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Put Time on Your Team

Strategy Driven

The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting. You must understand, for example, what level of authority purchasing or supply chain has and how actively involved in the decision the actual business users of the product or service will be.

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Bots That Can Talk Will Help Us Get More Value from Analytics

Harvard Business Review

The mix of stocks, bonds, and alternative investments is generally the same as this time last year, but you are holding slightly more cash than you expected to be holding at this point in the year. Not surprisingly, the executives who run these chains are pretty focused on data. You: A summary is fine.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

In 1993, Apple distributed $273 million in buybacks and $56 million in dividends, even as profits plunged from $530 million to $87 million, compelling the company to do a $297 million long-term bond issue in 1994. Yes, Apple already has some sustainability initiatives in its supply chain and other areas. Employee education.