The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 23, 2023

Research from INSEAD argues that this could have useful benefits in the boardroom and help leaders with a range of corporate decisions, especially when complexity and uncertainty are strong. These often involve banks, companies, and institutional investors who pool their expertise and capital together.

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Strategy Development Uncertainty Participative 98

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 5, 2021

Nonetheless, a recent report from the Silicon Valley Bank attempts to examine what the post-Covid working world might look like. The report highlights that many companies have paused any decisions to renew their leases on office space due to the uncertainty over real estate requirements in the medium-term. ” The future is remote.

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Real Estate Maturity Uncertainty Banking 123

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Experiencing the death event – This often resulted in considerable uncertainty among employees about their future career prospects and their ability to continue progressing within the banking industry. The interviews allowed the researchers to identify five clear stages employees tend to go through when their firm folds.

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Company Bond Uncertainty Banking 107

Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

Or are greater and greater levels of uncertainty causing us to forget the essentials and focus on the latest bright and shiny object? They shared this from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ): The second skill needed to be a great leader in today’s context is to be inherently curious. What About Leadership?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 23, 2023

Teams that harness their collective XQ achieve greater collaboration and innovation. Increase team collaboration, innovation, and results. Abilities can include higher order things like pattern recognition or managing uncertainty. Developing XQ helps people become better leaders. Transform organizational culture.

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Kaplan How To Self-aware Emotional Intelligence 65

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Many politicians and commentators mention two critical factors in accomplishing this: increasing innovative capacity and reducing bureaucracy. “Culture” can sound like a catchall, a convenient way to place the blame outside the realm of policy, but I am talking about one specific dimension of culture: avoiding uncertainty. .

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Uncertainty Innovation Hofstede Bureaucracy 8

HR Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Unstable Income While flexibility is desirable, knowing what the gig economy is will tell you that regular work is an uncertainty. A full-time job brings a sense of stability in that sense, providing certainty that a set amount of money will reach your bank or your wallet at the end of the month.

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Short-term Long-term Project Advertising 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2018

This confusion originates in the fact that for older forms of money — gold or bank notes — there is no distinction between the “what” and the “how”; you simply pay by handing dollar bills or gold coins to the seller. This made traditional banks in the U.S. This made traditional banks in the U.S.

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Banking Technology System Disruptive Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

He went on to describe the similarities between the banking crisis of 1907 – the one that inspired the formation of the Federal Reserve – and the more recent 2008 financial crisis. As the underwriting weaknesses of subprime portfolios became known, banks stopped lending to each other, paralyzing credit markets.

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Banking Crisis Morale System 50

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” It can help them innovate. The HR Digest: Can you share with The HR Digest readers some innovative recruiting strategies that allow Mastercard to compete for talent in America and abroad? Photo: Mastercard.

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Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Banks with cash didn't lend it. Technology companies with the capabilities and courage to innovate were bright spots and signals of important trends for the future. In many ways, the biggest business developments of 2010 were the things that didn't happen. Big companies with cash didn't spend it.

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Technology Innovation Offshoring Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

Jon Buchan, the director of London-based Charm Offensive, a creator of innovative cold emailing campaigns, applies Curry’s disruptive basketball strategy to business: “Find a gap,” Buchan writes. Innovate a product or service from within your position. “A chink in the armor. What is nobody else doing? .”

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Career Market Risk Chemicals Banking 15

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react? You can, however, embrace uncertainty by adjusting your views as new information becomes available. Take, for example, Rasmus Ankersen.

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Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. We can take some lessons from Bangladesh, where BRAC is heading full steam into mobile banking with bKash (bikash means "growth" in Bengali), which is now the largest mobile banking provider in the country.

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Technology Microfinance Banking Document 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2012

Erratic capital markets, systemic risk, tax policy, and regulatory uncertainty have all been offered as culprits, and all play their parts. companies from innovating their way to competitive advantage. Such training will likely need to be on-going, as the digital revolution plays out in continual technological innovation.

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Retail Competitive Advantage CEO Banking 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In the research for our book, Not Knowing: The Art of Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity , we spoke to many managers who struggled with feelings of incompetence as they faced challenges associated with their new role. And yet we’re wired to feel uncomfortable with uncertainty. ” Further Reading.

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Management Uncertainty Open-book Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss the impact of the coronavirus; the rollout of 5G and whether the advertising hype is legitimate; earnings reports from Tesla and the big banks; and what Google’s earnings tell us about YouTube.

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Advertising Banking Report Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

Economic uncertainty around the globe has raised concerns that consumers could take cash out of banks – especially in negative interest rate envrionments — and hoard it. Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are already considering it , while the European Central Bank is considering getting rid of large-denomination bills.

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Banking Cost Policies Uncertainty 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I am just going to put an example that will immensely help you understand the significance and uncertainty of starting a new company. Start from choosing a bank account, a promising one probably. You can also create employees’ bank accounts in the same bank for ease of process in salary transfer. Are you an employee?

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Company How To Banking Finance 95

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

The nation was gripped in a panic that had people running to the banks to pull out their savings. Leading up to Roosevelt’s inauguration there was yet another run on the banks in February 1933, further eroding the financial system. payments system — and an innovative start to a new future (Box 3).

Management 8

Management Banking Crisis Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

To better understand businesses’ financial preparation for and management of disasters, my colleagues and I partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to survey firms in the New York area one year after Hurricane Sandy. Our data include about 950 businesses. In light of these problems, what can we do to fix them? In the U.S.,

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Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

In 1996, I switched jobs within Smith Barney from investment banking to equity research; within weeks Smith Barney bought Salomon Brothers. This experience came back to me in late 2010, listening to Steve Kaufman , a senior lecturer at HBS and the former CEO of Arrow Electronics, presenting at the Forum for Growth and Innovation.

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Uncertainty Maslow Disruptive Innovation Report 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

So it is with most breakthrough innovations and banner financial years. There is no line on the balance sheet for "ability to innovate" or "skill at managing brand." And even if there were, it would have to be expressed as a probability statement: How likely is Apple to innovate or out-innovate its peers?

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Intangible Assets Analysis Pharmaceuticals Innovation 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

New financial innovations enabled both historic global economic growth and cascading global financial failures. He’s worked at the US Commerce Department, First Bank System, and Norwest Banks; was CTO of a real estate software firm; and led Wells Fargo servicing technology through the default crisis.

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Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

This is where the July 2012 memorandum of understanding between Greece and the Troika (the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, and the European Commission) failed miserably; the previous government, much like Syriza, wanted to preserve the status quo. The IMF, ECB, and EU own the rest.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. We can take some lessons from Bangladesh, where BRAC is heading full steam into mobile banking with bKash (bikash means "growth" in Bengali), which is now the largest mobile banking provider in the country.

Technology 8

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

At an organizational level, adaptability means being ready to innovate and respond to opportunities and threats as they appear. He responded to industry disruption by fostering a transformative culture that encourages agility, flexibility, collaborative work, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation. ” Adaptability. Engagement.

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Leadership Short-term Agility Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2012

Take a look at how Citi and Bank of America reinforce their apps' authenticity through the use of logo colors. Features such as Bank of America's SafePass for especially sensitive transactions further strengthen the brands. That means the app's name, color scheme, and logo should build on the parent's.

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Stage-Gate Airlines Brand Loyalty 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

In the European Union, government VCs allocated €3,621,000,000 to finance innovation and growth in small and medium-size businesses from 2007 to 2013. Worldwide, government venture capital is important for bridging significant financial gaps and supporting innovation and growth, as VCs can take risks where banks are not allowed to.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Finance Influence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

No one has a perfect model for managing this level of uncertainty. Even large domestic firms were far behind their global counterparts in funding, innovation, and access to markets. b) Regulations: The regulatory environment, particularly for the banking and financial sectors, went through major changes.

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Globalization Bottom-up Class Consensus 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Many shareholders, however, believe that excess cash should not be retained as a long-term corporate finance strategy, citing uncertainties about its eventual use and the relatively low returns on investment. Arguments Against Strategic Cash. They emphasize that it can: Lead to Undisciplined Spending. How Should You Approach Strategic Cash?

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Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Since the Three Horizons represent different levels of uncertainty, they need to be managed and valued differently. The higher level of uncertainty associated with H2 and H3 necessitates an updated valuation methodology that takes into account more than the net present value (NPV) of the target.

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NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

During the summer of 2014 alone $3 billion poured into India’s e-commerce sector, where, in addition to local innovators like Flipkart and Snapdeal, there are nearly 200 digital commerce startups flush with private investment and venture capital funds. Even Amazon localized its approach in India to offer COD as a service.

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Constraint Marketing Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Moreover, having regularly defaulted on its debts, few international institutions are willing to lend to the government, forcing it to rely on poorly capitalized local banks. This has left little credit for the country’s private sector, exerting a dampening effect on business activity and growth.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Drawing on lessons from the auto industry, banking and beyond, he offered provocative prescriptions for coping in a world in which “the real challenge is to decide what you are doing” in the face of tremendous “technological change or market change.”. Managing uncertainty Managing yourself'

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Drucker Bottom-up Rogers Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In the 1980s, however, pioneering women began moving into management roles and into frontline business areas, such as investment banking. They are the ones who set the culture that we experience every day, despite any programmatic efforts by the bank.” Bureau of Labor Statistics. alone, according to CTI.

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