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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work.

CEO 70
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Using Games to Get a Handle on Bank Risk

Harvard Business Review

The pharmaceutical industry also creates products with complex interactions and potentially dangerous side effects. Banks can simulate the pharmaceutical approach, and learn much about consumer behavior and its evolution — without putting customers at risk. Risk education: Gaming enables risk education for both banks and users.

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