Harvard Business Review
JUNE 1, 2017
Mihir Desai, professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, argues for re-humanizing finance. He says the practice of finance, with increasing quantification, has lost touch with its foundations. But he says finance can be principled, ethical, even life-affirming. Download this podcast.
Strategy Driven
JANUARY 5, 2021
Automation is a process of replacing manual human needed in executing tasks with any form of technology. Automation is an area of business that is of immense benefit as it uses technology to perform business tasks or processes, where human effort or supervision would be otherwise needed.
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Strategy Driven
MAY 6, 2016
If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. Trends – and behavior more broadly – are ultimately rooted in our basic, fundamental, rarely-if-ever-changing human needs, wants and desires. Innovations.
In the CEO Afterlife
DECEMBER 11, 2011
Thanks John, I have a client who are not exactly in a turn-around situation – at least they don’t think so – but they do need make a load of substantive changes. While they have NFP status, they are a large organization so the finance picture is significant. Your points make great sense. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
Skip Prichard
JUNE 16, 2020
It speaks to a deeper human need for dignity and acceptance, and the ways we grant dignity to one another. As an example of how to save face, I often share the story of Jeff, the finance director of a multinational company. Face represents one’s self esteem, self-worth, identity, reputation, status, pride, and dignity.
In the CEO Afterlife
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
The advice proved excellent, and for the rest of my days in the corner office I was joined at the hip with an outstanding finance executive who is now the CFO of Lindt & Sprüngli , the world’s leading chocolatier. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 9, 2017
With more of us wanting and expecting our jobs to provide not just a paycheck but also human needs like learning, community, and a sense of purpose, we wanted to know what specifically makes people happy at work. Is it fair pay and benefits? Having a great boss? A clear career path?
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