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Lessons Learned from 200 Years of Booms and Busts in the U.S. Economy

Leading Blog

economy occurred after the War of 1812 when inflated prices created an unstainable boom. After that, panics were renamed — first to depression and then to the milder sounding term, recession. And in 1978, Congress added price stability and promotion of long-term growth to its mandate. Consumer price inflation unfolds.

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Can Twitter Predict Crypto Prices?

The Horizons Tracker

. “The fundamental principle with these coins is that long-term investment is not the objective,” the authors explain. ” Value from the noise Their findings were achieved through the development of an innovative technique for extracting meaningful information from the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies.

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Low-Carbon Policies May Harm Those Unable To Cope With Short-Term Costs

The Horizons Tracker

While there is growing public support for such measures, a new study from the University of Cambridge reminds us that the impact may be significant on poorer families and small businesses, who may be less able to cope with short-term cost increases. Carbon reduction.

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Building the next leadership pipeline with short-term executive programs in Top B-schools

HR Digest

Considering the busy lifestyles of most of these executives, there are some short-term courses tailored and customized for their needs. Employees working for ten years or more have likely developed core skills in a specific discipline, and if they want to make the transition to the C-suite, they need to expand their knowledge.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

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Rather than dispensing simplistic rules, he mentors readers in the development of a mental toolkit for approaching challenges based on how startup markets evolve in real life. Winning Now, Winning Later : How Companies Can Win in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term by David Cote. The outcome was phenomenal.

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How to Hold onto Your Customers in a Crisis

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I’ve observed companies panicking and doing anything they can to manage short-term cash—and destroying hard-earned relationships at lightning speed. They are letting short-term financial objectives become the North Star in an effort to keep the lights on. If you don’t have a forever promise, you’re sunk.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2021

Leading Blog

The Long Game : How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World by Dorie Clark. Your personal goals need a long-term strategy. Just as CEOs who optimize for quarterly profits often fail to make the strategic investments necessary for long-term growth, the same is true in our own personal and professional lives.

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