You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2014

In so many organizations, finance, economics and the pursuit of individual prosperity continue to be the only subjects worthy of respect and concentration. We still want profit and prosperity…of course we do. Tolerance for diverse opinion. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since. It used to work. Critical thinking.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 19, 2012

In so many organizations, finance, economics and the pursuit of individual prosperity continue to be the only subjects worthy of respect and concentration. It used to work. We still want profit and prosperity…of course we do. Tolerance for diverse opinion. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Do you ever wonder how the term “Politically Correct&# evolved from an obscure catch-phrase that was once used to label those who would not take a controversial position to the dominant mind-set of the day in our society? They are admirable qualities so long as they don’t take precedence over, ignore, or contradict truth.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2011

As I describe in my book Career Mapping : Charting Your Course in the New World of Work , you first need to have decided that you want to work in the industry in which the company does business. Career Mapping : Charting Your Course in the New World of Work by Ginny Clarke.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 19, 2012

In so many organizations, finance, economics and the pursuit of individual prosperity continue to be the only subjects worthy of respect and concentration. It used to work. We still want profit and prosperity…of course we do. Tolerance for diverse opinion. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since.

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Diversity Definition Finance System 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Fortunately for Szaky, he had already laid the groundwork of financing from suppliers, equity investors and others to allow them to double sales in two months. When you are a startup, there is relatively little to lose, mistakes are fixable, and a small amount of cash and a cohort of committed colleagues can go a long way.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is also a function of managers to ensure that employees are happy and motivated so that they contribute positively on a long term basis to the organization. Recommend Resources: While it may be tempting to give personal advice and to take charge of the problem, this is seldom an effective course of action.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

While that has long been considered traditional retirement age, Boomers are known for bucking the system. Gina has covered a wide range of business topics that include keeping Boomer skills in the workplace, teaching finance to non-finance professionals, and growth and change in urban and suburban business clients. Dickens Jr.

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Talent Anarchy 1

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the bustling metropolis of New York City, where dreams are chased, and fortunes are made, understanding your finances is crucial. Understanding NYC’s Complex Tax Landscape New York City is renowned for its skyscrapers, Central Park, and diverse culture, but it’s also known for its high cost of living and complex tax system.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some are short-term, meant for immediate action and achievement. Others are long-term and involve multiple stepping stones to get there. Where do I see myself in the short term (1-2 years) and long term (5+ years)? For example, a marketing professional might benefit from courses in psychology 2.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. We found that while people understood our vision, they worried about their careers and what would happen to their long-term health and investment programs. Find ways to have fun.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. Firms with the most ethnically diverse executive teams were 33% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability, and those with executive-level gender diversity worldwide had a 21% likelihood of outperforming their industry competitors.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

But there is a deeper lesson to my story that I hope will help others build exceptional, and exceptionally diverse, teams. Ironically, my story is a story of overcoming my own biases about diversity—and then using these hard-won insights to build one of the most diverse leadership teams and board of directors in the world.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2014

Of course, we live in a wildly diverse world; we want to be inclusive and broad minded ourselves; and we therefore want our providers of financial advice, energy, and technology to reflect those values. According to data collected by Getty, financial firms are buying 20% more stock photos of women today than they were five years ago.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

This proprietary model analyzes six critical team competencies: Balance: How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them. Energy: How ambitious the team is, and how much it takes the initiative and maintains long-term momentum at a high level. You and Your Team.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Add in more diverse identities and the disparity becomes even more apparent. Low diversity could be a result of bias in hiring, unfair recruiting criteria, insufficient diversity in recruitment sources, etc. Equitable workplace strategies for fair compensation involve a diverse workforce as well.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2018

For example, Boston’s program includes job placements at private-sector employers across a wide range of industries, including finance, health care, life sciences, and education. Here is what we’ve found: Short-term program impacts. Long-term program outcomes. Average school attendance increased by 2.5

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Not a bad idea, of course. This is a high-octane, high-consequence, long-term date. Diversity on your founding team will give you strength. If you are great at the finances, an early-stage Excel ninja partner probably isn't be the top priority. Of course, this is the ideal description of any person at your company.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In South Africa, integrated reporting is a requirement for listed companies on an apply or explain basis and the European Commission passed legislation that will require around 6,000 European entities to disclose on non-financial and diversity information. Why the interest?

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Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

It means instead of only having companies at the fat head , there are tens of thousands of smaller companies fulfilling demand along the long tail. The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

It means instead of only having companies at the fat head , there are tens of thousands of smaller companies fulfilling demand along the long tail. The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

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Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over the last five years there has been a substantial increase in the number of leading business schools offering courses to meet this demand. They are finding creative — and in many cases disruptive — ways to tackle some of society's toughest problems and create long-term value for their companies as well.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

And now my friend Felix Salmon has let loose with a video rant about the Goldman Sachs board that lambastes it for being populated by too many insiders and long-timers. Those insiders and long-termers on the Goldman board are the representatives of that culture. In corporate law, though, this isn't the role of the board at all.

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Chief Financial Officer Banking Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

We need to respond urgently, and the choices before us range from dramatic course correction on one extreme, to facing "overshoot-and-collapse" on the other. Over the past few decades, countless approaches to course correction have been advanced. The Heart of the Problem. treating suppliers as partners).

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

That will go a long way toward setting your meetings up for success. The meeting is to provide team members with up-to-date information to run their own departments effectively, to identify and gain diverse perspectives on emerging cross-departmental issues, to align around action plans, and to create clear accountability for action.

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Operations Short-term Supply Chain Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

As refugees they have the same rights and obligations — excepting only the right to vote — as the citizens of their host countries and they have much to offer in economic terms: many are highly trained and possess much-needed skills. This sends a powerful signal about Britain’s diversity and openness.

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Learning-by-Doing NGO Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There was even a dot in Samoa—a long way from the company’s Berlin office. She explained that BrainGame’s current backers had been asking about growth plans, and Lena was pitching new groups for a new round of financing in two weeks. Yes, of course I do,” Lena said. Maybe a slightly messier process could work in the long term.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

link] Michael Hyatt Mike is right, of course, there are more than five. " Perhaps if the culture is both diverse and inclusive and management's actions are not based on "being like us," showing articles of faith is not a problem. By then, the world has changed! link] Michael Hyatt Thanks, for your kind words.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Business has a key role to play in restoring America’s commons, but of course it can’t do so alone. These cross-sector collaborations are diverse in nature, and often are responses to specific local conditions. Instead, businesses see them as in their longer-term strategic interests. That needs to change.

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Resources Company Rivkin Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Of course, the firms I researched did accept résumés from students at other universities. I think it’s based upon—and it probably lags in terms of time and updating—but it’s based upon a kind of understanding of how selective the school was in terms of admitting students and how challenging is the work.

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EPS Diversity Banking Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company. For example, in finance courses students learn that profitability and return on assets is the measure of business success.

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360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

Not Good at All Google Finally Discloses Its Diversity Record, and It’s Not Good PBS NewsHour Google released its global workforce numbers, revealing that 70% of its employees are men, a number that increases to 83% and 79% if you look only at tech jobs and leadership roles. But some, like Vivek Wadhwa , "don’t buy its excuses."

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Short-term Mass Marketing Long-term Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Machine Shop was born in drummer Rob Bourdon’s living room in 1999 when the band was packing CDs and stickers into boxes to send to their very first fans, long before any of their music had hit the radio waves. of course). Over the course of a year, we built strong case studies in fashion, design, and technology.

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Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

To be successful and cost-effective in holistically addressing children’s total wellness will require a large team of non-medical personnel with diverse training and skills to work with children and their parents. Many challenges to the widespread adoption of new holistic models of U.S. pediatric primary care remain.

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Health Care Metrics Efficiency Absenteeism 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

By contrast, nearly every program at Parkland “loses” money (if you think in typical hospital-finance terms). In 2009, on any given day, Parkland had about 20 patients who were in the hospital solely to complete a four- to six-week course of intravenous antibiotics. Population-driven innovation.

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Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It has a lower cost-per-lead-acquisition than paid traffic when viewed over the long-term (2+ years). Neil Patel Neil provides constant value to his readers through amazing long-form content with tons of strategy built into every post. You must commit to the long-run and be willing to experiment, measure, and adjust as needed.

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Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leaders come in different flavors : There are many different types of leaders, and you will likely encounter all of them over the course of time. Life-long learning is important in becoming a good leader for each day brings new experiences that put your knowledge, skills, and attitude to a test. Thanks again for sharing Dan.

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