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Female Bosses Are Fairer In How They Pay Staff

The Horizons Tracker

During the financial crisis of 2008, it was widely cited that a greater presence of female managers in the financial industry would have resulted in more ethical behaviors.

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Privacy Is Key To Unlocking Value From Data

The Horizons Tracker

According to a report by the Royal Society, the National Health Service (NHS) and other public sector institutions should take the lead in testing Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) that can enable access to crucial data without compromising privacy. Healthcare is identified as a key area where PETs could have a significant impact.

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. There are those who passionately argue for and against the merits of year-end bonuses. An idividual either has it or doesnt.

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Two thought-provoking perspectives on the “crisis of capitalism”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here are brief excerpts from two articles featured by McKinsey & Company. I suggest you read them in the order in which they appear here, then click where indicated to read each in its entirety. I presume to suggest, further, that you register to receive email updates on other resources that are also available at [.].

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Why We’re Seeing So Many Corporate Scandals

Harvard Business Review

Virtually every 21 st century business scandal is reducible to a morality tale of a technology that allows us to do things we couldn’t before, coupled with major institutional failures that were enabled by failures of omission and commission of corporate leaders. These lessons are valuable, but incomplete for today’s world.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. When you find an organization in crisis, you can most times peel back the layers on poor decision, after poor decision, after poor decision.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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