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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings. The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2015. InterContinental Hotels Group. Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. Procter & Gamble.

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

Big financial services companies are challenged when it comes to connecting with younger consumers, particularly about personal finance. And they’re not all that interested in the consistency and reliability offered by the name-brand hotels their parents patronized. MassMutual Walks the Talk by Talking.

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Traveling for Work? You’re a Prime Target for Hackers

Harvard Business Review

According to an FBI public service announcement issued in June, there has been a 1,300% increase in losses tied to “business email compromise” since January 2015. For example, finance departments should outline a protocol that executives must follow in the event that they need to request money while traveling.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. French automaker Renault has taken advantage of sanctions relief, assembling nearly 15,000 cars between January and April, a sevenfold increase from the same period in 2015. However, remaining U.S. financial system for bank transactions related to Iran.

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What’s Wrong with the FAA’s New Drone Rules

Harvard Business Review

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Well, 2015 has now arrived, and earlier this month, investors, entrepreneurs, and other drone supporters gave two cheers when the agency at last released a draft of its proposed regulations.

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8 Tech Trends to Watch in 2016

Harvard Business Review

This might include banks, advocacy groups, travel agencies, hotel companies and more. And it potentially eliminates the need for all intermediaries in most transactions, even those outside finance. This won’t just affect the usual suspects, such as Facebook and Google. Drone lanes.

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What Big Companies Can Learn from the Success of the Unicorns

Harvard Business Review

HelloFresh has also had impressive growth rates, with revenues reaching about $300 million in 2015, a huge increase from its $3 million in 2012. Financed by VC firms. Founded in 2015 and now valued more than $18 billion, it raised $3.3 Founded in 2015 and now valued more than $18 billion, it raised $3.3 Narrowly focused.