Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But sometimes war tactics really can help in business. Among these tactics is CARVER, a system for assessing and ranking threats and opportunities. Beginning with Criticality, they might ask, “How critical is the oil pipeline in Abuja, Nigeria, to the company’s overall operations?” David Crockett/Getty Images.

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

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

Consensus 333

Consensus Team Building Blog Team 333

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

What does it mean to articulate and instill a vision compelling enough to inspire sacrifice, stimulate innovation, and hedge against expediency? What tactics or capabilities might we develop to earn some slack from investors?

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term Ethics Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

It both funds day-to-day operations and generates profits for the future. As Karim Tabbouche, the chief strategy officer of VIVA Bahrain, told me: “Our planning process had become myopic and short term in nature, with our objectives becoming tactical and linear in nature. • Good Box 3 hedging strategies are important.

Innovation 8

Innovation Hedge Management Govindarajan 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And that response is hidden inside ‘business’ behaviors – sandbagging quotas, hedging on stretch goals, and avoiding accountability or commitment. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis. Trustworthiness is the most noble and powerful of all the attributes of leadership.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

The successful CEOs in our study were hyper-vigilant about threats around them (the paranoia part) and also took action to mitigate those threats, whether in the form of building buffers or hedging (the productive part). Prior to the Oslo terrorist attack, we saw the exact opposite of productive paranoia — a leisurely attitude.

Management 14

Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14