Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 29, 2010

And change it did, because the new CEO had a vision that went beyond product, and costs, and overhead, and costs of capital. Thirteen years later, the stock price is now above $240, and it has a market cap bigger than Microsoft. Jobs, in that speech, declares that “ Marketing is about values&#.

Technology 282

Technology Price Video Cost of Capital 282

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

My colleagues and I at Bain & Company have been tracking this for forty years, and we have never seen companies losing their leadership positions as quickly as they are today. Of the 70,000 companies with market data available, more than 42,000 earned shareholder returns (dividends + stock price appreciation) below inflation.

Creativity 15

Creativity Long-term Kotter Cost of Capital 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Second, he or she needs to understand how capital markets work. Companies that manage for shareholder value, the thinking goes, do whatever it takes to engineer an ever-higher market price. A CEO's job is about resource allocation with a goal of earning a return in excess of the opportunity cost of capital.

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term Price CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

At many companies the total cash investment in acquisitions, R&D, and fixed assets has not earned back its cost of capital after adjusting for the time lag in realizing incremental benefits. It was the first time a vice chair would be based in an emerging market. Decision making Leadership'

P&L 10

P&L Fixed Assets Charan Delegation 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. In turn, the company is achieving lower levels of employee and customer churn, and correspondingly lower employee hiring and customer acquisition costs.

Human Capital 16

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This has been a remarkable year for the markets. Investors punish companies with a short-term orientation by applying higher discount rates to them, which increases the cost of capital for those companies. This means they generate less revenue, profit and market value per dollar of R&D. MirageC/Getty Images.

Short-term 9

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 9

Six Disciplines

MARCH 25, 2011

Harry Joiner over at Marketing Headhunter , posted his favorite Top 20 quotes from the Daily Drucker , with respect being paid to management thought-leader, Peter Drucker. Leadership is not rank. Listening (the first competence of leadership) is not a skill, it is a discipline. Worth reading!! but "What can I contribute?".

Drucker 136

Drucker Cost of Capital Definition Commitment 136