Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

in 2013 to 3.7 The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. If the GE board had had a finance committee, the board might have done a better job of overseeing the design and funding of its retirement plans. The board has since transformed.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

Over the last three weeks I’ve spoken with entrepreneurs, lawyers, VCs, consultants, and bankers about Bitcoin, and through those conversations a clear theme emerged: lack of regulatory certainty is a major factor holding the Bitcoin ecosystem back. In March of 2013, the department of the U.S. Finance Government Technology'

Entrepreneur 8

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. Finance Human resources' Bring on the quants.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The ManpowerGroup Contingent Workforce Index of 2013 showed 40% of all ManpowerGroup consulting engagements blended permanent and contingent workers. Supported by TAPFIN, a division of ManpowerGroup, they gathered data from HR and Finance systems including the HRIS, VMS, ATS, GL/Finance and A/P.

Strategy 8

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2015

This collapsing by the media of profit and revenue when it comes to charity consultants of all types infects public attitudes about good people doing good work throughout the sector. The Syracuse story, for example, shows the top five telemarketers in New York were paid 44% — not 95% — of the $201 million they raised in 2013.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Back in 2013, a much-touted survey suggested that by 2020 — just over a year from now — a whopping 40% of the workforce would be so-called contingent workers, a number that would include contractors, temps and the self-employed. The size of the gig economy and how fast it’s growing also seem to be over-imagined at times.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Plenty of large companies have dysfunctional executives, as many Fortune 500 human resource consultants can tell you. The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. To be sure, this is not just a problem for midsized firms. Ford Motor Co. (a billion company) has 15.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In my consulting work with companies, I''ve been in similar situations as Apple now faces. billion in iPhones in 2013 alone. While the off-contract 5C pricing won''t move the needle in emerging markets, the key to success in these markets is to push on-contract (in essence, financing) or lease pricing options.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. Do you have a strong work ethic?’”

Career 12

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In my consulting work with companies, I’ve been in similar situations as Apple now faces. billion in iPhones in 2013 alone. While the off-contract 5C pricing won’t move the needle in emerging markets, the key to success in these markets is to push on-contract (in essence, financing) or lease pricing options.

Price 8

Price Strategy Wireless Finance 8

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. And more are joining every day. Interior design specialists, journalists, and healthcare veterans. medical marijuana sales hit an estimated $1.5

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced. Stumpf testified that he personally became aware in 2013 when, after two years of ineffective solutions within the business unit, the volume of fake accounts was still increasing.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Predictions are that 2013 will be even more active as companies that have stockpiled cash look to invest in new growth opportunities. Some executives deal with this problem by hiring armies of consultants to do the heavy lifting. Odds are the answer is yes. And this was a slow year. But acquisitions can be risky business.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya. Instead of marching into the marble halls of finance or consulting, some might consider leaping out to the frontiers of business. Other programs are already up and running, putting MBAs to work in frontier markets.

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. Companies need to confirm that their policies are compliant by consulting with an external sanctions lawyer. However, remaining U.S. Overcoming a lack of market data.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Determining how much to share about your finances with your kids and when to do so can be a tough call. A 2013 Wall Street Journal article by Missy Sullivan references a 2012 study by U.S. Many high-wealth parents put off having conversations about money. They’re right to be worried.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research? ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. Today he is the CEO of Medalogix, the Nashville-based health IT company, that has raised just under $7 million in financing. Patch weak spots.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We’ve been teaching and testing Microsoft Excel for a decade, and a survey of several hundred office staff we ran suggests we spend more than 10% of our working lives spreadsheeting , and for those working in research and development or finance, it’s more like 30%, or 2.5 hours a day. Scaling Your Team’s Data Skills.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Review your investment portfolio to identify certain appreciated positions to sell now before taxes potentially increase in 2013. Medicare tax that will be imposed on certain investment income for higher income Americans beginning in 2013. The Social Security tax holiday is designed to leave more money in our paychecks.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. Gail was in her fifth year at a large finance firm when she recognized a disconcerting pattern. Get yourself an agent.

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