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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Fast Company – ‘100 Most Creative People in Business.’. Michel Kripalani – President & CEO of Oceanhouse Media, an app development company, ranked by Inc 500 as one the Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2014.

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More Universities Need to Teach Sales

Harvard Business Review

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. So a school could legitimately prepare a student for a business career while omitting training in sales. In 2014 (the most recent data available), the BLS indicated an increase to 14.25

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Design a Work-Life Improvement Pilot Project

Harvard Business Review

The 2014 Towers Watson Global Workforce study ranks work-life balance third among the top drivers of sustainable engagement. Then, we taught them how to follow a simple process to determine how much extra room they have on their plate for additional servings in the next week. Plan a pilot and then measure its impact.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career. The biggest mistake people make when trying to change careers is delaying the first step until they have settled on a destination. “The only reason I could even think about doing something like this is that early in my career was because I was living beneath my means,” she says.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed. of Apple’s buybacks reported thus far for fiscal 2014.