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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 Environmental concerns amass and foretell the demise of the fossil giant. gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent and to it by 2050.

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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

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. You can also use publicly available industry benchmarks.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Realities of Networking

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 them, so that you can align with those situations, rather than the fruitless ones? Budget Networking Time.

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Women, Finance the World You Want

Harvard Business Review

When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. But the fact is that in the Wild West of investing, an Annie Oakley is rare — the realm of investing is still very much a dude ranch. Investing is about taking stock in you.