Financial performance measurement

And when those innovations succeed.

Start-ups seem to be getting bigger faster than ever--Uber is just one example of today's "unicorns," or private, venture-backed companies valued at a...

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What you measure is what you get. Senior executives understand that their organization’s measurement system strongly affects the behavior of managers and employees. Executives also understand that traditional financial accounting measures like return-on-investment and earnings-per-share can give misleading signals for continuous improvement and innovation—activities today’s competitive environment demands. The traditional financial performance measures worked well […]

Your legacy depends on a good succession plan.

And investors aren't always enthusiastic about it.

Executives know that a company's measurement systems strongly affect employee behaviors. But the traditional financial performance measures that worked...

A data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation

It drives revenue - and we know how much.

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Don’t undervalue the overlooked.

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How to be a data provocateur.

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Paying top performers more improves performance.

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Strategies for ensuring stakeholder voices are heard and ESG goals are met.

A dynamic scorecard can help you predict future performance too.