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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. EBRD has always been one of the leading innovators in the space of sustainable investing and also FinTech.

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Collaboration for Change: Multi-Sector Partnerships in Sustainable Medical and Sharps Waste Management

Strategy Driven

As the world grapples with waste management challenges, the city of Houston stands as a beacon of innovation. Sustainable Solutions: Beyond the Here and Now Embracing Technological Innovations The role of technology in shaping sustainable biomedical waste management cannot be overstated. The era of isolated efforts is over.

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Scaling Growth Disruption and Capacity

Mike Cardus

Being able to align the different services, constraints, and diverse pathways into a coherent vision and action. customer service, sales, finance, quality management, innovation) and products together in your business. Through innovation, you create new positions, service, and quality products.

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Don’t Expect New Crowdfunding Rules to Create a Startup Boom

Harvard Business Review

New, growth-hungry businesses are disproportionately likely to innovate and to create jobs. In theory, more financing should mean better terms for startups, though it’s not clear that that’s how it always works in practice. The second is that VCs have a terrible record when it comes to diversity.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

After studying meetings of various sizes, researchers have concluded that the optimal number of participants is seven or eight — small enough for good discussions, but large enough for a diversity of opinions. The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee.

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Have a Real Impact; Keep Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Some innovative and determined professionals working in world's largest and most complex corporations are choosing to stay put and use their corporate platforms to lead change. Matt Ellis at CBRE, a global leader in real estate services, is designing financing structures that will provide capital for clients' energy efficiency initiatives.

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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.