Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

Let’s start with return on assets. What is Return on Assets (ROA)? In the broadest sense, says Knight, “it’s the ultimate ROI” “It tells you what percentage of every dollar invested in the business was returned to you as profit.” The energy-trading company had a very high ROA.

Assets 14

Assets Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking 14

Walk Me

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They help save money, reduce frustration, and retain staff; maintaining best practices during your digital transformation is always worth your energy. Smaller teams can navigate quicker, a valuable asset for the expedited rhythm of transformation. Emphasize interoperability A lack of interoperability can impede transformation.

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Revenue Organizational Change SaaS 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The logic, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and banks like HSBC, is this: as the world migrates away from carbon-based fuels, trillions of barrels of oil and billions of tons of coal — the assets sitting on the books of energy companies — will become “stranded,” or worthless. Let’s quickly look at each.

Assets 13

Assets Energy Variable Costs Government 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Embrace renewable energy.

Scaling 15

Scaling Government Energy Transportation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2016

Turning Stress into an Asset. In a previous HBR article , we pointed out that the average vacation does not improve energy levels or reduce stress. Just make sure you plan the trip at least a month in advance, as one of the key predictors of vacation ROI is the amount of stress caused by not planning ahead. Monique Valcour.

ROI 15

ROI Travel Energy Assets 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2016

However, looking at the surveys and consulting reports, it is unclear what the precise use cases are that will drive this positive ROI from big data. Executives in asset-intensive industries often state that the primary operational risk to their businesses is unexpected failures of their assets.

Advertising 15

Advertising Sales Sales Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

The differentiator is how you use those platforms to make your customers a strategic asset – what you do with the insights and how you draw inspiration from the community to align priorities, create meaningful change and, ultimately, generate new value. Measure the ROI. Not when all your competitors have similar platforms.

ROI 12

ROI Strategic Planning Recruitment Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

. “All too often, AI projects start by trying to implement a particular technical approach and, not surprisingly, front-line managers and employees don’t find it useful, so there’s no real adoption and no ROI.” So it’s important to communicate a sense of purpose clearly.

Implementation 13

Implementation ROI Assets Administration 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

IBM has acquired established companies (such as Merge , a medical imaging management platform; Explorys , with one of the largest health databases; and Phytel , a provider of healthcare analytics services) that can provide immediate ROI to IBM and its customers. assets of the Weather Channel). the AS400 minicomputer and the PC).

ROI 14

ROI Scaling Revenue Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

Consider how Dutch energy company Essent is redesigning the customer experience. Delivering on journeys requires many different parts of the organization to come together, such as working with the CIO on the technology implications of developing journeys, and providing the CFO with hard ROI data on customer journey investments.

Operations 12

Operations Metrics Onboarding Sales 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

At the macroeconomic level, the New Climate Economy report (issued by a group of CEOs, leading economists, and former country presidents) challenged the persistent, but incorrect, view that we have to choose between expanding prosperity for billions of people and protecting our shared asset base (that is, Earth and its climate). Unilever U.S.

Energy 15

Energy Assets Banking Government 15

Vantage Circle

JANUARY 28, 2025

Here's how it translates into productivity: Increased Motivation and Innovation: Engaged employees channel their energy into meaningful contributions and fresh ideas. Employee Engagement and ROI: Statistics and Examples Still skeptical about the direct link between employee engagement and productivity?

Employee Engagement 95

Employee Engagement Inclusion Diversity Revenue 95

Chief Executive

JANUARY 31, 2023

Starting with all the assets we have today, how would you now design your team and processes and responsibilities from scratch? We’re focusing on marketing spend where we know there’s ROI and questioning the ones that are a little more vague.

Cash Flow 97

Cash Flow Software ROI Travel 97