Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

If your competitors are constantly innovating and evolving, then so should you – if not, they’ll soon outpace you and leave you in their dust. For example, if you’re constantly looking for ways to improve your product or service, you might uncover a whole new market that you hadn’t previously considered.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the commercial world, factors ranging from sudden disasters to evolving market trends play a crucial role in shaping the business landscape. While some of these elements are within a business owner’s control, others are external forces that require a well-thought-out strategy to manage.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 28, 2022

Similarly, Wharton research further elaborates on this point by pointing out that immigrant founders not only create jobs but also bring considerable finance with them. The authors state that cross-border VC investment is now at record levels, with this in large part due to the increasingly international nature of entrepreneurship.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2021

Companies that fortify themselves against external threats such as market crashes, customer contractions and governmental regulations, are much better at weathering a storm. Maybe you would be more motivated if you were less prone to suffering harm from external risks. And he’s done this at the ripe old age of 24.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

It is a competitive market in today’s economy. After 26 years since the creation of the businesses now have a number of methods and channels to distribute marketing and information about their products and services and are able to reach a varied and broad audience. Drive Innovation. Engage Customers. About the Author.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Each requires customized risk management processes.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. Finance charges are negotiated.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The finance sector as we know it is being transformed by new technology. Digital innovation is everywhere, from Big Data to risk management software, and it’s all coming to change in the way that the sector is organised and run. This increased understanding could see a demand for a new type of finance team emerging.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. But recently, these financial outcomes have been found to predict only about 50% of a firm’s market value. Financial markets Performance measurement Leadership'

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Start-ups are particularly at risk today because of both their size and age. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Make risk a strategic priority. Data from the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Bank marketing materials focus on the dreams, anxieties and goals of consumers. Risk management processes don't — but they should. A better understanding of the drivers of behavior is needed for both banks and consumers to understand risk, and for the financial system to provide timely and targeted interventions.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2014

Designers and entrepreneurs have been experimenting with live prototyping — putting unfinished product ideas in the context of real markets and real customer situations — for years, and now bigger businesses have begun to catch on. Is quality essential in your market, or simply a nice-to-have. Might we tarnish our brand?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This is promising for a market formerly dubbed the “breadbasket of Africa.” ” Once one of Africa’s most developed markets – with a solid education system, good infrastructure, and a relatively large middle class – decades of mismanagement have cost Zimbabwe.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Collaborated with University Facilities, Safety & Risk, Risk Manager; ServPro; and Insurance Adjuster to plan and execute clean-up and equipment replacement. Meghna has been COO of a small market research company since she earned her MBA several years ago. into multiple global markets. Expand from U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Adaptive performance manifests as creativity, problem solving, grit, innovation, and citizenship. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Before, tricky problems would be redirected to a risk manager. Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention. Top management would have to trust its computationally brilliant bidding software. But CEOs serious about confronting autonomy opportunity and risk should consider four proven organizational options.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

Fastow said we can begin by understanding that structured finance is like steroids: a little can cure many illnesses, but a lot can destroy your organs. Mark-to-market accounting can lead to more transparent financial statements but, if abused, can put a company in a hole that it can't climb out of. The market must value transparency.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

But leverage limits may have unintended consequences for capital markets’ competitiveness, innovation, growth, and efficiency. Ethics Finance Risk management' Understanding the potential problems related to culture, incentives, and pressures, and addressing them head-on, would make more sense.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

But the emerging challenge of reducing risk exposure for coastal residents creates new opportunities for firms that can innovate and provide new solutions. Better Data Can Help Insurers More Accurately Price Climate Risk. Hayek , economists have emphasized the central role that price signals play in markets.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Which markets, partners, clients, or other opportunities can add significant value to our business? How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? What specific steps can you take to increase your area’s contribution margin? Does this add value to our core business?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Savage is the author of The Flaw of Averages (Wiley, 2009) and of an HBR article with the same title , chairman of Vector Economics , Inc (VectorEconomics.com), an adjunct faculty member at Stanford and Cambridge, and a frequent lecturer on risk modeling.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Risk Officers (CROs) may seem to have little in common. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. Use risk data as an avenue for innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2012

People often ask me why it's so hard for big companies to be innovative. Corporate antibodies are not just naysayers; they are necessary to protect the company from risk. But that doesn't mean innovation can't happen, even in the biggest, most entrenched firm. In the end though, the competition wasn't about the flash and dazzle.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

This popular triumph of the “ heuristics and biases ” literature pioneered by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky has made us aware of flaws that economics long glossed over, and led to interesting innovations in retirement planning and government policy. What’s the problem with the way that turkey approached risk management?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Renegotiating NAFTA. So, if a company manufactures products in Mexico to export to Canada and the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. To be sure, blockchain may enable incumbents such as JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Credit Suisse, all of which are currently investing in the technology, to do more with less, streamline their businesses, and reduce risk in the process. Distributed Database.

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