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Accountants Will Save the World

Harvard Business Review

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." A transport company like TNT is a typical beneficiary of globalization. But we weren't capturing any of it in our financial reports. But I meant it.

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What’s Wrong with the FAA’s New Drone Rules

Harvard Business Review

. “Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and this milestone allows federal regulations and the use of our national airspace to evolve to safely accommodate innovation,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a press release that accompanied the announcement. Which is pretty much all of them.

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Elon Musk’s Unusual Compensation Plan Isn’t Really About Compensation at All

Harvard Business Review

If, by contrast, Tesla’s target was merely a $100 billion market capitalization — frankly, a great target for most companies, as it projects a 7% return annually for the next 10 years — then investors might quickly lose their appetite to continue financing the company. They signed up for transformation, not steady returns.

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Can You Afford to Change Your Career?

Harvard Business Review

For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. Can you cut your commuting costs by using public transportation? “This accidental trial run was rough, and we had to watch every penny…but it showed us that we could make it on less money,” she reported. anniepaddington/Getty Images.

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