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Four Innovative Initiatives to Attract and Retain Diverse Women

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Each of the Learning Organization components, personal mastery, mental models, team learning, shared vision and systems thinking allow for the opportunity to create lives and organizations that are resilient, flexible, inclusive and dynamic. There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

Reputation systems and active supplier screening maintain quality, and the need for insurance keeps customers from bypassing the marketplaces. Collectively, they're spawning a range of efficient new "as-a-service" business models in industries as diverse as accommodation, transportation, household appliances, and high-end clothing.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

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Five Secrets to Successful Rainmaking

First Friday Book Synopsis

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa J. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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How Economics PhDs Took Over the Federal Reserve

Harvard Business Review

In fact, the Federal Reserve System is almost certainly the nation’s largest employer of PhD economists, with more than 200 at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington and what is likely a similar number (I got tired of counting) scattered among the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. That Fed staff is loaded with economics PhDs.

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The Great Collision

Harvard Business Review

We want thriving, diverse cities — but we self-select into neighborhoods of like-for-like. The funny thing is, the world has made explosive jumps forward to increased prosperity. Witness, of course, the rise of the gated community.

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