Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

When a corporate scandal breaks – like the recent one at Wells Fargo or earlier ones at Lehman, Enron, or Qwest – the question is always raised: what was the board of directors doing while the managers in these companies were involved in such unprofessional behavior? And my research suggests that those incentives need to change.

Incentives 15

Incentives Proposal Committee Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

Execution 13

Execution P&L CEO COO 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

Fama is convinced that financial bubbles don’t exist, and until the dot-com era he was able to keep most of his colleagues in academic finance from even using the word “bubble.” Its stock price, meanwhile, fell from $80 in March 2000 to $9 in October 2003; it’s currently trading in the low 20s. Economy Finance Managing uncertainty'

Price 10

Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Boards should require that CEO candidates demonstrate not just knowledge of finance and marketing but also a technology aptitude. Technology updates should be provided to the senior management team with the same frequency and rigor as financial statements and signed off on by the leadership team as part of the pay-for-performance framework.

CEO 10

CEO CIO Technology CFO 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A significant part of telecom equipment maker Huawei’s leap from regional player to global leader, for example, was due to its partnerships with Motorola in 2000, 3Com in 2003, and Symantec in 2008. Western brands also want access to China and recent global market turmoil has exposed many targets for astute Chinese brands.

Brand 9

Brand Globalization Company Development 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I don’t know how profound you can say the influence will be,” says Joshua Gans, a professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business, “but it was at a time where he was a pioneer racing to the fore in terms of thinking about strategy in those sorts of markets.”. Corporate finance? Since when?

Strategy 8

Strategy Rivkin Game Theory Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The pay of top managers has risen faster than those of other star earners. Top management compensation packages guarantee a high level of pay, but are often only weakly linked to the performance of the firm relative to its industry competitors. In other words, these managers are rewarded less for outperforming their competitors.

CEO 8

CEO Asset Management Cooper Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Some of the gap can be attributed to career choice: more women than men choose to go into teaching and social work, for example, which pay less relative to "male" professions such as finance and technology. The women we coach who manage to sustain and fuel their ambition amid so many mixed messages use two tools.

Leadership Pipeline 9

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 9

Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Blog: “Becoming Chartered propelled me to the top” Written by Annie Makoff-Clark Wednesday 30 October 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Chartered Manager of the Week Harry Cassie CMgr FCMI took a step into the unknown when he moved to Canada.

CFO 52

CFO Career Blog Finance 52

Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

These estates were set to owe no taxes because tax law passed by the Bush Administration in 2001 and 2003 gradually increased the estate tax exemption over ten years while lowering the estate tax rate, and allowed for the estate tax to disappear completely in 2010. billion estate.

Press Release 202

Press Release Discount PR Magazine 202

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

I have worked for Visionary leaders (or were they just managers?) Covey “It’s not the will to win that matters…everyone has that. Communicating the reasons for the direction. Then leading down that road and following up to make sure everyone is present. The company pays dearly when this happens.

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

To understand how traditional software vendors can move to the SaaS model while managing the transformation’s challenges, we studied how the stock market reacted to publicly listed firms announcing they wanted to introduce a new SaaS offering from 2001 until the end of 2015. increase in stock price on the announcement day.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

The gurus have written detailed descriptions of how companies should establish the process owners, process councils, and other pieces of a formal process governance structure to manage their six to 10 core, cross-functional processes. These companies kept top-management attention on critical processes and KPIs. from 2004 to 2007.

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

I have often been struck by the way companies operating in industries as diverse as telecommunications and transport manage to collaborate in a competitive environment, yet health organizations find collaboration difficult even when they are not competing. million people.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8