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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

Only 13% of directors in the energy and utilities industry consider innovation to be a major strategic challenge, but the swift growth of renewable energy companies and such developments as the use of drones for monitoring oil and gas production suggest that no industry is impervious to the forces of innovation.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Product liability. In healthcare, the firm focuses on the enormous and fast-growing sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. THE BRATTLE GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. Antitrust/competition. Commercial damages. Environmental litigation Regulation. Forensic economics. International trade.

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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse

Harvard Business

Received wisdom is that the more diverse the teams in terms of age, ethnicity, and gender, the more creative and productive they are likely to be. We worked with a startup biotechnology company. There is a familiar saying: “We recruit in our own image.” It cannot be predicted or easily orchestrated.