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What 20 Years as a Remote Organization Has Taught Us About Managing Remote Teams

Harvard Business

In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. The advisory firm we work for is one such company.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Many of these uses of bond proceeds are not eligible for tax-exempt financing under the federal tax code." The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business

We came to this conclusion through interviews with CTOs across a range of industries, which we conducted as part of an NSF study to identify factors explaining differences in firms’ RQ. While the identity of the interviewed firms is confidential, it is easy to find similar examples from publicly available accounts in other firms.

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