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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives.

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Five Steps to Adopting a Beginner’s Mindset for Your Business

Strategy Driven

Author James Clear emphasizes a beginner’s mindset for productivity in “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” Janet Dell is President and COO of Freeman, where she leads all Freeman business operations across the globe. Janet joined Freeman in 2018 as EVP and first-ever Chief Growth Officer.

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Research Reveals That Apprenticeships Offer A Bright Future To Participants

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers analyzed data from CareerWise and found robust evidence to the fact that apprenticeships can provide students with an effective transition into a wide range of careers, including in IT, finance, and manufacturing. Just 5% of those who completed the program were not in either work or school.

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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs

The Horizons Tracker

Collective layoffs are sadly a rather common affair, with an estimated 556 announced between December 2018 and November 2019 in Europe alone. Similarly, the researchers believe that layoffs don’t necessarily reflect the quality of the firm’s offering, in the way that product-harm crises inevitably do. ”

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Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER

Harvard Business Review

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Other enterprises and their functions are looking to leverage technology to optimize and augment existing operations. Some organizations see digital business as an opportunity to totally reinvent themselves and their business models.

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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business Review

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.