Value Creation Thinking Quotes

“A sustainable firm provides employees and customers with an inspiring vision to make the world a better place; efficiently delivers value to its customers, consistent with the firm’s vision, thereby earning economic returns, over the long term, that at least equal the cost of capital; builds long-term, win–win relationships with all its stakeholders; and applies creative systems thinking to the design, manufacturing, delivery, and recycling of its products, including their supply chains, so as to reduce waste and harm to the environment. The”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“No matter what your business problem is, talk to your customers or prospects in depth. Listen intently. Some of the biggest wins in business are the paradigm shifts that do not come from current wisdom. Those major wins only come from bathing yourself in and swimming with the customer. Reorient your priorities and view of the world to what the customer really wants.99 After”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“Value is defined as benefits relative to costs, not just benefits alone.”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“Moreover, management at Toyota and Koch Industries realize that their relentless emphasis on continual improvement will make it difficult for competitors to match a bar that it is always rising.”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“Competitive advantage rarely comes from tangible assets since these assets can easily be acquired by competitors. Competitive advantage tends to be associated with unique, hard-to-duplicate intangible assets.”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“The life-cycle valuation model is uniquely useful to investors seeking excess returns as well as to corporate managements and boards that need a valuation compass to guide decision making. Figure”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking

“A more plausible orientation is to promote awareness of multiple scenarios (different life-cycle forecasts). The warranted value implies that it is warranted contingent on the forecast variables used. The”
― Bartley J Madden, Value Creation Thinking