Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

This year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. He went on to describe the similarities between the banking crisis of 1907 – the one that inspired the formation of the Federal Reserve – and the more recent 2008 financial crisis.

Banking 50

Banking Crisis Morale System 50

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

One investment banker is still at the bank, but is now working exclusively on projects that make the world a better place. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Drucker Chief Executive Officer Participative Open-book 126

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

The Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches ‘pay it forward’ project is officially in full swing, and I am excited to announce the next cohort of coaches who will join me in Phoenix in June! For those of you who haven’t heard of the project, here is a little back story. I made a 30-second video about the project for LinkedIn.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching Human Resources Magazine CEO 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. government, excellent project management is extremely rare.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

There are many examples of companies that have successful leadership training programs in place, such as Bank of America, General Electric, Microsoft, Philip Morris, Novartis International, and Marriott International to name just a few. She is currently President of the PMI® Mass Bay Chapter Board of Directors (2011 – 2013).

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Case Study Training Development Leadership 228

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. While investors bought just $3 billion of these bonds in 2013, they scooped up $49 billion worth in 2017, bringing the total sold since 2013 to $113 billion at an average of $308 million per offering.

Bond 10

Bond Company Long-term Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Of course, that's based on a rather broad definition from the World Bank: those who earn an income in excess of $2 a day after adjusting for purchasing power. PwC's Health Research Institute projects medical costs will increase 7.5% for 2013, the fourth year in a row of relatively flat growth.

Disruptive Innovation 22

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 22

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. As a result of this fraud, the bank is now being investigated by Federal prosecutors and Congressional overseers. But the fallout is far from over. A blind spot among senior leaders.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Barclays Bank PLC and The Walt Disney Company EMEA are great examples. Mark Thain, Director of Social Innovation at Barclays, said: “Barclays has run such programs since 2013 and committed several million dollars to new products, services, and even a new line of business, surfacing hundreds of intrapreneurs in the process.”

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Of course, that's based on a rather broad definition from the World Bank: those who earn an income in excess of $2 a day after adjusting for purchasing power. PwC's Health Research Institute projects medical costs will increase 7.5% for 2013, the fourth year in a row of relatively flat growth.

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

The existence of this parallel economy is a substantial drag on the Indian economy: According to recently released data , only about 1% of Indians paid taxes on their earnings in 2013. According to a Bloomberg report , banks were estimated to have received 14.97 trillion rupees’ worth of currency demonetized.

GDP 10

GDP Banking Policies Real Estate 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the most visible organization tasked with shepherding that inclusive innovative growth. Based in Abidjan, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast, 60% of the bank’s shares are held by the 54 countries in Africa, and a minority stake is held by 27 partner countries, including the U.S.,

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Credit Rating Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

The Federal Reserve’s forecast (made in December 2013) is for a rate of 6.3% Others are even gloomier: Trading Economics projects unemployment rates above 6% for the next couple of decades. Using an alternative model for projecting job growth, we see an entirely different scenario, one in which the U.S.

Trends 9

Trends Dunning Survey Project 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. Earlier this year, we projected that sales will hit $6 billion by 2018. And more are joining every day. Impressive, but that’s only the start.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

As an organization or project grows, and as its challenges change, it not only needs to recognize new priorities, it needs to delete or deemphasize old ones. BuildDirect was founded in 1999 by CEO Jeff Booth with his good friend Rob Banks. Sales doubled in 2013. Until 2013, the rocks were reevaluated every 90 days.

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Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

The economy still hasn’t received a boost from sanctions relief, and many big banks that left the country have not returned. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. Large European banks in particular are not ready to return to Iran even though they are permitted. However, remaining U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. This also forces us to deliver great quality on every project.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Consider those street vendors selling Econet airtime, or the small vendors who make up the agent network at the heart of Kenya’s most profitable bank, Equity Bank. Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya. But it also sets you apart when thinking about markets at home. Let us unburden you.”

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

The partnership has been a triumph of efficiency — a win-win for the cultural climate of Judson and often-stretched student bank accounts. Research in 2013 from demographer Richelle Winkler shows that in the U.S., But something else has happened. age segregation is often as ingrained as racial segregation.

Education 12

Education Absenteeism Efficiency Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Early in your career — whether it’s in banking, law, consulting or accounting — you will discover that all of your colleagues are as smart and hard working as you. So in order to be successful you will need to be self-aware, flexible, and open to new ideas, projects, and people. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Consultative Self-aware Career 8

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

The company manages Indian Hills Country Club and The Georgian Club in Marietta, and acquired Woodland Hills Golf Course in Cartersville in February 2013. Past projects have included the Ashford Club, Brookstone Golf & Country Club, World Trade Center Atlanta, City Club of Buckhead and the 1818 Club.

Strategy 133

Strategy White Paper Human Resources Case Study 133

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

By spreading tasks out among a broader group of younger analysts (they hired 14% more new analysts for 2014 than they did for 2013), and asking managers to take the time to explain more clearly upfront what they really need them to do, Goldman says it can create a saner and more efficient workplace.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Efficiency Learning-by-Doing Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. European banks, for example, closed over 9,000 branches in 2016, which represents a 4.6% In the United States, the total number of bank branches has dropped by 8.2%

Banking 8

Banking Entrepreneur Finance Intangible Assets 8

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

The company manages Indian Hills Country Club and The Georgian Club in Marietta, and acquired Woodland Hills Golf Course in Cartersville in February 2013. Past projects have included the Ashford Club, Brookstone Golf & Country Club, World Trade Center Atlanta, City Club of Buckhead and the 1818 Club.

White Paper 100

White Paper Case Study Class Newsletter 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

The World Bank puts the figure at 38% in Nigeria , while the Economist projects 55% for young black South Africans. In June 2013, some Harvard Business School classmates and I launched a social enterprise ( WAVE: West Africa Vocational Education ) targeted at the youth unemployment issue.

Training 8

Training Company Metrics Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Most budgets for 2013 were made in 2012, when the prevailing economic outlook was grim. Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever. But here it is midyear and the signals are decidedly more positive. If you did, then take action now. Reset your goals and KPIs.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

One 2013 study illustrates this well. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. For example, one study of bank branch managers showed that offering high-ToMo leadership training led to a 20% increase in credit card sales and a 47% increase in personal loan sales.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

subscribers in the first quarter of 2013, a 7% increase over the previous quarter. How else did the companies projecting the greatest ROI from Big Data differ from underperformers? Yet ROI leaders in our study also included telecoms, retailers, banks and high-tech companies. million apiece on it last year.

ROI 8

ROI Company Learning Curve Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

In 2013, technical glitches caused a three-hour stop at the Nasdaq. This might include banks, advocacy groups, travel agencies, hotel companies and more. Blockstream and the sidechain projects that follow will turn the blockchain into a universal platform that can be used for anything requiring signatures or authentication.

Trends 8

Trends Film Technology Software 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis communications means banking goodwill for those times when the plan is called to the test. They can be turned from disasters into opportunities to project corporate strengths. By dealing with the unexpected, preferably before it occurs, companies can bank public goodwill that may be useful later. All rights reserved.

Crisis Management 81

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 81

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Secondly, they are global instruments — not national ones — and they are funded using bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies that are not controlled by any central authority or bank. Most made their money early on by buying or mining bitcoin when it was still under $10 (in the early days of 2011-2013).

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Then the lawyers step in, ask questions, and kill the project — or reduce it to a shadow of its potential. A leading professional services firm signed up 1,000 people to Slack groups before confidentiality lawyers closed down the project because it was cloud-based. I hear these stories all the time. Where are the risks?

Innovation 8

Innovation Team Compliance Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2014

An emerging suite of literature and research—including our 2013 Workplace Survey — clearly points to the power of choice and autonomy to drive not only employee happiness, but also motivation and performance. We wanted to take a deeper look at some of the more abstract aspects of workplace design that can impact employee performance.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Survey Motivation Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2016

A 2013 study found that companies with a diverse workforce – both culturally and in terms of professional experience – “out-innovate and out-perform others. Internal diversity. Indeed, for some partners some resources are much less expensive to provide than for others.

Innovation 8

Innovation CAGR Diversity Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

doubled from 20% to 40% between July and December 2013, and has stayed at that level since. I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. Change leaders are visionaries.

Middle Management 13

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

Toward the end of 2014, Google researchers unveiled a new project that uses neural networks and deep learning to identify multiple elements of a scene without human assistance. Smart virtual personal assistants: SVPAs started entering the market in 2013. All without you explicitly asking it to do so.

Trends 8

Trends Retail Learning-by-Doing System 8