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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. Learn more here.

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The Big Trends Changing Community Development

Harvard Business Review

Big trends in business and society tend to march along at a measured pace. When change happens fast in some area, it’s usually because multiple trends are converging to accelerate the process. This is what is going on now in community development. From the non-profit side, the trend is toward measuring outcomes, not process.

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Leading Job Growth in the Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

Consider the global trends cited by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee in a recent interview with HBR. In most countries, both developed and developing, private employment and median family income have stopped growing at the same pace as labor productivity and real GDP per capita—mostly due, they argue, to technological advances.

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Water's Economics as Muddy as Ever

Harvard Business Review

The trend is clear globally as well. But managing the risk, and preparing for the 40 percent global supply gap, will require a tough balance of local and large-scale, collective action in cities and watersheds around the world. It's a desert. If the models are right, then the Southwest will face a permanent drying out.".

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Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?

Harvard Business Review

During the 2000s, however, a worrisome trend appeared. economy, these trends are alarming. private-sector research and development. For the last 20 years, however, these companies have been expanding most of their activities more rapidly abroad than at home, and this trend accelerated in the 2000s. A Vital Contribution.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The change has not gone unremarked by management's leading thinkers. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value. integrate social and environmental trends into strategic decision-making (70%). align social and environmental objectives with financial goals (81%).

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Six Ways to Grow Your Job

Harvard Business Review

In today’s resource-constrained environment, many of us are delivering 120% on the current demands of our job—but devoting little time to developing ourselves further or positioning ourselves for a future move. If you’re ambitious but your job offers you limited opportunities for exploration and growth, what can you do to develop new skills?

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