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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

These firms’ expertise and extensive networks help organizations identify and attract top talent for critical leadership roles. Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms.

Finance 411
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How Big Companies Can (and do) Innovate Like a Start-Up

Leading Blog

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. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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What Information Helps Us To Cooperate?

The Horizons Tracker

The game exposes players to uncertainty, which is crucial to the social dilemma they face as they can’t be sure that others will reciprocate any generosity on their part. It can also be useful to communicate in a strong and assertive manner as this exhibits leadership and helps to strengthen the collective identity of the group.

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Learn or Die

Leading Blog

Our ability (and willingness) to learn impacts our personal and business growth, operational excellence, and our capacity to innovate. Army Special Forces believes that adaptability—learning—is predicated on self-efficacy, resiliency, open-mindedness, mastery achievement motivation, and tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty.”

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Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups

HR Digest

I’d say we’re very focused on creating a skilled workforce and leadership pipeline that can execute our strategy. I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” It can help them innovate. Michael Fraccaro: That’s an interesting way to frame it.

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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

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? Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? Take, for example, Rasmus Ankersen.

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Even Senior Executives Need a Side Hustle

Harvard Business Review

Hedge against uncertainty. Intrigued by technology and innovation, Achan took the initiative to develop two iPhone apps. And, as with Achan’s boss, they’re likely to see it as a positive indicator for leadership potential. Here are five reasons it can make a dramatic difference for your career.