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Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) Business

Coaching Tip

Armed with the information in this report, organizations can make better decisions about their leadership practices and development that directly link to positive business outcomes in the current and projected VUCA business environment.” . When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women--Workbook Edition--Paperback .

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Venture Capitalists Get Paid Well to Lose Money

Harvard Business Review

Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. The industry realized its highest returns since the Internet boom. There are, of course, individual firms that succeed in generating venture rates of return. VCs barely invest in their own funds.

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Failure Isn't Enough

Harvard Business Review

In his soon-to-be published book, Adapt , Tim Harford recounts the story of Mario Capecchi who leveraged safe NIH projects to fund a highly speculative attempt to make specific changes to the DNA of mice. Any rational evaluation at the time (1980) would have put that project in the realm of science fiction.

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How the Next Generation Is Approaching Society’s Biggest Problems

Harvard Business Review

First, private citizens, particularly younger people, are choosing different types of career paths. Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. If not, the investors receive a lower return and risk losing their capital. The government benefits by saving money.

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