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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. Their commitment to ethical practices is paramount, as they inspire trust and reinforce their credibility in the eyes of their stakeholders.

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How Whistleblowers Deter Poor Behavior

The Horizons Tracker

They explored how the stock market reacted when 13 data leaks involving offshore tax evasion at Swiss banks were made public. The analysis found that the share price of the banks caught up in the various scandals seemed to behave inconspicuously in the ten trading days leading up to the data leak. Active deterrent.

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5 Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Advantage

Skip Prichard

On that score, the company’s Code of Ethics claimed that “gaming” (the manipulation and / or misrepresentation of sales or referrals) was against the rules and grounds for dismissal. There’s a lot to admire, in our opinion, like the way he shook up the Vatican Bank. But that’s not the only thing rotten about that culture.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date. Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. Utilization of industry consultants or technical specialists. Development of core business supplier relationships.

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

subprime mortgages, instead doing business the old-fashioned way, with 80 percent of revenues derived from retail banking. Time magazine may have called it “the most boring bank in the world,” but after the crisis, its conservative approach is looking more appealing than ever; it is a brand that played it smart and safe.

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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you suffer from analysis paralysis, procrastination, timidity, a lack of courage or confidence, being indecisive, or being in over your head, there is trouble looming. I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Why do we crave leadership nowadays?

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest. Deutsche Bank.