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Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. It is time to unveil some figures and share thoughts on this hidden treasure: women.

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Adopt an Immigrant Mindset to Advance Your Career

Harvard Business Review

If you want to remain relevant and advance your career in today's global marketplace, you need to serve as an enabler of business growth and innovation. The immigrant mentality has proven time and again to accelerate careers and build enterprise. trillion — more than the GDP of most countries. born co-inventors.

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Are CEOs Really India’s Leading Export?

Harvard Business Review

Satya Nadella’s appointment as Microsoft’s CEO was greeted with headlines such as “ Why Microsoft and Everyone Else Loves Indian CEOs ,” echoing Time’s 2011 lead heralding “ India’s Leading Export: CEOs.” But have Indians really risen to the top of many of the world’s largest corporations?

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business Review

According to Bain’s Macro Trends Group, the global supply of capital stands at nearly 10 times global GDP. Time, whether measured by hours in a day or days in a career, is finite. Historically, successful investment of financial capital can make someone’s career. Financial capital is relatively abundant and cheap.

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Innovating Your Way Out Of The Resource Curse

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, it’s GDP per capita of $72,700 marks it out as one of the wealthiest nations on earth. . Indeed, while direct revenue from oil and gas fell to below 50% of GDP in 2017 (from 60.1% in 2011), this hides the fact that much of the other half of the economy is heavily reliant on the oil and gas sector for its revenues.