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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. One example of Buffett’s approach is his investment in Coca-Cola. However, many of the mortgages had been issued to people who could not afford them.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

An example is a staff member getting an email that looks like it’s from the CEO which “could ask them to pay an invoice on their behalf or send them private staff details” ( CERT NZ, 2019 ). All organisations should run on secure operating systems, at least Windows 10. ‘Whale phishing’ attacks are also becoming more common. References.

How To 105
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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

For example, a hierarchical corporate culture type is proven to decrease an organization's ability to innovate (Cameron & Quinn, 2011). Examples include what is displayed, office layouts, uniforms, identification badges, and discussed and not discussed. Examples include a company's vision and values or mission statement.

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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.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Big Brother Français; Don't.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. It did not take too long to discover that France operates its own "Big Brother" network gathering systems after demanding explanations from the US. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). May 2008 (73).

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. Companies are both operators and investors. And, will they shake up the trillion-dollar corporate consulting and advisory industry?

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.