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Side-by-Side, CEOs And CFOs Plot The Future

Chief Executive

He explained that it is increasingly common for a CFO to be a strategic advisor to the supply chain, operations, research and development, sales and marketing, and IT organizations, providing support to these functions beyond traditional financial analyses. It was hard and unpleasant. The tough decisions resulted in a resounding turnaround.

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Customer Retention: CEOs Share Strategies

Chief Executive

The last couple of years were pretty good for business in the rebalancing after Covid, unless you were in commercial real estate,” says Stacy Kemp, executive lead of Deloitte’s CMO program. The company was founded on the idea that no sale is more important than a single customer. Hold Them Close.

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530 | 3 Rules To Hedge Against Customer Loss

Chris LoCutro

What’s the most valuable asset to a business? Tangible or intangible assets. And while all of those things have substantial value, if they are “the most important” assets in our minds, then they will determine many of our business practices. How well do you take care of your most valuable asset? Your products or services.

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People Advocacy for HR Professionals: All You Need to Know

AIHR

With many employees working from home, some companies no longer have any money invested in real estate. HR looks out for literally the most important asset the company has. Have you ever been on a sales call? Most businesses spend more on their people than on anything else. It’s computers and people.

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How to Get Our Savings on the Move Again

Harvard Business Review

A 30% drop in real estate prices, which systematically threatened all lenders with upwards of a trillion dollars of losses, caused the financial crisis. Because it takes time to repay loans, the economy runs the risk that short-term savers may panic and demand withdrawals en masse—when real estate prices fall 30%, for example.

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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data

Harvard Business Review

Such data reflects these businesses’ actual performance, the decisions made by the entrepreneurs regarding how they run their businesses, and their venturing activities such as sales, investment in facilities, employment, and production. Risk buffer: a reflection of the entrepreneurs’ ability to balance return on total assets.

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How to Get Our Savings on the Move Again

Harvard Business Review

A 30% drop in real estate prices, which systematically threatened all lenders with upwards of a trillion dollars of losses, caused the financial crisis. Because it takes time to repay loans, the economy runs the risk that short-term savers may panic and demand withdrawals en masse—when real estate prices fall 30%, for example.