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StrategyDriven Welcomes Ruth Todd, PhD

Strategy Driven

For nearly three decades, Ruth led the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ (INPO) Information Technology Division as Director, Computer Systems and Telecommunications and Director, Information Technology and Data Services. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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How Nextdoor Addressed Racial Profiling on Its Platform

Harvard Business Review

On March 3, 2015, hyperlocal social network Nextdoor announced that it had raised $110 million in venture capital. And by August 2015, the team was ready to launch a new posting protocol in its crime and safety section. chuttersnap/unsplash. The deal valued the company at more than $1 billion—revered, unicorn status.

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Lots of Employees Get Misclassified as Contractors. Here’s Why It Matters

Harvard Business Review

For a deeper look into the distinctions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 2015 guidance document ). These truck drivers, misclassified as independent owner-operators, were forced by companies whom they worked to purchase new vehicles to comply with more stringent emission restrictions. of employment in 2005 to 9.6%

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Working with Emerging-Market Data

Harvard Business Review

Executives are usually taught that data is an objective and critical input for strategic planning and operations. Applying this, however, is much easier said than done — especially among companies operating in emerging markets. For example, as Greece returned to financial crisis in 2015, the IMF forecasted 2.5%

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What It Was Like to Be a Manager in Ukraine

Harvard Business Review

In my former position as Managing Director of Philip Morris Ukraine where I was based from January 2012 until February 2015, I was forced to see it as a business crisis that threatened our people, operations, and bottom line. Most of the world views the turmoil in Ukraine as a geopolitical and humanitarian catastrophe.

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Preparing for the Cyberattack That Will Knock Out U.S. Power Grids

Harvard Business Review

Just look at the Ukraine power grid attack in 2015 , where the attackers used several different techniques , such as spear phishing and denial-of-service attacks, that were all readily available on the black market of the internet. If the refueling stations need electricity to operate pumps, what is the plan?

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