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Moving on from ROI to ROE, a Return on Empathy

Strategy Driven

However, innovations in the neurosciences to developments in social media have revealed that profitability should no longer be relegated to sales figures and profit margins alone. Those making this shift will gain a significant ROE – Return on Empathy. You just finished reading Moving on from ROI to ROE, a Return on Empathy !

ROE 50
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Why Complexity Sucks

In the CEO Afterlife

You focus on that 20% to generate a high ROE (return on effort). More on complexity and the road-tested strategies that cut through the clutter can be found in the pages of my new book for leaders, managers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Doing less, better can work throughout an organization.

ROE 249
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Not All Metrics Are Created Equal

N2Growth Blog

The best managed companies measure all 5 categories (as well as various subsets) with their focus being on items 3 and 5. Another example would be Return on Innovation which would be the qualitative measure of the impact on new initiatives (see “ Measuring Innovation “).

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Life In A High-Performing Company – An Insider View

Tanveer Naseer

Indeed, these organizations roughly double industry averages on five-year ROA, ROI and ROE. Strong collaborative support from co-workers is vital for helping employees deliver high levels of service to customers, and an open exchange of information is a key differentiator of organizations that are innovation leaders. The Good News 1.

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Don't Confuse Engagement with User Experience

Harvard Business Review

While it's completely understandable why designers, product managers and marketers might conflate them, reality suggests that a great user experience doesn't necessarily generate engagement any more than meaningful engagement inherently assures a great user experience. Don't make that mistake. Re-engage with engagement.

ROE 10
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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business Review

Equity cash flows, in turn, are a function of a company’s long-term return on equity (ROE), growth, and the value of shareholders’ equity on its books. If a company’s long-term ROE is anticipated to be the value created by improving pre-tax margins will exceed the value created by accelerating growth.

ROE 14
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How Office Dwellers Can Become Doers

Harvard Business Review

But let's face it, Microsoft won't pay you to conquer the Amazon or extract salmon roe. Before I turned to writing and starting an incubator, my last traditional office job was leading growth and innovation at a Fortune 100 company. Offices are where the work is.

ROE 13