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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

She has held roles of increasing seniority including VP and Senior Business Partner, leading Human Resources for the North America Geography, Global Product Creation (Footwear, Apparel and Equipment), Global Finance and NIKE, Inc. Affiliates.

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Just How Useless Is the Asset-Management Industry?

Harvard Business Review

W]e find no evidence to support the belief that mutual fund managers can outguess the market," Jack Treynor and Kay Mazuy of the consulting firm Arthur D. Malkiel is basically saying that the asset-management industry has no economic justification for being as big and rich as it is. Compensation Cutting costs Finance'

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Global Entrepreneurs Need New Funding Models

Harvard Business Review

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and]

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

Collectively, the world’s investment giants hold in excess of $70 trillion in assets, which represents the bulk of investable capital globally. Large investors rely on an assortment of intermediaries to help them with their investment activities, including asset managers, such as hedge funds, investment banks, and consultants.

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Where Teamwork Thrives in the Money Management Industry

Harvard Business Review

Recently, my colleagues at the Focus Consulting Group and I surveyed more than 100 asset management firms around the world, testing both for the strength of their cultures and for the effectiveness of their leadership teams. Teamwork is not the only key to success in the asset management industry.

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Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Business Software

Strategy Driven

You might think about hiring a new employee because it seems like your finance department isn’t being productive enough. If it’s a specific problem, such as payroll management or asset management, then things like fixed asset management software or a dedicated program to manage staff wages could be a great alternative.

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Why Is Capital Afraid of Cities?

Harvard Business Review

We started Next Street with the idea of equipping urban business owners with the same level of expertise that Wall Street, Madison Avenue and the elite consultancies provide to FORTUNE 500 Companies. Tim Ferguson is the Founder, Chair, and Managing Partner of Next Street , a merchant bank for the urban enterprise.