What health insurers can do now to cut costs
Forbes.com 3/12/2010
by Phyllis Yale and Joshua Weisbrod
Rising health care costs are driving up premiums so fast they could almost double for the average family by 2020. Insurers need to make progress on cutting costs--and they can do so by following the lead of what some large businesses already do: motivate people to stay healthy.
Keep luxury goods consumers from shopping abroad
Forbes China 3/10/2010
by Bruno Lannes and Xuan Wang
After two years of plunging sales, the battered global luxury goods market is poised to start rebounding in 2010. However, a full recovery will not take hold until the following year. When growth does return, it will be due in part to increasing demand by consumers in the emerging markets of Asia, with China leading the way.
Most global profits come from turbulent industries
Harvard Business Publishing: The Daily Stat 2/26/2010
by Bain Global Strategy practice
Two thirds. That's how much of the global profit pool is in turbulent industries like media, telecom, autos, airlines, and financial services. All those industries are undergoing fundamental changes to their core business models.
Downturns are roller coasters for weak firms
Harvard Business Publishing: The Daily Stat 2/19/2010
by Bain Global Strategy practice
3x to 5x. During downturns, weaker businesses are the shock absorbers of their industries - their margin swings are often three to five times that of the leader. That gives companies with strong, focused cores the opportunity to invest and gain ground on their competitors during the downturn and the subsequent recovery.
Why women don't make it up the ladder
Forbes.com 2/16/2010
by Orit Gadiesh and Julie Coffman
Bain & Company recently conducted a survey of more than 1,800 businesspeople worldwide, and nearly 80% of them--women and men--said they were convinced of the benefits of gender parity. And for good reason: Many businesses recognize that retaining more women as they ascend the corporate ladder will add diversity of experience and perspective, will save millions in recruiting and retraining costs, and also will help them understand women as buyers and influencers. There's only one problem: The mechanism for getting women into leadership positions is flawed.
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