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Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and was involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures in Columbia University’s MBA value investing program on innovation, macro-economic portfolio, and scenario risk management. […]. MORE
If only the egos of those involved in the sales hiring process were hedged by a data-driven sales hiring strategy. Few decisions impact a business model more than the quality of sales talent hired to represent a company. It happens all the time. MORE
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Kristi Hedges AMACOM (2012) How and why powerful intentional presence can be a “personal game changer” As I began to read this book, I was reminded of one of my favorite songs in the musical and film, Chicago, sung by Amos Hart (played [.]. Reilly Kristi Hedges Mister Cellophane The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others MORE
It is the story of a business person/investment banker/hedge fund guy who buys assets that Russia sold in the privatization. I just read the most fascinating book by Bill Browder - Red Notice - a True Story or High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice. MORE
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Leadership QuotesA vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. MORE
Because of the high cost of mounting a proxy fight, the average hedge fund makes less money on its activist investments than on its nonactivist portfolio, Nickolay Gantchev of the University of North Carolina discovered in a study of 1,164 campaigns by 171 hedge funds. MORE
Activist hedge funds have become capital market and financial media darlings. Total shareholder return is what the activist hedge funds claim to enhance. activist hedge fund investments Allaire studied, the mean compound annual TSR for the activists was 12.4% akindo/Getty Images. MORE
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do, yet as Lafley, Martin and Riel describe, the notion of giving up options or closing off familiar paths is uncomfortable for us. It’s our drive to eliminate this discomfort by keeping our options open and flexible that might just be limiting our success or even setting the stage for failure. MORE
Kristi Hedges is an expert in executive presence. Hedges says, “People who maintain optimistic thoughts gain resilience. When you find yourself in a stressful situation and caught in a downward negative spiral, Hedges recommends that you: Stay vigilant and recognize when it’s purely pessimism and not constructive. When the stakes are high, negative thinking is a no-brainer; it comes naturally to any of us. MORE
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. MORE
Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Google may not have a hedge fund, but it's unlikely that high IQ hedge funds aren't using Google's data to better manage their own situational awareness and risk. What kind of hedge funds might an Amazon set up (remember, Jeff Bezos actually came from a New York hedge fund)? MORE
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. A vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Quotes Quotes MORE
Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react? MORE
The hedge fund founded and run by billionaire Paul Singer just announced that it now owns 6.2% Most activist hedge funds are simply pushing a less extreme version of the same basic idea. The activist approach is clearly good business for hedge funds; activist funds have dramatically outperformed their hedge-fund peers in recent years. MORE
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. A vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Quotes MORE
Hedge funds are playing the role of Wall Street villain again. Then came the November 22, 2010 raids of three hedge fund headquarters by FBI agents who seized documents and confiscated BlackBerries. Now authorities are serving subpoenas on other, larger hedge and mutual funds. These events raise suspicion that many hedge fund traders may have succeeded at beating the market not through careful research and original analysis but by breaking the law. MORE
CX’s Biggest Problem is Finding the RIGHT Problem via @customerthink How do we hedge against bad problem framing? Here are a selection of tweets from April 2019 that you don't want to miss: You Are the Captain of Your Ship by @FSonnenberg. VIDEO SHORT: April 29, 2019 Monday Motivation @HighPointU @NidoQubein The more you celebrate your life the more there is to in your life to celebrate. Cross-Cultural Leadership: How to Avoid Making People Lose Face by Aad Boot @LeadershipWatch. MORE
One of my “daily reads” is Business Insider. It is comprehensive, constantly updated, and deals with business, culture, news… so much. Recently, I read two articles that are especially worth noting. One was a piece by Fran Tarkenton, former NFL quarterback, now successful entrepreneur. His article was about “big” companies getting in trouble: Businesses Like […]. Randy''s blog entries MORE
By including a Culture By Design perspective in your planning approach you hedge the bet that the organization can succeed in the execution of its plans. Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan? MORE
SAC Manager Arrested for Insider Trading at Hedge Fund. If you speak to most hedge fund managers, they will tell you what they create is efficient markets. The payoffs hedge fund employees are real, but the business has the feel of a game. by Gary Cohen. MORE
… Read More On Hedge Funds, Outside Investors, and Corporate Culture – (with a story about George Zimmer). It’s tough to maintain a good, everyone-wants-to-be-a-part-of, corporate culture. It’s tough to maintain this in the best of circumstances. It may be practically impossible when the leader who built such a culture, who nurtured it over the long haul, is no longer around. And, sometimes, “outside” investors can destroy what it took years to build.… MORE
He started the Khan Academy as a way to tutor his cousins remotely — while he was a hedge fund analyst in Boston, and they were students in New Orleans. MORE
Available starting Wednesday, June 1, it's called, The Inspiration Code , by Kristi Hedges. Kristi Hedges But, first, what exactly is inspiration? And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Hedges recommends you use this language: "I see __in you." MORE
Here is another in the CONVERSATIONS AT EDGE series, in this instance a conversation with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. “The point we will be making here is that logically, neither trial and error nor “chance” and serendipity can be behind the gains in technology and empirical science attributed to them. By definition chance cannot lead to [.]. MORE
Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been utilized by CEOs and teams of all [.]. MORE
Available starting Wednesday, June 1, it's called, The Inspiration Code , by Kristi Hedges. Kristi Hedges But, first, what exactly is inspiration? And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Hedges recommends you use this language: "I see __in you." MORE
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Kristi Hedges AMACOM (2012) How and why powerful intentional presence can be a “personal game changer” As I began to read this book, I was reminded of one of my favorite songs in the musical and film, Chicago, sung by Amos Hart (played [.]. Reilly Kristi Hedges Mister Cellophane MORE
Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Leadership Stories Storytelling MORE
On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. The term “activist hedge fund” connotes to many a “corporate raider” who creates short-term profits at the expense of other stakeholders and long-term investors. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. MORE
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Leadership Leadership QuotesA vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. MORE
Main | Leaders, Your Words Matter » January 07, 2011 Next Level Tips for Women Leaders Last month, I was interviewed by Kristi Hedges, executive coach and columnist for WomenEntrepeneur.com , on how women leading their own businesses can develop themselves for next level performance. MORE
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. MORE
Because so many of the modern approaches to the any industry is hedging its bets on automation, and with the advent of driverless trucks on the horizon, the average truck driver is, naturally, very concerned about their earning potential. MORE
The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”. T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. MORE
"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. She recommends you consider adding stories to your communications when you : Want to motivate others and paint a picture of what's possible. Need to show others -- whether a large audience or one person -- that you have shared commonalities. Are trying to deliver difficult news and want to show empathy. MORE
"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Stories Storytelling Telling Stories The Power of PresenceShe recommends you consider adding stories to your communications when you : Want to motivate others and paint a picture of what's possible. MORE
We may hesitate, hedge, obfuscate or even feel that we have to lie. The little ways that trust is lost. Trust is a funny thing because it’s not tangible and yet its absence is obvious. When we don’t trust people, institutions or situations, we are not allowed to bring our best selves. We may avoid situations entirely. Those same behaviors are directed at us when we’re not trusted. I’ve written about how, taking a cue from Stephen M. MORE
In your leadership role you are often called upon to be a trusted advisor. MORE
Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures in Columbia University’s MBA value investing program on innovation, macro-economic portfolio, and scenario risk management. Meanwhile, […]. MORE
I’m not suggesting decisions be made in callous fashion or with reckless abandon, but neither do I believe every decision needs to be hedged, every expectation needs to be lowered, or every constituency needs to be pandered to. News Flash: safe decisions rarely are. MORE
As Kristi Hedges, writing for Forbes suggests , just as CEOs regularly assemble teams of trusted advisers to help them make tough decisions, you can do the same thing, regardless of your current level in the organization. We are not alone… …but sometimes it can feel that way. MORE
Covering your family in prayer creates a hedge of protection around them. F aith plays a major role in my life. According to my reader survey, faith also plays a major role in your life as well. That’s cool! It’s exciting to see other leaders living out their faith as well. MORE
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. MORE
A composite index of more than 2,000 hedge funds returned 72% over the past decade while charging substantial fees—the 25 highest-paid hedge-fund managers made $21 billion last year, according to the Wall Street Journal. With pension funds increasingly turning to these firms for higher yields, hedge funds, which bet on and against stocks and invest in equity derivatives, now manage more than $2.4 MORE
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FEBRUARY 4, 2012
Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been utilized by CEOs and teams of all [.].
CO2
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
SAC Manager Arrested for Insider Trading at Hedge Fund. If you speak to most hedge fund managers, they will tell you what they create is efficient markets. The payoffs hedge fund employees are real, but the business has the feel of a game. by Gary Cohen.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 1, 2015
… Read More On Hedge Funds, Outside Investors, and Corporate Culture – (with a story about George Zimmer). It’s tough to maintain a good, everyone-wants-to-be-a-part-of, corporate culture. It’s tough to maintain this in the best of circumstances. It may be practically impossible when the leader who built such a culture, who nurtured it over the long haul, is no longer around. And, sometimes, “outside” investors can destroy what it took years to build.…
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
One of my “daily reads” is Business Insider. It is comprehensive, constantly updated, and deals with business, culture, news… so much. Recently, I read two articles that are especially worth noting. One was a piece by Fran Tarkenton, former NFL quarterback, now successful entrepreneur. His article was about “big” companies getting in trouble: Businesses Like […]. Randy''s blog entries
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 22, 2018
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Leadership QuotesA vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time.
Eric Jacobson
MAY 3, 2018
Available starting Wednesday, June 1, it's called, The Inspiration Code , by Kristi Hedges. Kristi Hedges But, first, what exactly is inspiration? And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Hedges recommends you use this language: "I see __in you."
Rich Gee Group
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
He started the Khan Academy as a way to tutor his cousins remotely — while he was a hedge fund analyst in Boston, and they were students in New Orleans.
Eric Jacobson
MAY 29, 2017
Available starting Wednesday, June 1, it's called, The Inspiration Code , by Kristi Hedges. Kristi Hedges But, first, what exactly is inspiration? And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Hedges recommends you use this language: "I see __in you."
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 12, 2017
Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Leadership Stories Storytelling
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 12, 2018
"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Kristi Hedges Stories Storytelling Telling Stories The Power of PresenceShe recommends you consider adding stories to your communications when you : Want to motivate others and paint a picture of what's possible.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 28, 2017
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support.
Management Excellence
MAY 29, 2013
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do, yet as Lafley, Martin and Riel describe, the notion of giving up options or closing off familiar paths is uncomfortable for us. It’s our drive to eliminate this discomfort by keeping our options open and flexible that might just be limiting our success or even setting the stage for failure.
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 7, 2011
Main | Leaders, Your Words Matter » January 07, 2011 Next Level Tips for Women Leaders Last month, I was interviewed by Kristi Hedges, executive coach and columnist for WomenEntrepeneur.com , on how women leading their own businesses can develop themselves for next level performance.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 13, 2010
Hedge funds are playing the role of Wall Street villain again. Then came the November 22, 2010 raids of three hedge fund headquarters by FBI agents who seized documents and confiscated BlackBerries. Now authorities are serving subpoenas on other, larger hedge and mutual funds. These events raise suspicion that many hedge fund traders may have succeeded at beating the market not through careful research and original analysis but by breaking the law.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 20, 2018
Activist hedge funds have become capital market and financial media darlings. Total shareholder return is what the activist hedge funds claim to enhance. activist hedge fund investments Allaire studied, the mean compound annual TSR for the activists was 12.4% akindo/Getty Images.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 16, 2018
On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. The term “activist hedge fund” connotes to many a “corporate raider” who creates short-term profits at the expense of other stakeholders and long-term investors. Tim Ellis/Getty Images.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 9, 2014
A composite index of more than 2,000 hedge funds returned 72% over the past decade while charging substantial fees—the 25 highest-paid hedge-fund managers made $21 billion last year, according to the Wall Street Journal. With pension funds increasingly turning to these firms for higher yields, hedge funds, which bet on and against stocks and invest in equity derivatives, now manage more than $2.4
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Google may not have a hedge fund, but it's unlikely that high IQ hedge funds aren't using Google's data to better manage their own situational awareness and risk. What kind of hedge funds might an Amazon set up (remember, Jeff Bezos actually came from a New York hedge fund)?
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 29, 2011
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Kristi Hedges AMACOM (2012) How and why powerful intentional presence can be a “personal game changer” As I began to read this book, I was reminded of one of my favorite songs in the musical and film, Chicago, sung by Amos Hart (played [.]. Reilly Kristi Hedges Mister Cellophane The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Here is another in the CONVERSATIONS AT EDGE series, in this instance a conversation with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. “The point we will be making here is that logically, neither trial and error nor “chance” and serendipity can be behind the gains in technology and empirical science attributed to them. By definition chance cannot lead to [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 24, 2011
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Kristi Hedges AMACOM (2012) How and why powerful intentional presence can be a “personal game changer” As I began to read this book, I was reminded of one of my favorite songs in the musical and film, Chicago, sung by Amos Hart (played [.]. Reilly Kristi Hedges Mister Cellophane
Sales Wolf Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
If only the egos of those involved in the sales hiring process were hedged by a data-driven sales hiring strategy. Few decisions impact a business model more than the quality of sales talent hired to represent a company. It happens all the time.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 17, 2013
Because of the high cost of mounting a proxy fight, the average hedge fund makes less money on its activist investments than on its nonactivist portfolio, Nickolay Gantchev of the University of North Carolina discovered in a study of 1,164 campaigns by 171 hedge funds.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 14, 2014
The hedge fund founded and run by billionaire Paul Singer just announced that it now owns 6.2% Most activist hedge funds are simply pushing a less extreme version of the same basic idea. The activist approach is clearly good business for hedge funds; activist funds have dramatically outperformed their hedge-fund peers in recent years.
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 27, 2019
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. A vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Quotes
Leading Blog
JULY 6, 2012
Kristi Hedges is an expert in executive presence. Hedges says, “People who maintain optimistic thoughts gain resilience. When you find yourself in a stressful situation and caught in a downward negative spiral, Hedges recommends that you: Stay vigilant and recognize when it’s purely pessimism and not constructive. When the stakes are high, negative thinking is a no-brainer; it comes naturally to any of us.
Leading Blog
MARCH 18, 2019
The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”. T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up.
Eric Jacobson
JULY 29, 2018
Today's three leadership quotes come from Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power Of Presence. A vision will go nowhere unless the leader feels it in her bones. You don't lose your credibility from failure but from how you handle it. Executive presence means much more than making a fantastic first impression. It's about impressions made over time. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Quotes Quotes
Leading Blog
APRIL 30, 2019
CX’s Biggest Problem is Finding the RIGHT Problem via @customerthink How do we hedge against bad problem framing? Here are a selection of tweets from April 2019 that you don't want to miss: You Are the Captain of Your Ship by @FSonnenberg. VIDEO SHORT: April 29, 2019 Monday Motivation @HighPointU @NidoQubein The more you celebrate your life the more there is to in your life to celebrate. Cross-Cultural Leadership: How to Avoid Making People Lose Face by Aad Boot @LeadershipWatch.
Leading Blog
APRIL 5, 2019
Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2017
I’m not suggesting decisions be made in callous fashion or with reckless abandon, but neither do I believe every decision needs to be hedged, every expectation needs to be lowered, or every constituency needs to be pandered to. News Flash: safe decisions rarely are.
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 27, 2018
"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. She recommends you consider adding stories to your communications when you : Want to motivate others and paint a picture of what's possible. Need to show others -- whether a large audience or one person -- that you have shared commonalities. Are trying to deliver difficult news and want to show empathy.
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 2, 2018
In your leadership role you are often called upon to be a trusted advisor.
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 17, 2013
Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support.
Joseph Lalonde
JULY 21, 2014
Covering your family in prayer creates a hedge of protection around them. F aith plays a major role in my life. According to my reader survey, faith also plays a major role in your life as well. That’s cool! It’s exciting to see other leaders living out their faith as well.
CEO Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
It is the story of a business person/investment banker/hedge fund guy who buys assets that Russia sold in the privatization. I just read the most fascinating book by Bill Browder - Red Notice - a True Story or High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 28, 2018
Because so many of the modern approaches to the any industry is hedging its bets on automation, and with the advent of driverless trucks on the horizon, the average truck driver is, naturally, very concerned about their earning potential.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 7, 2015
Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures in Columbia University’s MBA value investing program on innovation, macro-economic portfolio, and scenario risk management. Meanwhile, […].
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
We may hesitate, hedge, obfuscate or even feel that we have to lie. The little ways that trust is lost. Trust is a funny thing because it’s not tangible and yet its absence is obvious. When we don’t trust people, institutions or situations, we are not allowed to bring our best selves. We may avoid situations entirely. Those same behaviors are directed at us when we’re not trusted. I’ve written about how, taking a cue from Stephen M.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2016
By including a Culture By Design perspective in your planning approach you hedge the bet that the organization can succeed in the execution of its plans. Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan?
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 12, 2015
Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and was involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures in Columbia University’s MBA value investing program on innovation, macro-economic portfolio, and scenario risk management. […].
RapidStart Leadership
JUNE 13, 2017
As Kristi Hedges, writing for Forbes suggests , just as CEOs regularly assemble teams of trusted advisers to help them make tough decisions, you can do the same thing, regardless of your current level in the organization. We are not alone… …but sometimes it can feel that way.
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