Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Rajamannar involved finance early. To spearhead analytic efforts, he assigned a finance person – who was already embedded in marketing – to create an ROI evaluation framework and integrated her deeper into the marketing function. As an ingredient brand, Intel often struggled to link marketing to P&L impact.

Finance 15

Finance Marketing P&L ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

I've written about the rising significance of soft skills, including in the March 2011 issue of HBR (coauthored with Kevin L. The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. You have to be constantly learning.

Execution 17

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

Two decades ago, organizations were designed around stand-alone business units, so all managers had to understand finance, technology, manufacturing, sales, marketing, strategy, human resources, and more. Given the complex nature of business today, having people with broader perspective may be critical to developing successful organizations.

Management 15

Management P&L Incubator Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Most businesses don't even know what's going to be required in two or three years," says Joseph Weintraub, a professor of management and organizational behavior at Babson College and co-author of the book, The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business. Focus on learning and development. If you don't know, admit it.

P&L 22

P&L Committee Career Learning-by-Doing 22

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In fact, there were six different groups managing two different processes governing product development. The regional and country level teams were responsible for P&Ls, customer relationship management, and geography-specific priorities. Strategy and priorities were set at the executive team level.

P&L 16

P&L How To Finance Metrics 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Establish "an unbending standard of performance" : Since 1965, Buffett has annually compared Berkshire's compounded growth in book value per share to the growth in the S&P 500 (plus dividends). In all but seven of these 45 years, Berkshire beat the S&P. Berkshire's talented managers get the P&L independence to run their own businesses.

Letter 15

Letter P&L Net Present Value Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That means churning through data to find insights that others haven’t seen and then developing the organizational capability to act on them faster and better to drive above-market growth. Says Abi Comber, Head of Marketing for British Airways: “Having P&L responsibility is incredibly powerful.

P&L 14

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 14

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. ” Similarly, Sempra CEO Debra L.

Execution 13

Execution P&L CEO COO 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

David is a VP who is accountable for a multi-billion dollar P & L business. I'm developing better team leaders around me.". His wife is a finance director at another company. My sister owns a business and my brother-in-law has a property development job, so they have demanding schedules.

P&L 12

P&L Long-term Learning-by-Doing Team 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve got a genuinely creative idea — or even a " me, too with a twist " — Kickstarter''s "crowd funding" platform offers a genuinely innovative way to finance creativity and innovation. But what if a slice or sliver of people''s compensation was denominated for Kickstarter-esque discretionary financing?

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L Company Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2017

I’ve also independently developed a number of online courses so have thought deeply about which kind of programming is appropriate for professionals’ needs. Do you really need to learn everything about corporate finance — or do you just need some accounting basics to help you get a better grasp on reading a P&L?

P&L 9

P&L Education Learning-by-Doing Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Don’t Get Trapped in Your P&L. Here are four things leaders can do.

Innovation 9

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

A matrix structure is an example of hard-wiring, because the two bosses of a manager in a matrixed position have the joint responsibility to set his objectives, supervise his work, do his appraisal, and ensure his development. to optimize their performance, conflict is baked into the matrix. Don’t pretend.

Organization 8

Organization P&L Report Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These lawsuits have been enabled in part by the efficient-market teaching that “in an open and developed securities market, the price of a company’s stock is determined by the available material information regarding the company and its business.” Bratton and Michael L. Economy Finance Risk management' John Fund, Inc. ,

Training 8

Training Class Efficiency Price 8