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CEOs Can’t Fight The Fed, But You Can Do These Things To Weather The Coming Storm

Chief Executive

Get specific, don’t use averages, and understand that inflation isn’t a one-year phenomena—think about the cumulative impact of your costs three years out and then work backwards. Think about input costs and those you can control vs. those you can’t (e.g., energy costs). to make more costs variable). Cash is king.

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The Crisis in Child Care: A Tri-Sector Solution?

UVA Darden

Save the Children focused a lot of energy and resources on child care and early childhood development because investing in children is one of the best investments you can make. Once you add fixed costs to those wages, it gets very expensive to run a quality program with skilled providers.

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Managing Increased Costs and Margins In an Inflated World

Zenefits

Managing inflating costs can be difficult for companies, particularly with high fixed costs like infrastructure or manufacturing. Survival in an inflating economy requires businesses to find ways to keep costs down while still meeting customer demands. No account yet? Any of the above. Back to Vote. Remember Me.

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