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Nuclear Power is Clean, Safe, and Reliable… But Can It Be Competitive?

Strategy Driven

Our team of seasoned nuclear executives sought out and adapted contemporary business practices for the nuclear environment,” explains Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven’s Chief Executive Officer. StrategyDriven experience reveals many of these cost reductions to be implementable within 180 days and to possess similar payback periods.

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How to Get People to Collaborate When You Don’t Control Their Salary

Harvard Business Review

Both these efforts help the payback period arrive sooner, making collaboration a smarter investment for the next wave of people. Some companies now use gamification technology to engage employees in collaborative actions ranging from meeting new colleagues to completing team-based business goals. Get the benefits flowing faster.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource.

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An Inside View of How LVMH Makes Luxury More Sustainable

Harvard Business Review

Charles Gibb, Belvedere’s CEO, says it made a strategic choice to invest in this project, even though it had a longer payback period than normal. Hernandez, growers, and the winemaking team enjoy product tastings together, allowing growers to enjoy the end results of their work and their crops. ” The Challenges.

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Accelerating Customer Adoption at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Harvard Business Review

For example, the drip irrigation we sell has an average six-month payback period. Local farmer meetings are a great platform for our team to introduce the product to farmers and to respond to their questions. It is important to look for points where you can influence the natural process to accelerate widespread adoption.