Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

today, where complexity is piled upon complexity in a number of critical sectors, such as health care, energy, finance, and government. Deffarges looks at five major causes for the intrusion of complexity in our society, spanning over 70 years: Our recent history and politics. The increased role of finance in our economy.

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Cost Health Care IPO Finance 172

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 24, 2021

Twitter plays an increasingly potent role in spreading the word about all manner of things, from politics to Covid (miss)information. “Twitter sentiment is a comparatively novel signal in venture capital financing, and it is at the same time only a weak signal in comparison to patents,” the authors say.

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Venture Capitalist IPO Long-term Comparison 125

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In politics, the central question you face in devising your campaign strategy is whether you're running as a challenger (a role Obama played to perfection in 2008, promising "hope" and "change") or an incumbent, which is a marvelous position if the country is thriving, and a terrible one if it isn't. isn't the most compelling rallying cry.)

Planning 8

Planning IPO Politics Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2012

For one, it temporarily healed the deep political divide in Washington, bringing together overwhelming bipartisan majorities of 380 votes in the House of Representatives and 73 in the Senate. Individual investors should be disabused of the notion that investing in IPOs like Groupon's is a safe and responsible path to financial security.

IPO 11

IPO Conflict of Interest Information Marketing 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Organizational characteristics — cultures, structures, politics, economic resources, their presence or absence, their allocation — put pressure on individuals to behave in deviant ways to achieve organizational goals. Before the IPO in 1999, partners of Goldman Sachs owned equity in a private partnership. The loss of Challenger on Jan.

Incentives 8

Incentives Banking Ethics IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Since positioning is vital in new markets, today’s boards must include Chief Marketing Officers, not just directors with operations or finance backgrounds. Government measures intended to cool an overheating economy, such as tightening loans and freezing IPOs, are holding back companies that need capital to grow. An HBR Insight Center.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9