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Workplace Culture: How to Leverage Innovation No AI Bot Can Replace

Let's Grow Leaders

Technology is commoditizing many products and services, and “easy” jobs are going away. More restaurants are moving toward tablet-based ordering; banks are closing branches as consumers prefer to do easy transactions online; and even healthcare visits are being reduced by remote monitoring.

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The End of Banks as We Know Them?

Harvard Business Review

Last week my father received a phone call from the branch director of his long-standing bank to offer him a new product. Millions of people have lost confidence in banks. But the dissatisfaction and disappointment with our banks runs deeper. The last bank in my hometown closed a year ago. The two facts do not add up.

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The End of Banks as We Know Them?

Harvard Business Review

Last week my father received a phone call from the branch director of his long-standing bank to offer him a new product. Millions of people have lost confidence in banks. But the dissatisfaction and disappointment with our banks runs deeper. The last bank in my hometown closed a year ago. The two facts do not add up.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Some policy makers are concerned about individual privacy rights, consumer rights regarding the ownership of data, domestic law enforcement, and cybersecurity. What Policy Makers Should Consider. Philippe Intraligi/Getty Images.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible. The concepts of "serve and care" pack more deposits into the bank of trust and credibility than anything else.

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Three Questions You Should Ask About Your Cyber-Security

Harvard Business Review

Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property — business plans, proprietary technologies or fraudulent payments. These attacks can be devastating.

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What an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Actually Is

Harvard Business Review

In fact, encouraging startups may be bad policy. For banks, a larger and more profitable loan portfolio may be the benefit. Banks are irrelevant for the entrepreneurship ecosystem because they don’t lend to startups. Yes, it is true that banks don’t, and shouldn’t lend to startups.