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What are the potential risks of digital currency?

Tom Spencer

In the previous two articles, we explored the questions ‘ what is digital currency? ’ and ‘ what is the value of digital currency? ’ In this article, we will examine the potential risks. As of September 2020, there were more than 3,400 cryptocurrencies. Reading Time: 9 minutes. What could go wrong? Loss of privacy.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business

This leaves operating managers, the ultimate “consumers” of talent, to choose between two talent acquisitions methods (or “sourcing channels”): Either engage HR to acquire employees or engage Procurement to acquire contingent workers. Greater strategic focus required a new workforce approach.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Operations. Kearney works collaboratively with companies to transform their operations in order to gain unprecedented competitive advantage. Mir Aamir - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coupons.com.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

My own firm released a survey recently of 835 large companies (with an average revenue of $20 billion) that predicts a net job loss of between 4% and 7% in key business functions by the year 2020 due to AI. Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

ZB by 2020. Companies are both operators and investors. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. Shift to providing advice on business models, not just strategy and operations.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Leaders of corporate strategic development need to analyze all of these considerations and be prepared for disruption to ripple through many functions — not just product development and manufacturing, but also finance, tax, legal, human resources, and IT. Are there operations you would shed? Threat analysis.

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Happy customers are closer than they appear

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This article first appeared in the Customer Strategist. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, automotive sales tumbled in 2020 before surging demand and a global chip shortage sent prices skyrocketing in 2021. We also have finance classes and sales seminars to help people stay as sharp as they can on their skills.