Increasingly, businesses need to pay attention to growing the intellectual capital of the business. Hard assets (facilities, vehicles, equipment) lose value over time and may not provide the highest returns for the business. The soft stuff (talent, leadership, patents, innovation, etc.) creates the most value and return.
A good way to frame this challenge is to think in three’s. Start with the three main types of intellectual capital and the corresponding metrics:
A collection of best practice articles to help grow companies with an emphasis on finance. The goal of the blog is to explain how these best practices work, enabling anyone to put these ideas to immediate use. Articles are written by Matt H. Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Managing Complexity
You Must Understand Crowds to Manage Complexity |
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Value through Motivation
Motivation is Critically Important to Business Success |
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Why More Companies Should Consider OpEx over CapEx
The OpEx Approach Provides More Flexibility |
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Humanizing the Financial Mindset
Why finance should take a more human view |
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The 360 Degree Performance Evaluation
360 Feedback is Critical for Objective Evaluations |
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Why Games Belong in the Workplace
Games elevate productivity and innovation |
The Challenge of Becoming Customer Focused
The Financial Argument for Great Design
Financially oriented people, such as myself, often focus too much on
the numbers. If we can increase the bottom line by cutting cost, we jump
all over it. This can lead to some big problems for growing the
business. A good example of this is when a business spends money on
design.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The Smart Organization - Part 2 of 2
Ten key concepts for High EI |
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