Peter Winick

JUNE 13, 2024

What are those human factors that we really need to take into account if we’re going to create thriving, sustainable organizations? And then when things started to turn, return to normal or semi-normal or whatever, they tried to move that as much as they could to a variable cost instead of bringing back the bench.

Scaling 247

Scaling Variable Costs Culture Change Metrics 247

AIHR

MARCH 30, 2021

Leaders want to hold their recruiting and talent operations accountable for quality and efficiency. Speed also matters because the ability to fill jobs on time affects a company’s ability toscale and boost revenues. It doesn’t take into account that cost and time vary by role.

Recruitment 137

Recruitment Benchmarking Metrics Onboarding 137

Monday Task Management

MARCH 15, 2022

But creating a profit and loss statement is a challenge — especially if you’re running a small team without a full-time accountant. If you’re wearing a dozen different hats for your small business or don’t have a full-time accountant to devote to this task, it can be tricky getting started — and time-consuming once you get going.

Revenue 52

Revenue Cash Flow Variable Costs Operations 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs. But, Knight explains, if you do the calculation differently, taking out the variable costs (more on how to do that below), you’d get the contribution margin. ” What Is Contribution Margin?

Variable Costs 15

Variable Costs Fixed Costs Revenue Sales 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Wired reported late last year, "The top 10 Web sites accounted for 31% of US page views in 2001, 40% in 2006, and 75% in 2010." Facebook alone accounted for one quarter of all Internet pages viewed and ads served. Adding a profile on Facebook has little to no impact on Facebook's operating costs. These are tech companies.

Advertising 16

Advertising Variable Costs Scaling Media 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2013

When one person with a wireless connection can be an agency, a media company, or even a manufacturer, traditional advertising organizations have to change their culture, processes, structure, talent policies, resources, and even their business and revenue models in order to embrace the power of open systems being fueled by digital connectivity.

Advertising 13

Advertising Variable Costs Media Fixed Costs 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. Information on revenue and its drivers are, without doubt, the digital companies’ most value-relevant disclosures from the investors’ perspective. The company’s first revenues indicate the acceptance of its product or services by customers.

Variable Costs 8

Variable Costs Revenue Assets Cash Flow 8