Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

In comparison to larger firms, small businesses are less well equipped to efficiently navigate the loan process  in economic parlance, their search costs are higher. The diversity of models in alternative lending cautions against a one-size-fits-all approach to policy; different approaches must be treated differently.

Technology 8

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

I’d like to share what I learned while leading an SBM — to help other states as they navigate the health insurance landscape and, more broadly, to inform health-system leaders, employers, and policy makers about the challenges SBMs face and the solutions they’re developing. A new consumer mindset. Financial challenges.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

My clients hire me not solely on the basis of what I can personally do for them in a vacuum, but rather what the collective influence of my network and resources can accomplish for them when I operate outside of my own personal bubble. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the great comparison between humility and narcissism.

Blog 415

Blog Brand Influence Open-book 415

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 The Corporate Strategist is an idea person who has run businesses, knows about all other categories, deals in concepts and policies, and possesses sophisticated understanding and insight.

Consultative 62

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 62

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. Operational Statistics. A major report to the United Nations Millennium Summit calls for changes in the way in which peacekeeping operations are organized and financed. Dickens Jr. Every day in the U.S.,

Ethics 61

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 61

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance. When we buy an insurance policy at an individual household level or for a large, complex business or project, the only items that seal the deal are some papers with promissory statements.

Insurance 9

Insurance Industry Market Penetration Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

“Asia pivot” policy: Americans think of international relations like a movie, imagining that we can hit the pause button when we need to and then push play when we want to return. But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. In comparison, the U.S.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. For comparison, they hold around 0.6%–0.7% It allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs that can be challenging to fill. jobs overall.)

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I researched the cabinet members of our first 10 Presidents and compared them with our current cabinet members, and what I found simply confirmed the sentiments that I described above. Do you see the difference yet between politicians and statesmen? We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington.

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Blog Politics Short-term Long-term 415

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

By comparison, male directors are more than twice as likely to identify as Republicans than Democrats. Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8