The Oracle of Omaha famously focuses on returns for shareholders, but the companies that Berkshire Hathaway buys tend to outperform for other stakeholders, too. bit.ly/4e6xq9u
Our analysis of S&P 500 companies over a decade reveals a key insight: firms that excel in both stakeholder and financial value deliver superior shareholder returns. Learn how aligning strategies can maximize value. dy.si/5FKiZ
Eager to elevate your journey in tech or engineering? Join us on March 25th to hear from women trailblazing #atBain. Discover how we remain at the forefront of technology, and how we're sparking innovation within AI for our clients and our own teams. bit.ly/3PqRrxK
Adaptability is that thing that always seems like a nice-to-have…until 30 years of stability turns into capital rationalization, spatial dispersion, shrinking workforces, and increased dependence on automation. Here’s what your organization can do now. bit.ly/49KiYBU
Winning retailers demonstrate that creating value for all stakeholders, not only investors, creates extraordinary results for all. bit.ly/3UebSkW
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The ability to influence policy—and, in turn, customer choices and supply chain dynamics—will be one of the differentiating corporate capabilities of the energy transition.
Discover how companies can navigate this transition and thrive. atbain.co/48vBeyC
"Most executives report having a bold sustainability ambition with clear targets, but almost none feel they are on track to achieve them." Make an hour on Nov. 28 to carve a better path. Don't start your holidays with the guilt of missing this! bit.ly/3szuEHS
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How Corporate #Purpose Leads to #Innovation
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If it’s hard for your employees to fit a meaningful life alongside their work, both they and the business will suffer. Well-being matters. bit.ly/3PAFtlw
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Darrell Rigby, Zach First, and François Faelli share a practical, three-step approach to designing, measuring, and implementing a system that generates significant value for stakeholders in @HarvardBiz. atbain.co/43n8wxH
A follow up to our HBR magazine article, this piece for HBR.org addresses two common stakeholder strategy questions:
- Are they just charity? (No.)
- Why not keep it simple and maximize value for one stakeholder? (Don’t.)
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Companies should serve all stakeholders that impact — and are impacted by — its business activities. That includes customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and investors. hbr.org/2023/05/3-steps-for-…
Hard times are opportunities. The companies that accelerate fastest out of a downturn are often the ones that seize opportunities the downturn – and competitors' responses to it – create. bit.ly/42EpIh7
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Data has shown that creating value across all dimensions of performance doesn't have to come at the expense of shareholder value.
Our experts explore how firms can use a data-driven approach to create successful stakeholder strategies in @HarvardBiz: atbain.co/44jBQpx
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Discover HBR’s May-June 2023 issue: Innovation without disruption, how to create a stakeholder strategy, and building your personal brand.
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Want to run a company that’s great for its investors? Then you need a stakeholder system to create that value.
Now—building on 10 years of research, investing and consulting—there’s a system you can use to create your winning stakeholder strategy.
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“Materiality assessment” is a booming cottage industry for letting stakeholders tell you what matters. But that’s crowdsourcing business decisions, not setting strategy. Your stakeholders — including your investors — deserve better. bit.ly/3IePnWi
This global management survey, in its 30th year, finds that most companies lack a strategy to create value for all stakeholders — but that the few with stakeholder strategies are highly satisfied by their performance.
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