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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

BCG

Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). References: Beswick, C., Tucker, R.

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What is digital currency?

Tom Spencer

Since the advent of Bitcoin in 2008, digital currency has been a growing trend and a growing area of interest for consultants, businesses, fintech investors, central banks, and governments. This also includes Bitcoin (created in 2008) and Ethereum (created in 2015). Reading Time: 6 minutes. What is the value of digital currency?

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015). Axial – 66% of businesses with employees are owned by baby boomers (2015). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015?

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

Within an investment bank, the work is split into many roles including investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, risk management, operations, and technology. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Businesses need leaders able to take action amid economic uncertainty and operate effectively in a digital workplace with a diverse workforce. Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Productivity, wages, and intrinsic motivations. Journal of Leadership Studies , 7(3), 18-40.

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Bank of Canada Admits Recession: Shades of Voldemort; The Solution: More Bubbles; Operation Twist Canadian Style?

MishTalk

I did so on January 31, in Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015. The question of whether Canada slipped into a recession in the first half of 2015 may depend on our definition of “recession.” The 2008 Bubble couldn't stop it from growing, so when it finally does implode, it will probably be quite spectacular.

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