The 10 Minute MBA - Almost Everything You Need to Know to Manage Organizations, People, and Make Good Financial Decisions
Positive Externality You need to know three things about management and finance: 80/20 Rule Opportunity Cost Compound Growth 80/20 Rule (Also called Pareto’s Law) This idea says that a relatively small percent of actions account for a relatively large percent of outcomes. Find and concentrate your efforts on the important influences on your business. The percentages aren’t always 80/20. Some examples: 20% of your customers account for 80% of your sales. McDonald’s accidentally learned that 10% of its customers accounted for 60% of its daytime sales. And it was an identifiable group that they had never aimed its advertised at. 20% of your product line accounts for 80% of your sales and profits. Often, companies with a large product line with many variations find that 50% of their products account for over 90% of sales. An even smaller percent usually account for most of the profits. 20% of your SKUs account for 80% of your stockouts (and l