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JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Harvard Business Review

Finance professor Rene Stulz, for example, has made the point that a large loss in itself is not evidence of a risk management failure, because a large loss can happen even if risk management is flawless ( Six Ways Companies Mismanage Risk , HBR , March 2009). How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating. But was it?

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Managing Risks Means Managing Arguments

Harvard Business Review

It may be that we'll eventually be able to systemize those arguments in a useful way, as computer scientist Peter McBurney and colleagues have been trying to do for the past few years. How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating. But in the meantime it's much more art than science. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS.

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A guide to great development moves

Great Leadership By Dan

Make sure the executive understands that a developmental move does not lower the standards – while making sure all of the support systems are in place to ensure their success. There’s three things you need to have for a reasonable chance for success: the right person, the right environment/situation, and the right support system.”

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Viral By Design: Teams in the Networked World

Harvard Business Review

Dozens of systems and networks tell some of the stories about your firm. Now you can line them all up, from social media, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, marketplace measurement, sales, and distribution. Here's the physics of staying on your deck jumping a 360-degree ollie while riding fakie. Crowd-Sourced Creation.

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