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How to Use Flow Metrics to See if Your Economies of Scale Offer Value, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

Ignorance of the flow metrics. Luckily, the flow metrics help everyone see where the teams have value and where there is just cost. Flow Metrics Help Everyone See Reality I wrote about the effect of delayed releases in Little’s Law for Any Kind of Product Development: How to Learn How Long Your Work Will Take.

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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

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.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics. The lack of quality for their customers has dogged GM for years. We know everything.

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The 5 Key Corporate Sustainability Trends in 2023

Comatch

A Global Shift Toward Sustainable Finance. Right now, more than 80% of the world’s largest companies are reporting on ESG metrics and performance, and I expect to see that number rise. . The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “ SFDR ”) came into force in December 2019 and began to apply across the EU from March 2021.

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The 5 Key Corporate Sustainability Trends in 2022

Comatch

A Global Shift Toward Sustainable Finance. Right now, more than 80% of the world’s largest companies are reporting on ESG metrics and performance, and I expect to see that number rise. . The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “ SFDR ”) came into force in December 2019 and began to apply across the EU from March 2021.

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Asset Management – Valuation (Part 2 of 4)

Tom Spencer

This will have a pronounced effect on leverage and coverage metrics. As a secondary metric, large asset managers with diversified businesses may also be looked at from a free cash flow yield perspective. Valuation of Asset Management Firms. Price/Earnings, EV/EBITDA and EV/AUM. Image: Pexels.