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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

The strategy team consisted mostly of ex-consultants where our primary role was to execute and coordinate all key activities of the GWAM business, spanning six business units and eight functions, in areas of strategic initiatives, M&A, and corporate finance. Defining and identifying emerging disruptive business models (e.g.,

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

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By 2025, smart workflows and seamless interactions among humans and machines will be as standard as the corporate balance sheet, and most employees will use data to optimize nearly every aspect of their work, predicts McKinsey & Company. Businesses are eager to unlock insights that can help them adapt to change and reengage customers.

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The Financial Industry Needs to Start Planning for the Next 50 Years, Not the Next Five

Harvard Business

Banks are feeling the crunch; according to McKinsey , legacy financial institutions will see profits decline 20%–60% by 2025 if they fail to evolve digitally. The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top

Harvard Business

” Backgrounds in STEM, business, finance, or economics are a launchpad for female CEOs. Forty percent of the female CEOs started out with some technical expertise in STEM, and close to 20% started with a background in business, finance, or economics. That conversation was a bit of a wake-up call.”

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What Workers and Companies Should Know About the Republican Tax Bills

Harvard Business

And because the corporate proposals lose revenue, it’s impossible to fully assess this part of the legislation without considering how those cuts would eventually be financed. Because the Senate bill sunsets most individual income tax provisions after 2025, while leaving the corporate tax cut unchanged, it would have two major effects.

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