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Why it Pays to be a Contrarian

Strategy Driven

Take for example the financial crisis of 2008. Alan Fox is the president of ACF Property Management, Inc, and author of The New York Times bestseller PEOPLE TOOLS: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity. Financial analysts, including some of my own, were encouraging more and more investment.

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Many Employees Have a Mid-Career Crisis. Here’s How Employers Can Help

Harvard Business Review

Entry-level employees learning the ropes garner more than their share of managers’ time, and those transitioning toward retirement pull executives’ focus by necessity as they work to develop succession plans. For many managers, the problem is seeing those employees through to the other side.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

So, investors, and therefore managers, might be adjusting their approach to risk accordingly. Therefore, companies see little value in disclosing the details of their current and planned projects in their financial disclosures, even if those disclosures can reduce the information asymmetry between investors and managers.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

I did my chartered accountancy degree in India (the equivalent of a CPA), got my doctorate in accounting at HBS, and was teaching financial and managerial accounting at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business when I read the "Strategic Intent" article. HBR's 90th Anniversary: Why Management Matters. Leadership is tested during adversity.

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