Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although anecdotal, there is some connection to the research out there as well as what others who meditate regularly have reported. Posted in Uncategorized 13 Responses to “Why You Should Meditate&# Scott Patchin : October 27, 2010 at 1:26 pm Thanks for sharing your thoughts on meditation. I was off in my thoughts a lot.

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Self-aware Stress Blog Greenleaf 176

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

The report also concluded that the downward trend began long before the Great Recession. Recently, SAS was named number 1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2010. Unfortunately, most leaders have a blind spot when it comes to these areas. Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of SAS Institute, is not one of them.

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Software Conference Long-term Entrepreneur 287

The Idolbuster

MAY 21, 2012

JP Morgan, the bank that was too smart to get in trouble with risky investments is now suffering massive losses for risky investments. Estimates for eventual losses range as high as $20 billion, although the bank itself says only 3 billion lost so far. But Ina Drew, who managed the unit where all of them work, is out of a job.

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Banking Metrics Reputation Objective 45

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

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Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

26, many thousands of people around the world will download Warren Buffett's 2010 shareholder letter. To help you see what is different in his 2010 letter — I offer a partial list of Buffett principles from last year's letter. Berkshire's talented managers get the P&L independence to run their own businesses.

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Letter P&L Net Present Value Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Each requires customized risk management processes. The compliance-oriented risk manager of a failed U.K.

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Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” The CIO’s response tends to be “reports” (61 percent of the population).

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Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

boss, Ina Drew , the former head of their unit in of the bank's, the Chief Investment Office (CIO); and CEO Jamie Dimon, to whom the CIO reported who oversaw the CIO. boss, Ina Drew , the former head of their unit in of the bank's, the Chief Investment Office (CIO); and CEO Jamie Dimon, to whom the CIO reported who oversaw the CIO.

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CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

In 2007, Rajashree Nambiar, head of branch banking for Standard Chartered India, acted on a hunch. She hired a firm to survey the bank''s female clientele, whom she suspected weren''t happy with the service they were getting. The bank supported her idea. Customers Gender Talent management'

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Innovation Banking Proposal Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

John Shuttleworth, a member of BTFG’s Executive Management Team, is responsible for Platforms and Investments. The company, Australia’s largest wealth platform provider, is the wealth management arm of the Westpac Group (Australia’s second largest bank in terms of market capitalization). Related Video.

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Commitment Banking Proposal Video 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

This is where the July 2012 memorandum of understanding between Greece and the Troika (the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, and the European Commission) failed miserably; the previous government, much like Syriza, wanted to preserve the status quo. The IMF, ECB, and EU own the rest. So what about that debt?

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The heart of the legal controversy is whether Nissan violated Japan’s securities laws by not including Ghosn’s deferred compensation in its annual reports over the last eight years. As a result, when making close calls on the company’s financial reports, that auditor may be too deferential to Nissan management.

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Committee Chief Financial Officer Document Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

That comes after a nearly $1 billion deal just a few days ago to end civil investigations into several matters including the bank’s multi-billion-dollar “ London Whale ” trading loss. Then there are the two former bank employees that authorities have been trying to arrest ( one successfully ) for their roles in the London Whale events.

Banking 9

Banking Risk Management Constraint Finance 9

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Turn-and-burn, yank-and-bank; show me how to start the engine and get out of my way. During World War II, the success of a mission was measured by how many people got back alive, and the debrief was largely the battle damage report. He also serves as a consultant to process and continuous improvement management programs.

Six Sigma 57

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

The unbanked pay four times more in fees to access their money than those with bank accounts, and they pay $4 higher fees per month for cash access on average than those with formal financial services. For businesses, paper money has to be managed: it must be stored, guarded, and accounted for. By FDIC estimates, 8.2%

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Cost Transportation Banking Retail 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. Here’s a quick look at what I found: Rohit Bhargava, marketer, professor and author of Likeonomics , recently issued his report: 15 Marketing Trends In 2013 And How Your Business Can Use Them. As of 2010, only 2.4% Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD., million in 2011.

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Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

In 1996, I switched jobs within Smith Barney from investment banking to equity research; within weeks Smith Barney bought Salomon Brothers. Senior management attempted to mollify us by rattling off the reasons why this acquisition made sense, but for those of us wondering if we had a job, their strategic vision was irrelevant.

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Uncertainty Maslow Disruptive Innovation Report 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

Whom we hire, how we manage, and whom we fire have far greater impacts on results than the things we usually think of as driving success. This should be obvious to all of us; after all, decisions don’t just materialize from the ether, ready to be executed on by managers sitting in a conference room primed to act.

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Content Engineering Education Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers CEO Sandy Weill should leave. "I

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

According to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Research, the average revenue per voice minute among US wireless carriers was $0.04 in the second quarter of 2010, making US wireless telephony the most affordable in the world. According to its 2010 Annual Report , AT&T's average revenue per user ("ARPU") for voice services declined by 8.6

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Wireless Price Marketing Survey 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The SEC’s new disclosure requirement implements a section of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 that seeks to expose extreme pay gaps within corporations and to permit cross-company comparisons of CEO-worker pay inequality. The actual money-in-the-bank total ARG compensation of its CEO John C. public corporations must file with the U.S.

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CEO Black-Scholes Price Merton 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

since 2010. Recognizing that what matters gets measured and what gets measured gets done, the "Think, Act, Report" initiative encourages UK organizations larger than 150 employees to make public data on how women are doing. As a result, the percentage of women on UK corporate boards has increased from 12.5%

Diversity 15

Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2012

Entrepreneurs often lack formal training in bookkeeping and may not have the experience or the knowhow to secure a bank loan. Bpeace reports that stitching just two balls a day for twelve months can offer workers enough income to support a family of six for a year. DOSTI's hand-stitched soccer balls are sold online to U.S.

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GDP Entrepreneur Finance Training 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In managing the fallout from BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster in 2010, company Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg had to take over from CEO Tony Hayward, whose gaffes and public blaming of partners had only exacerbated the crisis. Take the case of BP. born BP veteran Bob Dudley as CEO.

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CFO Crisis Mass Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010. of annual revenues from 2010 to 2014. The case is now languishing in the World Bank’s investment dispute court. Vetting Managers and Sub-Contractors for a Culture of Compliance. of annual revenues.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Now the best description might be, “giant bank account with a company attached.” Then, after a few of those investors ousted co-founder and CEO Ev Williams in a boardroom coup late in 2010, Twitter raised another $1.2 27) earnings report doesn’t really show that kind of acceleration. billion in less than a year.

Marketing 9

Marketing IPO Venture Capitalist Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Munich Re reports that natural disasters in 2011 caused insurance companies to substantially spend down cash reserves, with payouts exceeding premiums in the US by 16%. Yet for many companies, the only form of climate risk acknowledged in the annual report is regulatory risk. What risks does it pose for this company?"

Insurance 9

Insurance Supply Chain Benchmarking Trends 9

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Undeniable Value of Professional Skepticism by Starbucker on March 28, 2010 I have this natural tendency to want to trust everybody. Terry cnwright12 April 5, 2010 at 3:51 pm Hi Terry, Thank you for writing this article.

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CPA Learning-by-Doing Long-term Career 234

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty. We saw a gap in the philanthropic space that we could fill.". Early results are encouraging.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Michael Banks/Getty Images. Does this stalled revolution play out in management positions, too? To explore this, I used data on full-time managers obtained from the U.S. Women’s representation in management is higher than it’s ever been. In 1980 not a single management occupation was majority women.

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Management Real Estate Human Resources Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Now, barely three months on, the corporation is in turmoil, stymied by recent crises that have exposed its weak leadership and ineffective, bloated management. At a time of austerity and cuts, the public is rightly holding its leaders to account over their performance, perceived excessive remuneration, and labyrinthine management structures.

Crisis 8

Crisis Crisis Management Reputation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

For example, in 2010, Microsoft —one of the world’s best product innovators for the last two decades — launched a social phone called Kin. Within six weeks of the launch, the entire product group was shut down, and, according to their earnings reports, Microsoft took at least a $240 million write-off.

Innovation 9

Innovation Productivity Products Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

First, I examined the social media networks of a sample of social entrepreneurs who applied to participate in the 2010 or 2011 summer accelerator programs run by the Unreasonable Institute. The majority of these entrepreneurs reported having some prior entrepreneurial experience when they filled out their applications.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Sample Follow-up Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors. Since 2000, the Chinese economy has been growing at an increasing rate — from 6% per year in 2000 to 12% per year in 2010. This is exactly what happened during 2010 and 2011 as the global economy was bouncing back.) automobile industry. The China-Sparked Crisis.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

have dropped by billions — down 11% in 2010 alone, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. For more tightly focused not-for-profits , such as the Cleveland Clinic and the network of Food Banks around the country, the decline is not nearly as sharp. There is a crisis in the not-for-profit sector.

Crisis 12

Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 12

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

In the survey for the report titled, The Complexity Challenge : How businesses are bearing up , only 22 percent of senior executives think their organizations are well prepared to confront complexity in the future. Over half the respondents are C-level or equivalent and the others are directors or senior managers. About the Research.

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Crisis Survey Analysis Finance 78