Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

During a long and illustrious career that is far from over (you can read all about one of his most recent ventures — building the most direct fiber-optic connection between Chicago and New York – in Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s new book ), Barksdale has become a big believer in the value of the folksy aphorism as management tool.

Advice 8

Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

An “operating model” — how a company organizes and manages its resources to achieve its strategic ambitions — is the bridge between strategy and execution. Are you focusing opex and capex on these priorities in order to build competitively differentiated capabilities? None of these are easy questions.

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

His bottom line: “For a manager running a nonfinancial business, the proposed reforms to Dodd-Frank are probably a bad trade-off.” Career Bankers Alone Can’t Solve the Financial Industry’s Problems. And not very much capex , not very much innovation. For more on what the law does, go here. Regulation.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8