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Why Memorizing Phone Numbers Is Still Relevant in the Digital Age

Strategy Driven

They’re Easy to Recall There are a lot of numbers to remember these days: phone numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, PINs, and more. Memorizing long, complicated numbers takes time and practice. But there are tricks you can use to make the process easier.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Privately owned bank We spoke to the Chief Technology and Operations Officer, who is responsible for the oversight of new hires and workforce planning to identify gaps at a small private bank. Large online retailer This large online retailer currently has 50 management and leadership apprentices at level 5 and 60 at level 6.

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Scott C. Whitaker on completing successful cross-border mergers and acquisitions: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Industry experience includes healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, gaming, hospitality, chemicals, oil & gas, industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer durables. Scott Whitaker is a Partner with Global PMI Partners and has been involved in dozens of mergers and acquisitions totaling nearly $100 billion in value.

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What Africa’s Banking Industry Needs to Do to Survive

Harvard Business Review

Across Africa, banking is being redesigned. While the banks compete among themselves, they face existential threats from amalgam of entities, not necessarily possessing bank licenses. For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

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Intrapreneurship in "Social" Business

Mills Scofield

Having lived in and with off-the-grid communities in Latin America, in Nicaragua and Colombia, I had seen and felt the impact of low Internet and basic telecommunications access, especially when it comes to communicating with potential employers.

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When Having Too Many Experts on the Board Backfires

Harvard Business Review

But our interviews with board members and CEOs in the banking industry—and decades of research on experts and teams—point to three factors that can compromise the effectiveness of expert-dominated boards, at least in some circumstances. Common sense might suggest that the more experts, the better.