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F1 Racing and the Insurance and Finance Industry: A Comparison of Trends and Challenges

N2Growth Blog

Today, I will highlight some similarities in the insurance and finance industry and contrast them to Formula 1. Similarly, the insurance and finance industries are built on the promise of stability and security, playing a vital role in people’s lives and businesses.

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How to Start Your Post-pandemic Financial Spring Cleaning

Strategy Driven

The financial challenges have significantly affected the personal finances of millions of people. These include things they haven’t done for a while, such as traveling, shopping, and dining out. Before starting your financial spring cleaning, take time to evaluate how the pandemic affected your family and finances.

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Leaders Travel Light

Chris Brady

" | Main | Siena by Car - "You Idiot" » July 11, 2010 Leaders Travel Light I learned it the hard way, really, by dragging bulky bags through crowded bus terminals, onto packed trains, and up stairs at a five-hundred year-old hotel. All of these can be seen as features of traveling light through life.

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Come to Think of It

Chris Brady

  Education, occupation, geographicalbackground, and even personality traits pale in comparison to the history ofthought development in an individual.   To truly know someone, it is necessary to understand at least a littlebit about how they think.   Eitherthat, or they themselves don’t think to think about their thoughts.

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Excellence Begets Excellence

Chris Brady

Most likely, however, these incorrect responses to high achievement are rooted in the fact that the performance of others makes our own pale in comparison. It's possible we haven't thought through our assumptions deeply enough. Mediocrity is worshipped, decadence masquerades as creativity, and lazy is the new cool.

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business Review

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Will Reshape Retail

Harvard Business Review

One customer might try on shirts without having to travel to the store. By comparison, AR overlays virtual elements onto the real world as seen through a smartphone or tablet. But investment in the sector is hot, with AR and VR startups raising $658 million in equity financing last year. VR and AR are emerging technologies.

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