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4 Breakthrough Leadership Strategies for 2013

LDRLB

It’s usually an individual endeavor focused on fitness, friendships, or finances. 2013 represents a great opportunity to leapfrog our mental models and innovate our way to breakthroughs for ourselves, our teams, our organizations and, of course, our customers. And in today’s 2013 environment, uncertainty has never been greater.

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Panic of 1907 vs Great Recession of 2008

Strategy Driven

This year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. Trusts, however, were financed by consumer deposits, while the toxic asset of 2008 were securities contracts held by investment banks.). Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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What’s That You’re Calling a Bubble?

Harvard Business Review

Fama is convinced that financial bubbles don’t exist, and until the dot-com era he was able to keep most of his colleagues in academic finance from even using the word “bubble.” Estimates of future income are full of uncertainty, and choosing an appropriate discount rate is often more art than science.

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We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

In the European Union, government VCs allocated €3,621,000,000 to finance innovation and growth in small and medium-size businesses from 2007 to 2013. Women were also denied financing to a greater extent than men, with close to 53% of women having their applications dismissed, compared with 38% of men.

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How Korea Can Avoid Japan’s Economic Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Political uncertainties and the absence of strong leadership contributed to social fragmentation. Even though the Japanese government dared to take deficit financing in order to boost the economy, it mostly injected money into building infrastructure, but didn’t expand spending on welfare much.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. Recently introduced reforms to give agricultural firms better access to finance aim to help farmers buy and import equipment to increase their output – and this could be a boon to global manufacturers.

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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets

Harvard Business Review

Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya. In his 2012 letter to shareholders, Buffet castigated US CEOs for deferring decisions in the face of uncertainty. Instead of marching into the marble halls of finance or consulting, some might consider leaping out to the frontiers of business. Let us unburden you.”