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The False Promise of Free Capital Flows

Harvard Business Review

The models concluded — in a sort of "divine coincidence," as the MIT economist Olivier Blanchard and a colleague quipped — that if central banks merely maintained steady, low inflation, they would achieve economic stability and the best growth possible. Washington and London espoused this orthodoxy.

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The Fickle Nature of Good Character and Trust

Leading with Trust

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. Is it possible to help our people develop good character or do we simply accept that if they don’t have good character by adulthood, they never will? For me it was life changing.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” Seek out training opportunities to help you develop the skills you need for your project. Patch weak spots. ” Once you have a list of necessary skills, figure out how to acquire them.