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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries.

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

Leading Blog

Re-creating these mindsets inside an established company is challenging because they result partly from the unique pressures and circumstances under which start-ups operate. When faced with a potential threat of technology or business model disruption, you need to consider two things. First is the nature of the threat.

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How And When Automation May Affect Long-Haul Trucking

The Horizons Tracker

If automation is restricted to Sun Belt states (including Florida, Texas and Arizona)—because the technology may not initially work well in rough weather—about 10% of the operator hours will be affected,” they explain. The data contained information on trucking shipments and the operator hours required to fulfill those shipments. “Our

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

HR Digest

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” Not only do these approaches fit with our identity as a technology company, but they can actually help reduce bias in candidate vetting. That, I think gets to the heart of what the right culture can do.

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The World Just Got More Uncertain and Your Strategy Needs to Adjust

Harvard Business Review

What will be the administration’s take on science and technology? One thing we can say with confidence is that uncertainty will remain high for some time in politics, macroeconomics, and business, at both global and national levels. But even with these directions in mind, there’s a lot we just don’t know yet.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

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Six Strategy Insights RIM's New CEO Can Use

Harvard Business Review

Trend lines, market sizing, and competitive benchmarks that served companies well during periods of gradual market evolution do little good in industries where new technologies create seismic shifts, demand is uncertain, and rivals emerge from left field. Conceiving smart options Turbulent environments are characterized by uncertainty.