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Nick Gogerty: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

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.

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Nick Gogerty: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

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. Meanwhile, […].

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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?

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Small Firms Shifting Horizons As A Result Of Brexit

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers suggest that the desire for small firms to move could be because they have a smaller order book that doesn’t allow them to hedge their risk in the way larger firms can. They need also to ease export admin and stimulate financial support, risk management and education in strategic marketing.

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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. Elite MBAs (Management by Algorithm) are the new normal. Top management would have to trust its computationally brilliant bidding software.

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Calculating the Market Value of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

To gain more insights into a specific firm, investors have shown more interest in intangibles like strategy, brand, innovation, systems integration, collaboration, and so on. People manager: To what extent do leaders build competence, commitment, and contribution of their people today and tomorrow?

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A Remedy for Soaring Executive Pay: Focus Less on It

Harvard Business Review

Some countries have been highly innovative in this area. One European fund manager, for example, seeks to meet every individual nominated for the board at their investee firms. Importantly, boards need to set the right expectations with top management and should push back against overly aggressive pay demands. In the U.K.