Tight capital can demoralize and destroy… or energize and innovate
Author: StrategicBets.net
Letting Go
Over-valuing our non-core businesses ties up precious capital in the wrong assets.
Free Capacity
Secure all the rewards of serving a new market demand without tapping your capital budget.
Doing The Right Things
Our fascination with efficiency still trumps our dedication to effectiveness.
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Powerful pressures lure the most sincere project teams into over-valuing the projects they propose. A simple question can alert leaders the numbers are unreliable.
United We Fall
Perfect harmony is great for a choir but not for teams wrestling with difficult problems.
A Rose By Any Other Name…
If a leader truly wants vibrant debate and healthy dissention, they need to withhold their opinions as long as possible.
KISS Follow-Up
Save the stretch goals for AFTER the decision is made
The Delay That Pays
When’s the right time to calculate projected returns? At the very end... and not before!
Budget Traps
The annual capital budgeting process, while a critical planning tool, can encourage second-rate investment proposals and lackluster ROI.
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