Word: foresighted
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When a scandal hits, most coaches have the foresight to tread carefully around every public word they say—or simply shut up. Gary Barnett, head coach of the University of Colorado football team, chose not to follow this example when he spoke at a press conference discussing the rape allegations of former placekicker for the Buffalos, Katie Hnida...
...also in his legislative record. The four-term senator has nearly single-handedly kept the nation’s environmental health on the radar screen—long before issues like the Atlantic National Wildlife Refuge were fashionable causes. And he is the only candidate with the foresight and expertise to put forth a comprehensive plan for energy independence from foreign...
...this apparent foresight, L'Oreal's recent stock performance has at times been less than lustrous. Its P/E ratio has more than halved over the past three years, suggesting the market feels that its growth prospects have slowed. Analysts cite the company's big ad and promotions budget and the fact that its manufacturing is less efficient than that of its competitors. Says Citigroup's Smith: "L'Oreal has the cost structure of a prestige cosmetics house, yet only 25% of its products are in the prestige category. The rest is mass market." Such criticisms draw a scathing response from...
Despite the fact that TCU and BYU fell short, ignoring their accomplishments by saying, “well, they didn’t finish the job, so we don’t have to worry about it,” is silly and lacks foresight. A non-BCS conference team will complete and undefeated campaign in the near future...
...business blockbuster Competing for the Future, C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel argued that the first step to competitive advantage requires executives to escape their operational focus and spend serious time developing foresight about their industries. Prahalad returns to the topic early next year, this time with fellow University of Michigan Business School professor Venkat Ramaswamy. In The Future of Competition, they argue that today's consumer, overwhelmed with products, services and information, is not the passive participant of yesteryear's business-to-consumer equation. In the emerging paradigm, the consumer plays an active role, which means companies need to create...