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Why Leaders Are Still So Hesitant to Invest in New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

In short, leaders today need to master a new and missing skill: capital allocation. Finally, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) used to manage businesses and report to investors often ignore intangible assets or miscategorize them as expenses.

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GDP Is a Wildly Flawed Measure for the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

Many workers have found, well into their careers, that their physical skills for making and transporting “things” are less relevant and valuable than the once were. One can certainly make the case that we are falling into an abyss. Our education and professional training systems have failed to keep pace.

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