Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2022

However as additional context below the surface, the company I worked for apparently had a variety of issues, in particular high levels of debt caused by years of merger and acquisition activity. The CEO had hired one of the big MBB firms are part of efforts to turn our company around. What did that mean?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2020

CEOs experiencing negative cash flow need to act fast.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

The lack of access to stable, predictable cash flows is the hard-to-see source of much of today’s economic insecurity. Financial Diaries (USFD), an unprecedented study to collect detailed cash flow data for U.S. Pay gaps are rising between companies more than within them. households. for generations.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2013

LAST post, I highlighted the importance of strategy when considering the viability of a potential acquisition; however, before a final decision can be made, a consultant needs to estimate the value of the target company. Valuation of discounted expected future cash flows.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

We simulate that about 70% of companies might adopt some AI technologies by 2030, up from today’s 33%, and about 35% of companies might have fully absorbed AI, compared with only 3% today. Even if a technology race develops, some companies will adopt rapidly, but others less so—and the benefits of AI will vary accordingly.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2016

You and your founding team used to feel like members of the same small tribe; now you’re working with unfamiliar layers of staff hired from companies whose culture is not like yours. Overload is one of the three predictable crises that companies experience as they grow. Consider the case of Norwegian Cruise Line. Chaos ensued.

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

Investors and others ask why companies binge on buybacks while skimping on value-creating investment opportunities. But discussions of corporate governance invariably miss the real problem: most public companies have extensive governance procedures but no governing objective. Corporate governance issues are constantly in the headlines.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

She has founded and built six businesses of her own and has sold five of those businesses and therefore has personally experienced all the struggles, frustrations, pitfalls and mistakes many small business owners make when they are growing their companies.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 23, 2021

In a 2015 study, Deloitte reported that diverse companies earned 2.3 times higher cash flow per employee. And while diversity may just be a measure of success, inclusion is the ultimate goal. An inclusive workplace can improve the wellbeing of your employees, boost moral, and increase productivity.

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Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Most companies see investor relations as a one-way street. Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters. Heini Wehrle/BIA/Minden Pictures/Getty Images. What he heard was uncomfortable.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

tax law is likely to increase after-tax cash flows for U.S.-based based companies by anywhere from 10% to 20% , depending on their current tax position. There’s a strong argument that they should invest in growth , and the newly available cash offers them a unique chance to do so. Emma Innocenti/Getty Images.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 9, 2020

That places a huge cash burden on the distributors and suppliers. This has proved to be a boon for some companies. The cash flow model is incredible,” said Adrian Hoffman, an owner of Four Star Seafood in San Francisco. But as the article notes, Retail customers, though, have a peculiar habit of paying up front.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

All acquirers will want to increase cash flow, but the length of their investment in the company will differ, depending on the type. They will own 100%, usually in the hopes of selling the company for a significant return. They will own 100% of the target company. – The Company.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 6, 2021

I'm in excellent company in the bundle: If you keep up with writing podcasts, you know about Joanna Penn and her Creative Penn podcast. Cash Flow for Creators could only come from Michael W Lucas. If you want to speak at conferences, this book will help you write a proposal. He seems to think I'm short.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 23, 2013

Scale can help a company to produce more output at lower average costs. Increasing production tends to lead to higher cash flows, and managers who were previously focused on production, innovation and bottom line results start to shift their focus towards turf battles and extreme careerism.

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Simon Associates

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Recently, I had a discussion with a CEO in an engineering firm about how to re-staff his company after he downsized in response to the oil and gas crisis. It was a similar challenge for a company trying to replace its marketing team without incurring fixed costs. In fact it has become a dominant model for many companies.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 20, 2022

A company has a product or service that solves a customer’s problem. Customer buys product or service from company. Customer is very happy and tells friends about company. Cryptocurrencies don’t produce a monthly cash flow like, say, renting out a home or building full of apartments (or flats).

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Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The observation that many “unicorn” companies with no profits — and sometimes no revenues or even fully developed products — get valued so highly makes me skeptical of the idea that the capital market is systematically myopic. Some companies have great ideas, great management teams, and compelling strategies.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Economies of scope provide firms with two key benefits: Lower average costs: If a company diversifies its product offering it may be able to lower the average cost of production. As a result, it can negotiate favourable deals with freight companies. More stable cash flows are attractive for three reasons. Importance.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Despite the soothing Q3 headline earnings reports as US companies ‘game’ the system, all is not well once you look into the ‘MUC’ (Manipulated Underperforms Conservative). Apparently companies believe the feel-good news headlines of a earnings beat will offset the negative impact of downward guidance ahead of the report. If so (i.e.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In our experience at Bain & Company, however, this strategy-to-performance gap is rarely the result of shortcomings in implementation; it is because the plans are flawed from the start. Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future. Take Dell Technologies, for example.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

We’ll also assume the cash compensation for a new CEO of a small business starts off at the average post-MBA salary, and its growth is generally tied to the performance of the company — both of which are typical from our experience as board members of these types of companies.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2016

Perhaps your most fundamental career choice is whether you will work in someone else’s company or for yourself. Rather than flashy, fast-growth tech companies, these are firms that share two characteristics which on the face make them seem dull — but that actually make them enduringly profitable: Recurring customers.

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Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Most of us business-minded individuals understand natural competition, which is good, but by itself, it’s not enough to set your company apart in a few short years among the competitive piranhas. The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. Ultimately, U.S.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2015

Customer Lifetime Value: Customer lifetime value is a prediction of the entire future value that a company expects to derive from its relationship with a customer. It is a useful tool for a company that is trying to decide which customer segments to target and how much to spend on customer acquisition.

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LSA Global

JULY 1, 2024

What CEOs Should Measure for Strategic Success CEOs are responsible for the company’s overall decisions and performance. Knowing what CEOs should measure for strategic success is crucial for making informed decisions and steering the company to where it wants to go in a way that makes sense.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

The publicly traded, limited liability company is the engine of the modern western economy. It is our money that funds these companies, and, through investment institutions, we reap the dividends from their profits to pay for our pensions and other costs. Publicly traded companies have become essentially ownerless.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

” And that’s exactly what the method shows you, says Knight: “The time it takes for the cash flow from the project to return the original investment.” Imagine that your company wants to buy a $3,000 computer that will help one of your employees deliver a service to your customers in less time.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

The McKinsey Global Institute, in conjunction with FCLT Global, recently released research stating that long-term-oriented companies perform better than those that focus on short-term results. While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2017

The market is pushing companies to hit incredibly high numbers, quarter after quarter and month after month. Data shows that sales reps give better terms to customers who wait until the last minute — with both sides knowing they can rely on dropped prices and a sure closing, thanks to the end-of-the-month company push.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Since I last wrote about the company , theater operator AMC entered the subscription market, to early success , and MoviePass took out and paid back a $6 million emergency loan and flip-flopped both its pricing and its product. Lately the company has resembled a fish out of water, gasping for breath. Will MoviePass survive?

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Consulthon

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Our company needs to put in order the cashflow and financial management. I am not aware where to start and how to prioritise the following task. Are they the right tasks to follow or there are some.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

Based on my work with dozens of Fortune 500 companies and other organizations, I have found that “unlearning,” although indispensable, is extremely difficult. As the system ended, the most urgent imperative for CEO Anand Mahindra was to shake the entire company out of its complacency. ” Create win-win incentives. .

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Each of these companies has aligned and integrated its culture and brand to create a powerful engine of competitive advantage and growth. Their leaders understand that a strong, differentiated company culture contributes to a strong, differentiated brand — and that an extraordinary brand can support and advance an extraordinary culture.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

You’d be foolish to think that every company is not having a conversation about how the virus impacts hiring and human resources. If the firms don’t have a strong balance sheet, if they foresee a potential cash flow problem, or if they have clients in particularly hard hit industries, I’d be concerned. Have a backup plan.

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