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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

Company cultures centered on efficiency thinking have flooded the marketplace with low-cost, widely available products and resulted in tremendous waste and social issues (Brown, 2009). Leadership is a system increasingly influenced by technology and consists of the leader, followers, the situation, and time (Sosik & Jung, 2018).

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Large organisations use technology to store data for accessibility and efficiency but because of this, can be brought to their knees and resort to using pen and paper after a deadly cyber-attack. If you are an IT company that creates software, hiring developers to check code can be a good defensive strategy. Zero-day exploits.

How To 105
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Growth of Fintech and Disruption of Brick-and-mortar Financial Institutions

Tom Spencer

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps. Statista (2018) Mobile Banking in the United States.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. There will be some clear winners in the clean energy transition, namely more developed countries. This unique source of energy is still heavily in the research and development phase.

Energy 88
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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

Finance 28
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What are the potential risks of digital currency?

Tom Spencer

In 2017, initial coin offerings (ICOs) were also banned in China as a form of “public financing without approval”. CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, claims that it has developed a tool for tracking Monero transactions. trillion in 2018 and around 37% of that revenue was captured by banks. Loss of privacy. Acts of God.

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Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER

Harvard Business

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Especially without strategic clarity, employees are unsure if they should focus on speed or quality, efficiency or innovation, for example. Transform Your Digital Future with Gartner’s Top C-Suite Insights for 2018-19.