about 10% of the operator hours will be affected,” they explain. The data contained information on trucking shipments and the operator hours required to fulfill those shipments.

Osborne 80

Osborne Transportation Operations Hedge 80

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 50

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 50

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 28, 2017

Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 50

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 97

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 97

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2020

After all, with so many happy customers under your belt, there’s no reason to deprive potential new clients of your skillfully manicured lawns and pristinely trimmed hedges. It’s specifically designed to streamline business operations and improve productivity, whether it’s in servicing current clients or even marketing to new ones.

Quality 75

Quality Software Efficiency Hedge 75

HR Digest

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The greatest change seen is in remote work operations. ThoughtWorks Chief Operating Officer, Saptorsi Hore said that clients have gradually become more comfortable in their support of remote working, and the organization sees a dramatic shift in their expectation of flexibility in post-covid work trends. Remote Work.

Trends 105

Trends Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Crisis 105

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 88

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 88

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

The researchers suggest that the desire for small firms to move could be because they have a smaller order book that doesn’t allow them to hedge their risk in the way larger firms can. Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters.

Supply Chain 94

Supply Chain Hedge Credit Risk Bureaucracy 94

Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2020

This can cover situations such as growing a business (which requires ‘growth capital’ for expansion or development); financing operational changes such as restructuring to make the business more profitable; financing acquisitions of other companies; or delisting a public company in order to give it private status.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Finance Hedge Restructuring 66

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Embrace intuition and alignment, ignore anything that does not enable the achievement of your vision – Your strategic planning must provide a path to full alignment of business operations and the furthering of vision achievement. Anything else amounts to little more than chasing the “next shiny object.”

Strategy 150

Strategy Strategic Planning Span of Control Hedge 150

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Our ability (and willingness) to learn impacts our personal and business growth, operational excellence, and our capacity to innovate. A particularly fascinating and eye-opening chapter is on Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. More than ever, it truly is learn or die. We learn from each other.

Open-book 282

Open-book Learning-by-Doing Hedge Case Study 282

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. ” Thus, the issue isn’t one of time frames per se.

Hedge 9

Hedge Long-term Short-term Letter 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Google may not have a hedge fund, but it's unlikely that high IQ hedge funds aren't using Google's data to better manage their own situational awareness and risk.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Public companies can have tens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual and institutional shareholders, like mutual fund companies, pension funds, or hedge funds. Now, these shareholders play a crucial role in the business’s financing, operations, governance, and control aspects.

Management 92

Management Hedge Efficiency Finance 92

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2018

Because so many of the modern approaches to the any industry is hedging its bets on automation, and with the advent of driverless trucks on the horizon, the average truck driver is, naturally, very concerned about their earning potential. As it stands, the industry looks like it’s going to operate in the same capacity as it ever did.

Industry 59

Industry Hedge Entrepreneur Bond 59

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Author Kristi Hedges , in her new book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 70

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 70

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. Because they have done well, they operate from a point of helping others do the same.

Mentor 51

Mentor Hedge Operations Career 51

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

The hedge fund founded and run by billionaire Paul Singer just announced that it now owns 6.2% Most activist hedge funds are simply pushing a less extreme version of the same basic idea. The activist approach is clearly good business for hedge funds; activist funds have dramatically outperformed their hedge-fund peers in recent years.

Hedge 8

Hedge Chief Technology Officer Maturity IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Large investors rely on an assortment of intermediaries to help them with their investment activities, including asset managers, such as hedge funds, investment banks, and consultants. When this happens, the value creation will be substantial.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Research shows that abnormal weather disrupts the operating and financial performance of 70% of businesses worldwide. They work like any other traditional hedging instruments except that the index on which they are settled is a weather index. Every year, weather variability is estimated to cost $630 billion for the U.S. alone, or 3.5%

Hedge 8

Hedge Apparel Risk Management Retail 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets. A close examination of truly great leaders will reveal that, to the one, they all have a strong bias toward action.

Blog 347

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 347

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” We’re always looking for ways we can be a positive influence in the markets where we operate. That, I think gets to the heart of what the right culture can do.

Resources 40

Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2018

In Billions, he is taking on Axelrod, a (corrupt) hedge fun tycoon. A great insight into how the advertising industry operates combined with enough fictional drama to keep you binge watching those episodes. Set in New York, it tells the story of the U.S. I Give It a Year.

Entrepreneur 51

Entrepreneur Gordon Supply Chain Advertising 51

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

For example, California-based berry producer Driscoll’s has invested extensively in Mexican berry operations because of the year-round availability of high-quality fruit, lower labor costs, and local know-how. They include improving cost management or operational effectiveness in procurement, supply chain, and inventory management.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Hedge Automotive Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Research by Cornell University Professor Dr. Alan Hedge reinforces the connection of natural light and employee wellbeing. Dr. Hedge’s recent research study found optimization of natural light in an office significantly improves health and wellness among workers. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Call Center Hedge Survey 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Beginning with Criticality, they might ask, “How critical is the oil pipeline in Abuja, Nigeria, to the company’s overall operations?” The CSO would rank Criticality like this: 5 – Loss of the pipeline would stop operations. 4 – Loss would reduce operations considerably.

Tools 11

Tools Risk Management Budgeting SWOT 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Everybody has been piling on to hedge fund manager Bill Ackman lately. Ackman''s short-selling campaign against vitamin distributor Herbalife has blown up in his face, with the company''s stock up more than 75% since he unveiled his position last December and some of his most prominent hedge fund competitors profiting from his misery.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

When it comes to preparing organizations for a complex, high-speed future, many people who work in those organizations, or in management science, talk about the imperative for “ continuous improvement ” in operations. One crucial measure of this success is adaptability.

Development 8

Development Company Hedge Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. .—while The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

The social impact funds want to support it for social reasons, whereas hedge funds and others are recognizing that the superior resiliency and performance of worker-owned firms can improve their returns. The largest, Green Taxi, is owned and operated by more than 150 taxi driver-owners and uses its own fully integrated app.

ESOP 12

ESOP Company Cooper IAM 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. That is like setting up a finance organization to do exotic risk hedging before putting in place basic reporting and compliance.

Compliance 11

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Plural Investments*, a hedge fund started several years ago, had a problem. When Matt Grossman started Plural Investments, his intention was to harness the best efforts of many smart, creative people rather than just rely on the genius of a single founder, as so many other hedge funds do.

Power 14

Power Hedge Chief Operating Officer Kaplan 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

It both funds day-to-day operations and generates profits for the future. The three-box framework has challenged us to redesign the planning process, which would allow us to brainstorm Box 2 and Box 3 nonlinear initiatives in addition to undertaking Box 1 operational excellence initiatives. To be sure, the present is vitally important.

Innovation 8

Innovation Management Hedge Govindarajan 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

But that will not in any way deter hedge-fund activists from demanding that companies do stock buybacks so that they can time their stock sales to take advantage of short-term, buyback-induced, stock-price boosts. They — and not parasitic hedge-fund managers like Carl Icahn — are the value creators.

Proposal 8

Proposal Hedge Safe Harbor Short-term 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Decisioning by consensus usually results in no decision being made, or an intellectually dishonest, watered-down decision that is so full of compromises, hedges and caveats that a non-decision might have been preferable.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 349

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As we have described in Your Strategy Needs a Strategy , businesses will need to adopt the right approach to strategy and execution, depending on the predictability, malleability, and harshness of each environment they operate in. We are living in an era where macro effects can easily swamp competitive and operational considerations.

Strategy 9

Strategy Uncertainty Long-term Politics 9