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6 Factors That Can Impact Your Commercial Business

Strategy Driven

Having a plan in place for such emergencies is crucial. Businesses should consider investing in legal expertise or compliance software to keep track of applicable laws and regulations, and it’s especially important for industries that are heavily regulated, such as healthcare, finance, and food service.

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Entrepreneur Motivation: Heroes, Factors And Values

Strategy Driven

Maybe you would be more motivated if you were less prone to suffering harm from external risks. So, hire a risk consultant from a risk firm or do an internal risk management project that can address these issues. External factors. Why do you think business owners like to court politicians?

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Plan for the future. When your business has contingency plans for future scenarios you will seldom be caught by surprise. Most successful businesses have planned responses to most scenarios because they took the time to think “What If”. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied.

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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business Review

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business Review

Essentially, tactical performance is how well you stick to your plan, and adaptive performance is how well you diverge from your plan. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Now, a risk manager physically sat in between four teams.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. These robo-advisors may be used to automate certain aspects of risk management and provide decisions that are ethical and compliant with regulation.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

Have a plan. Divvying up assignments for your team members requires forethought and planning, according to Morgenstern. “You are managing the energy and brainpower of an entire group,” she says. ” First, Michelle devised a plan for distributing the workload. . Who are my players? Who does what well?