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Five Steps to Adopting a Beginner’s Mindset for Your Business

Strategy Driven

At Freeman, we streamline our supply chain by taking a beginner’s mindset and breaking down the process. Janet joined Freeman in 2018 as EVP and first-ever Chief Growth Officer. She is a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned a business degree in finance, investment, and banking.

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The Future Is Where Brands Must Focus

Great Leadership By Dan

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER

Harvard Business Review

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action.

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How to Ensure the Success of a Position Your Company Hasn’t Had Before

Harvard Business Review

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2018 “Future of Jobs” report, many current organizational roles are likely to be disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new organizational roles. finance, mineral processing, geology). Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis. India’s finance ministry has proposed such an approach to the central bank.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

million new jobs to be created in the SME sector by 2018 will be created by woman-owned SMEs. On the other end of the growth spectrum, analysis of a dataset from 350 micro finance institutions across 70 countries indicated lending to more women was associated with lower write-offs and lower portfolio-at-risk. And in the U.S.,

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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, multinationals are feeling pressured by the state to demonstrate their commitment to the market by further localizing their supply chain, labor, brand, and production. This has been beneficial for some Russian industries but has reduced market access for foreign firms.