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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.

Harvard Business Review

.” Lastly, by looking at historical data on publicly traded companies, a team of finance professors set out to build an algorithm to choose the best board members for a given company. This work will likely become even more important as less-transparent algorithms like deep learning become more common.

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How to Build a Meaningful Career

Harvard Business Review

Sign up for a new cross-company initiative or propose taking something off your boss’s plate,” suggests Dillon. Ethics Feature. Buckle down on your finances. Neglect your finances so that when you want to make a change, you don’t feel able to. Case study #1: Turn to those who know you.

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The Big Picture of Business: Been There, Done That

Strategy Driven

Ask a true business strategist to help you to determine which consultants are needed, draft the requests for proposals, evaluate credentials and recommend contracting options. Ask for case studies which were directly supervised by the person who will handle your business… not stock narratives from affiliate offices or a supervisor.

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Case Study: Can an Ethical Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

Harvard Business Review

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. A Green Vision.