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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. Training employees in the basics of cybersecurity can be done through meetings and by creating a cybersecurity guidebook for your organisation.

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business

This was Sasha’s summary: Department Administrator – Efficiency Expert – Staff Manager - Crisis Handler. Described by faculty as “the Hope Diamond among the many gems on staff” when received 2016 and 2013 Staff Excellence Awards. Nor would it distinguish her from any other candidate.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. Not surprisingly, more and more businesses are becoming certified for their social responsibility practices.

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How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good

Harvard Business

Data, and new methods for organizations to collaborate in order to extract insights from data, is likely to become more central to meeting these challenges. For example, MIT’s Laboratory for Social Machines’ Electome Project analyzed massive Twitter activity data sets to improve reporting around the 2016 U.S.

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How Geisinger Treats Diabetes by Giving Away Free, Healthy Food

Harvard Business

Building and Running the “Farmacy” Since its inception in 2016, this initiative has been a purposeful and iterative learning endeavor. Financing is managed through a collaboration between Geisinger Health and our health insurance company, Geisinger Health Plan (GHP).

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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. Kagan, Julia (2019) What is Fintech?

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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. Figure 4 : Final energy demand, 2016 – 2050. Solar and Wind Alone Can’t Meet Growing Power Demand. By 1900, coal production formed the foundation of US power. Waste Removal.

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