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Secure leadership for an insecure economy

Chartered Management Institute

Advice: Secure leadership for an insecure economy Written by David Waller Tuesday 05 December 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email More than six million UK employees live in a state of permanent high alert, subject to last-minute schedule changes and uncertain when their next pay packet is coming.

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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

You can, however, embrace uncertainty by adjusting your views as new information becomes available. Bayes figured out that even when it comes to uncertain outcomes, we can update our knowledge by incorporating new, relevant information as it becomes available. Probabilistic risk managers will think about the future of how they work.

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A Lesson from Warren Buffet about Ethical Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

He claimed that because he didn't know whether Berskhire would follow his recommendation he didn't have inside information. But he clearly had information that the public didn't have — that the probability of the acquisition was elevated. He bought shares in Lubrizol, and then encouraged Berkshire to buy the company.

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The Real Solution Is Growth

Harvard Business Review

Recent headlines have focused on the debt ceiling , the recent credit rating downgrade , unemployment , and the other thorny fiscal challenges facing the United States. Even as the U.S. Focus on green technology, the next area that has the best promise of creating a platform for more innovation.