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101 Things I Learned in Business School

Leading Blog

Moral hazards can result from a positive feedback loop: for example, a lender insured by the government against loan default may make very risky, high-interest loans to uncreditworthy customers because it will do no worse than break even, and may realize a very high rate of return.

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SELF-AWARENESS & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Coaching Tip

An analysis by Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) shows that public companies with a higher rate of return (ROR) also employ professionals who exhibit higher levels of self-awareness. . The frequency of such blind spots was then gauged against the ROR of those companies’ stock. The analysis demonstrated that, on average: .

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Self-awareness (plus action) Translates to the Bottom-line

Great Leadership By Dan

Here’s more from a June 15, 2015 press release: An analysis by Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent authority on leadership and talent, shows that public companies with a higher rate of return (ROR) also employ professionals who exhibit higher levels of self-awareness.

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Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) Business

Coaching Tip

The report identified the top four skills that have the greatest impact on leader preparedness and confidence in addressing VUCA challenges: introducing and managing change; building consensus and commitment; inspiring others toward a challenging future vision and leading across generations. DDI Senior Vice President and study co-author.

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An Experiment in India Shows How Much Companies Have to Gain by Investing in Their Employees

Harvard Business Review

For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. They were 15 percentage points more likely to request training in technical skills, and 7.7 percentage points more likely to report that they expected a promotion within the next six months.

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The Case for Stock Buybacks

Harvard Business Review

They particularly overpay when the interest rate – the rate of return required by the bank – is high, just as firms particularly repurchase when the stock price is low and thus the rate of return required by shareholders is high. It takes no skill to simply spend money.

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How to Give a Robot a Job Review

Harvard Business Review

Empowering smart machines to — pun intended — live up to their potential may well become the essential new 21st-century leadership skill. What’s the best trade-off between “generating excitement” and risk-adjusted rates of return?

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