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Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

Sustainability is the new business benchmark. It could contribute to climate change goals or at least stop acting as a green boogeyman. The goal is to reduce the emissions by at least 3.4 Despite major turbulences (like the one of 2014), OPEC has successfully managed the supply/demand in the past.

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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Examine and benchmark the reasons and results. Are there networking situations which are beneficial for all parties? If so, analyze and align with those situations, rather than with the fruitless ones. Analyze them by category, to see patterns.

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Calculate How Much Your Company Should Invest in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

And the more growth opportunities stretch beyond a company’s current capabilities, the more the company needs to build systems to manage the unique nature of these opportunities (the kind we describe in more depth in our recent article “ Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days ” and our 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory ).

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The Big Picture of Business: The Realities of Networking

Strategy Driven

These pointers are offered to help manage time and resources. Inevitably, when high-level forums are organized, the juniors, mid-managers and self-marketers infiltrate and take over… which chases us away. What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Budget Networking Time.

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Women, Finance the World You Want

Harvard Business Review

Yet most remain uneasy or uninvolved when it comes to talking about and managing money. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. For example, Intuit helps small businesses to better manage their books — creating jobs.