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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Will Africa’s Growth Help Africa’s People?

Harvard Business Review

Illicit outflows from Africa totaled $69 billion in 2014. They need education, health care, decent wages, access to finance. Without a solid consensus over the financing and resources needed, goals remain simply wishes. Part of the answer is that the vast wealth of Africa is often not being translated into development.

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Where There’s a Why, There’s a Way

Harvard Business Review

Trish Costello, founder of Portfolia, knows her “why”: assist starts-up in growth and financing. I’ve been grappling with this personally, as I have pursued two important goals for 2014: to run a marathon and to organize a conference on pursuing dreams. Paraphrasing Proverbs, Where there is no vision, we really do perish.

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An Alternative to Health Care M&A

Harvard Business Review

While M&A may improve the efficiency of shared services such as human resources and finance, it may actually make it more difficult to improve the coordination of care. electronic tumor conferences), the service was developed and operationalized internally and then extended to members. But consolidation does not ensure integration.

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The Sequestration Cuts that Are Harming Health Care

Harvard Business Review

In 2012, Congress passed legislation to create a new pathway by which potential “breakthrough” drugs could receive expedited approval, financed by new user fees on the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. 2014 and Beyond. . 2014 and Beyond. Fast track review of new “breakthrough” drugs stalled.

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Tell Your Whole Story in an Interview

Harvard Business Review

I started out in finance but then…”. Recently, New York Times columnist David Brooks reflected on Sting’s talk at the 2014 TED conference, in which he revisited his childhood as a middle-aged man, seeking inspiration from some of his earliest experiences. I worked for a number of years in publishing before I…”. “I

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How the Social Sector Can Attract More Young Talent

Harvard Business Review

Although a lot of attention has been given to the idea that millennials in particular will prioritize a sense of purpose and meaning over raw earning power, the numbers are still pretty tough to ignore: looking at where graduates actually want to go, the biggest sectors for top graduates are still technology and finance.