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Diverse Boards Are More Innovative

The Horizons Tracker

Broad experience A broader range of educational backgrounds within corporate leadership can offer valuable perspectives and a more expansive outlook when confronted with uncertain circumstances. Their advisory board consists of individuals with educational backgrounds in fields such as medical sciences, economics, journalism, and finance.

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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. The Coronation marks a new era of leadership, vision and progress under the British monarchy.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

At their training center in Louisville, they bounced ideas and product prototypes off of retail salespeople who came to learn about GE’s products. They built 75 of version 6 in January 2014 and response so far has been positive. Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room.

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How the Social Sector Can Attract More Young Talent

Harvard Business Review

Although a lot of attention has been given to the idea that millennials in particular will prioritize a sense of purpose and meaning over raw earning power, the numbers are still pretty tough to ignore: looking at where graduates actually want to go, the biggest sectors for top graduates are still technology and finance.

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What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Delivery of U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

To lower the cost of premiums, Aetna and CVS, UnitedHealth and Optum, and undoubtedly others are creating a marriage of the financing and delivery of care. Workers are not trained to identify and solve problems. Moving from command-and-control leadership behaviors to improvement leadership behaviors will be required.

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Education Needs to Factor In Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

According to the annual 2014 Youth Entrepreneurship Study conducted by YEC and Buzz Marketing Group, 81 percent of non-self-employed individuals believe they will be a business owner or self-employed at some point because of the new economy. And who creates more value than entrepreneurs? companies will need in the next decade.