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Doing 'Different' Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How.

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…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! In the first quarter of 2010 alone, they acquired 1.4 There has never been a better time to be different. Do what works! By offering 250 business cards for free, with a nominal $5.67

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Can Impact Investing Avoid the Failures of Microfinance?

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, J.P Morgan projected up to $1T in investment would be deployed this decade — which would make impact investing twice the size of official development aid to the world’s less develop countries (as defined by the United Nations) , presuming historic levels of aid stayed constant since 2010.

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When Research Should Come with a Warning Label

Harvard Business Review

As the expert panel commissioned to come up with the 2010 dietary guidelines for the US Department of Agriculture noted, the scientific evidence for something you would think would be critical to our understanding of obesity, was “ disappointing.”. Where should all this go in our minds?”. But what about peer review?

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy. And maybe its too busy. Lets face it. But you might get a tiny bit closer.

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What Alan Greenspan Has Learned Since 2008

Harvard Business Review

The boom-bust tendencies of Wall Street mean we need tougher capital requirements for banks, Greenspan now says, and maybe even a forced return to the partnerships that once dominated investment banking. For example, Shiller was saying that since 1996.’”]. Even if you believe it, you shouldn’t say that. And I say a bubble.

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U.S. Digital Infrastructure Needs More Private Investment

Harvard Business Review

According to a recent article in the New York Times, Hillary Clinton plans to spend $250 billion to create a national infrastructure bank funded by increased corporate taxes. Our presidential hopefuls are making their cases on the matter. Donald Trump promises to double that amount, borrowing the necessary funds through government bonds.