Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

The book offers a concrete framework to help individuals of all levels, functions, and backgrounds take charge of their own leadership development and become the best leaders they can be. Lencioni Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 30, 2014

The following article was adapted from Robert Prechter''s June 2014 issue of The Elliott Wave Theorist, one of the longest-running investment letters in the business, continuously published monthly since 1979. This is exactly how wave III (circled) developed. It was a time of major change in American finances. It ended in 2000.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. We look forward to more collaborations with different organisations and insightful engagement events in the new year!

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

Worshipping at what Christensen calls the “church of finance” hollows out a company’s competitive advantage, as it loses the capacity to invest in innovation that drives the perpetual reinvention so necessary in today’s world of temporary competitive advantage. And short-term numbers at that. Embrace your organization’s humanity.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, the research also highlights the significance of diverse educational, industrial, and organizational backgrounds among managers and board members in fostering innovation in research and development (R&D), thereby generating both economic and social value. ”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In many ways, app developers, like popular consumer brands in a supermarket, are locked in a fight for two scarce resources: consumer attention and shelf space. Overall, over 20,000 app developers and companies will have made over $100,000 in revenues — or $8,333 per month — from their apps in 2015.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

Your healthcare executive resume will be read by not only scientific professionals in medical affairs, research and development, clinical operations, but your resume will also be reviewed by financial, operational, marketing and human resources leaders. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2015

Part of the answer is that the vast wealth of Africa is often not being translated into development. Illicit outflows from Africa totaled $69 billion in 2014. But to achieve development, we need much more than money. They need education, health care, decent wages, access to finance. Yet they often lack the tools to do so.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2014 we partnered with Greenlight Planet to take a spin at door-to-door stove selling. Customers show up regularly to take out loans, arrange payments, and track their finances. The thing is, for millions of people, this model doesn’t exist — and those people are my customers. I am the cofounder and CEO of BioLite.

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Chris Brady

AUGUST 16, 2010

Then watching another thirty two countries compete in 2014-Brazil for the final. Winner Declared » August 16, 2010 World Cup Predictions Contest Well, I was going to leave this one to the side, but so many of you have been writing and asking who won the World Cup contest that you've left me no choice.  And the winner is.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

Although cross-border data flows grew 45x between 2005 and 2014, according to a McKinsey analysis , events since 2014 have pushed the pendulum to swing away from unconstrained data globalization. These solutions lie at the intersection of technology development by companies and policy formulation by governments.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2014

Looking to increase the homeownership rate and “foster affordable housing,” the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department issued regulations that required 55% of all government sponsored entities (GSEs) to purchase “affordable” loans from banks, either directly or through packaged MBS. Consider leaving a comment!

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies. We’re now entering a new era of innovation , one that the model doesn’t quite fit, and we will have to develop new approaches to build the future.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Their goal is to attract, engage, develop and retain employees – moving talent into, through and out of the organization. HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career. Greater strategic focus required a new workforce approach.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point. HR strategy is an expertise that takes years to fully develop.”. Even HR itself agrees.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Developing and deploying new technology requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Classic leadership lessons apply. Enter a coalition.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. They’re also likely to be paying an even higher premium for the acquisition, betting on a fast—although uncertain—development. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

For instance, in the HBR article “ Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest ,” the country with the fastest rate of digital development in the past, and the steepest trajectory for future digitalization, is Singapore. The Singaporean economy’s growth rate went from 6.2% in 2011 to 2.9%

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

Startup accelerators support early-stage, growth-driven companies through education, mentorship, and financing. based accelerators increased by an average of 50% each year between 2008 and 2014. Accelerators have a positive impact on regional entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly with regard to the financing environment.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian For instance, a 2014 law mandates that the government must show preference for local manufacturers over foreign firms when granting public tenders, without regard to differences in quality. ” Similarly, hours after the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. They built 75 of version 6 in January 2014 and response so far has been positive. It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. And in 2014, Pfizer, the U.S. Imports among the world’s 20 largest economies have fallen as a share of their gross domestic product for four consecutive years.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Soon after, when Khan began tutoring his niece in mathematics while working at a hedge fund, he hit upon the idea of developing short video tutorials on YouTube. By 2014, the academy comprised over 3,000 videos on subjects from mathematics to art history. How did Sal Khan finance his venture?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

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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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

” In 2014, McDonald’s expended $3.2 For the decade 2005-2014, McDonald’s expended $29.4 In the period 2006 through 2014, the total pay of McDonald’s CEO varied from a low of $3.6 In 2014, when the pay of McDonald’s CEO was $6.4 In 2014, when the pay of McDonald’s CEO was $6.4

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. For example, after opening its first store in 2014, fast-food chain KFC recently opened its fifth branch in the country.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

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. Ask questions.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

If you ask someone who works in finance (as I had to) about PE and innovation, he or she will likely tell you that PE sponsors aren’t looking for the next big thing—they’re looking for companies that are dominant in a market, aren’t risky, and have a predictable and steady stream of cash to pay back debt.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

Recent developments, such as falling solar panel prices and increases in efficiency rates (the rate at which sunlight hitting panels is turned into usable energy), have made distributed energy increasingly economical, while new business models and financing methods have made it more accessible. from 2012 through 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

And almost all of us have limits on our time and finances — due to kids, social organizations, work, and more — that make additional formal education impractical or impossible. Every day, each of us is offered the opportunity to pursue intellectual development in ways that are tailored to our learning style.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Several trends should be disturbing to hospital administrators, including the development of free standing, low-cost “neighborhood” hospitals. Developed by the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and public health, Hospital at Home has been tested in multiple markets throughout the United States and is working.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2018

As organic wine pioneer Jonathan Frey remarked in an interview, “These large companies would finance scientific studies to prove that organic was a joke and didn’t have any health benefits.” As organic wine standards were being developed in Europe and the U.S., New category creation is not easy.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Since its spin-off in July 2014, the capitalization of Seventy Seven Energy, the former oilfield services business of Chesapeake Energy, has melted by more than 75%, at least partially reflecting continued dependence on its former parent for about 90% of its revenues.

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