Exercises Finance Metrics 
Harvard Business
MARCH 31, 2017
If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.
Harvard Business
JUNE 8, 2018
This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics. Analysts increasingly rely on non-GAAP metrics.
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Harvard Business
AUGUST 21, 2017
It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 8, 2017
So aside from literally flying over cities, I’ve created a mental exercise to help us envision this many people. You can see vast wind farms along ridgelines, of course, but I use one shorthand metric to gauge progress: how covered are the rooftops? The problem, he said, is largely one of financing.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
It is true that patient experience has suffered from appearing to be a “soft science,” while quality work has been bolstered by the apparent rigor of metrics. A program like this is nothing more than a glib exercise if it does not result in organized efforts to address the problems that result in patient complaints.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Within a few years, we had dramatically turned around the organization’s finances, performance measures, and market share. Many “team-building” exercises are theoretical and the stakes are low. I put my immediate energies toward building an exceptionally strong executive team.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 17, 2017
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