Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

He developed three principles of short- and long -term performance that forced them to consider the long- and short-term implication in every decision they made: 1. Grow while keeping fixed costs constant. Scrub accounting and business practices down to what is real. Invest in the future, but not excessively.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

Airline revenues collapsed while fixed costs stayed high. Southwest Airlines has been giving its employees and customers L — love and leadership — since its founding in 1971. Leadership is centered on emotions. .” Companies decimated by the pandemic especially need to feel the love to bounce back.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

Rather than deal with these issues alone, the legacy owner is better off using this opportunity to bring others in and develop a shared response. This is a time to share the challenges regarding fixed costs, debt, obligations and the cost of doing business. What was built over time is suddenly threatened.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

However, the traditional business plan is only widely used and includes; Creating an executive summary mentioning the mission statement, vision, services, employees, leadership team, location, products, of your business. Fixed Costs / (Average Price – Variable Costs) = Break-Even Point –. Purchasing an Insurance Policy.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Meanwhile, declines in revenue and escalating fixed costs for things like public employee pensions and health care are crippling our cities budgets.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

UK retail, like the rest of the developed world, is witnessing a few big long-term trends. Hard discounters aim for twice the volume with the same fixed costs so they can make the same returns at half the gross margin. Whether they can do it this time depends on the strength of their leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Directly influenced by investor input, Nikon developed a restructuring plan that would carry a onetime cost of ¥48 billion ($460 million) but generate ¥20 billion ($190 million) in annual savings. It would implement targets linked to shareholder value, including ROE and ROIC.

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