The Practical Leader

MARCH 25, 2020

In Technology and Cooperation Help Fight the Pandemic Chelsea writes, “The threat from COVID-19 should be taken seriously, but there are reasons for rational optimism even during a pandemic.” Global banks are much stronger and less leveraged than in 2008. I began a search for reasons to be optimistic.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2018

But that doesn’t mean that new technologies aren’t going to usher in a lot of disruption to the financial system. Traditional economists (and, yes, that label could well describe both of us) often ignore a crucial separation between money (the “what”) and the payment technology (the “how).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Banks with cash didn't lend it. Yet, even in the midst of gridlock in Washington, economic anxiety around the world, and government liquidity crises in Europe, technology marched on, seemingly impervious to global events. It also signified important technological directions that are reshaping other industries.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Ever since the forced bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered the financial crisis 10 years ago, regulators, risk managers, and central bankers around the globe have focused on shoring up banks’ ability to withstand financial shocks. Criminals have always sought ways to infiltrate financial technology systems.

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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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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.” Not only do these approaches fit with our identity as a technology company, but they can actually help reduce bias in candidate vetting. That, I think gets to the heart of what the right culture can do.

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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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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. As one bank CEO interviewed for our survey put it, "Our future competitors will not be traditional banks, but large technology companies.". Why aren't U.S. But beyond that, for U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This work is still ongoing, but in 2011 Gigerenzer and his colleague Wolfgang Gassmaier wrote that heuristics are likely to do well in an environment with moderate to high uncertainty and moderate to high redundancy (that is, the different data series available are correlated with each another). Ergo: heuristics win.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Many business models that make extensive use of digital technology have network-type properties. A second misconception about digital disruption is that new technology will inevitably substitute old technology, rendering it obsolete. Network effects: The winner does not always take all. Complements are not substitutes.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Businesses from top global firms to main street staples are looking into a future driven by new technology capabilities. organizational structure (such decentralizing and aligning technology to business areas more effectively), and governance. Levine is an expert on lean and agile software development and information technology.

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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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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2014

Journalist Justin Gillis wrote about the risk of “severe economic disruption” and “wildly expensive” solutions — ones that may not even exist — if we don’t leverage existing technologies to shift the global economy away from carbon over the next 15 years. It’s easy to point out a big flaw with the stranded assets discussion: uncertainty.

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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 with business ideas eradicating the common problems with advanced technologies that also serve as the future need of the common people globally, if possible. Are you an employee?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

high technology or pharmaceutical) that are investing in projects with uncertain long-range payoffs. Strategic cash provides protection against downsides (such as disruptive technologies, economic recessions, and market turmoil) and also offers the opportunity to capture upsides. Allow for Greater Responsiveness to Future Events.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

According to the Gallup Wellbeing Index, 45% of entrepreneurs report feeling stressed , while another study by Bank of America found that running a small business is even more stressful than parenting. There are countless struggles, incredibly difficult days, and uncertainty is certain in the beginning.

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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. Technology solutions that help accelerate improvements of Zimbabwe’s decaying infrastructure will also be in high demand.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Note that whether the technology used is “leading edge” is secondary. They are essentially R&D investments in unproven ways to use digital technologies. They are driven by novel ideas or perhaps a new technology. For example, it might be a new business model shaped by digital. Development approaches.

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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. Small business owners wear many hats, but similar principles apply.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2012

Second, they take a few basic ingredients — brand, marketing, technology, and service — and combine them in just the right ways over the course of five stages. Take a look at how Citi and Bank of America reinforce their apps' authenticity through the use of logo colors. Then they work hard to fill them.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

Carlos Torres Vila, the CEO of Spanish bank BBVA, oversaw the transformation of the company from a traditional brick-and-mortar bank into one of the most successful financial services organizations of the digital era. Vision has always played an important role in effective leadership. Engagement.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

The economy still hasn’t received a boost from sanctions relief, and many big banks that left the country have not returned. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

They also have practical uses in technology. Precious metals and minerals industries can be impacted by global economic and financial developments, political events, trade imbalances, and central bank movements. International investing also involves risks from differences in accounting principles and political uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

A list of the top 20 banks today contains only seven that were on the list a decade ago. Did it seem "creative" to Nokia shareholders when the company missed the smart phone wave despite having some of the early technology? Markets change; technology evolves. A similar pattern hold for airlines. And for telecom.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

For example, I happened to chat with a summer intern (who now uses his analytical prowess as head of a media company) on his second day at an investment bank. And this was a top-tier investment bank. Great data scientists embrace uncertainty. Great data scientists simply see things that others don't.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2017

See More Videos > See More Videos > With agile processes and new technology permeating every corner of our organizations, there is surprisingly little published knowledge about how to integrate HR and other crucial supporting functions into the product development process or how to increase the agility in the ways they work.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Some 15 years ago my colleague Sumantra Ghoshal and I wrote business cases on three companies that were then leaders in their sectors: BP, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Nokia. How likely was it that they would be on top of the rapid developments in Asian consumer markets, or in technology and design emanating from Silicon Valley?

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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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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. For the entrepreneur, the earliest money invested into a venture, which is raised when uncertainty is highest, is the most expensive. Renee Comet/Getty Images. How ICOs Constrain.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

While the middle class has been eroded by currency depreciation and recession, the Russian consumer remains technologically savvy, interested in quality Western brands, and able to spend. And prior to the latest economic challenges, its middle class was estimated to account for as much as 60% of the total population.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

No one has a perfect model for managing this level of uncertainty. b) Regulations: The regulatory environment, particularly for the banking and financial sectors, went through major changes. All segments of Indian society have shown a remarkable capacity for change — from adopting new technology to fostering innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Large technology companies might have to pay as much as $200 million to build a data center in Russia, compared with $43 million in the United States.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

As an example, one pair of articles looked at shortages at a local food bank. I saw a great example of this when working with a technology lead from Hewlett-Packard in the wake of restructuring. She had her team brainstorm ways they could stay engaged in the midst of uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Nonetheless, a sustainable and growing consumer economy depends on service sector reforms, especially in the banking sector, to meet the needs of lower cap private-sector borrowers at the base of the pyramid. Enormous investments have been made in science and technology in Chinese universities. An Innovation Economy. Politics has.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

In the past, disruption occurred at the level of discrete product and service technologies that competed to offer better value for customers (e.g., inch disk drives; LCD vs. CRT television; online vs. brick-and-mortar banks). It made huge investments in new technology, new plant, and new personnel. inch vs. 3.5-inch 3 globally).

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