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Generation to Generation: How to Save the Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Consider this: In the United States alone, family-owned businesses (FOBs) are responsible for 60% of total US employment and generate 78% of all new jobs. A similar percentage held advanced degrees: 75% of FOB directors and 77% of non-FOB directors. Furthermore, less than a quarter of FOB directors (vs. Director Profiles.

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The Key to Better Cybersecurity: Keep Employee Rules Simple

Harvard Business Review

They recommend allowing the use of password managers, and allowing people to paste passwords into fields. They also recommend multi-factor authentication, such as codes sent to smartphones and key fobs. It’s a compliance action that isn’t effective and wastes employee time. Teachable Moments.

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