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Connecting Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

Harvard Business

With low unemployment, the competition for talent remains fierce. Gap is joining a growing corps of large companies that are turning to an overlooked pool of entry-level talent: the 5.5 Similar intermediaries include BankWork$ for the banking sector, YouthBuild in construction, and iFoster in the grocery industry.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

A toxic work environment marked by conflicts, lack of trust, and ineffective collaboration can discourage talented individuals from joining the organization. Poor Leadership: Many leaders at the top come from a finance background and this inhibits their focus on people. Others just do not care.

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You Don’t Need an “India Strategy” — You Need a Strategy for Each State in India

Harvard Business

The country’s ranking in dealing with construction permits (181) and enforcing contracts (164) is particularly bad. Within the country, there are large — and often underestimated — regional differences in language, culture, talent, infrastructure, and wealth, all of which lead to wide variations in business landscapes.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Dispute, litigation and investigations services for construction industry. They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Corporate Finance/Restructuring.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

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Why Preventing Disruption in 2017 Is Harder Than It Was When Christensen Coined the Term

Harvard Business

Construction equipment and disk-drive manufacturing required heavy machinery, distribution facilities, and immense amounts of working capital. Asset-light businesses are not financed with debt. They’re financed with equity—in other words, a stake in the company. It’s not a level playing field.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

He wanted to challenge his team, as part of the strategic talent review process, to think about whether or not the company’s organizational architecture was suited to its growth plan to double in size. PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries. Learning from Big Companies.

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