Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2014

. “The judge the lawyer the doctor the clergy the widow the trustee of orphans all fell into the common vortex of investing in these bonds,” Life and Fire Insurance Company director Jacob Barker wrote in a letter in 1827. But was it a new financial world? Both crises proved it’s not.

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Insurance Banking Crisis Discount 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies. Insight Center.

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Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 12

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Write letters to the editors and blogs to encourage dialogue. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. A good way to start honing this courage is through Letters to Editors. Cultivate the local media. Discover the reporters in your area and profession.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The company has since received a commendation letter from the Nigerian Presidency, and was one of ten companies (out of 3,300 firms) recognized in the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship , which was organized by Legatum and Omidyar Network (a foundation started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam). It's something that U.S.

Entrepreneur 13

Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Development Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

To mainstream economists the Glass-Steagall Act that separated the banking and securities industries looked like a competition-restricting, innovation-damping anachronism. From the same letter: [N]o company operates in a vacuum. His frustration, as expressed in his latest letter , is that something more like the opposite has happened.

Banking 14

Banking Crisis Letter Hedge 14

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. Quoted text: "After reading a portion of the letter with his eyes squinting at the small writing, Washington suddenly stopped. Sounds like an interesting event and line up.

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Influence Blog Leadership Video 305

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

As JPMorgan Chase’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, warned in a June 2015 letter to the bank’s shareholders, “Silicon Valley is coming.” Banks must focus on areas where they can build a distinct competitive advantage, and find ways to partner with or learn from the new innovators. Sometimes David can triumph over Goliath.

Banking 11

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The first order explanation is that the founding CEO didn't have the wealth to keep the revenue stream and so had to sell the claim to finance the company's expansion: they gave up a large share of the claim on revenue but kept control. But in most cases, CEOs don't own such a claim and yet still have quite a lot of control.

IPO 14

IPO Incentives Entrepreneur Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

It is little surprise that direct employer-purchasing of bundled care is a burgeoning area of healthcare payment innovation. The elements of ProvenCare bear a notable resemblance to current payment innovations such as certain Medicare bundles and employer-purchased bundles. While Medicare has led the development of bundles in the U.S.,

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

By forming this relationship first, community health workers can then identify concerns around housing, food, or finances that patients are sometimes too uncomfortable to convey and help them overcome that stigma to access the social and clinical services they need.

Health Care 8

Health Care Metrics Cost Operations 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

He wrote a letter to his wife, while in winter quarters, to explain why he could not come visit her and his daughter: “Whilst it would be a great comfort to see you and my little daughter, duty requires me to remain here. Great post. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

Chris Brady

APRIL 23, 2010

  It's an old, old storythat is neither innovative nor impressive. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below.   There is nothing clever or cute about evil.

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Letter Blog Travel Sports 107

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Social innovation. I disagree with this priority. Employee incentives.

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Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

To turn this "letter of intent" into a social contract, and then real results, much more has to happen. Encourage financial entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship in financial services has been given a bad rap as one contributor to the economic crisis, but we desperately need innovative financing models for start-ups.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Microfinance Finance 15

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A major report to the United Nations Millennium Summit calls for changes in the way in which peacekeeping operations are organized and financed. Under it, business leaders are expected to embrace both the letter and spirit of the bill and other existing laws, designed to protect investors, employees and other stakeholders.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In 2017 the European Commission published a report highlighting the importance of boosting innovation across the European Union, after statistics emerged highlighting the clear east-west divide in entrepreneurship across Europe. They also examine the strength of the innovation ecosystems in various countries. Fertile ground.

Entrepreneur 52

Entrepreneur Incubator Human Capital Education 52

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Siege Media stands out from the rest by innovating the way they create their content. TopRank Marketing TopRank Marketing has been doing innovative and impactful work with interactive content and B2B influencers for huge brands like SAP, Dell, LinkedIn, 3M, and Oracle for over 18 years. But yes, they do! Hire a specialist.

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Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Before I go any further, today’s rant should not be construed as a call for elitism, but rather a call for authenticity, innovation and professionalism. As leadership advisors and coaches we counsel our clients on the need for change and innovation, but have we become the proverbial shoe maker without shoes?

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 293

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

Lean cost models that make use of globally centralized control functions (finance, compliance, legal, risk) will no longer be deemed sufficient. And it can push tax liabilities up, from what the letter of the law says to what is deemed a company’s fair contribution. They must now pay far more attention to innovation and politics.

Politics 8

Politics Globalization Business Model Policies 8