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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. How can you boost your financial acumen? How do you decide which concepts are most important to understand to your work and your understanding of the business? The Refresher: Net Present Value.

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An Unexpected Lesson from Mandela: Why Context Matters

Harvard Business Review

The world was suddenly considering how to connect to this hitherto isolated country and embracing a potential economic and political powerhouse. I made what I thought was a brilliant presentation to senior bureaucrats and technologists. Those were exciting times for the country. You do not argue with Nelson Mandela,” he said.