Fri.Nov 30, 2018

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The battle for risk services: Are technology consulting firms and the Big Four best placed to win?

The Source

Risk is no longer something that only keeps the CRO awake at night. It has shot straight up to the top of the CEO’s agenda, which is great news for providers of risk services. The market—which reached a value of US$62bn in 2017—continues to grow, driven by the political climate, regulatory pressures, and, of course, the unrelenting challenge of cybersecurity.

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Helping Remote Workers Avoid Loneliness and Burnout

Harvard Business

Kolbz/Getty Images. It’s a weekday and Jeff, the director of technology at Economical Insurance, kisses his daughter and waves goodbye as she enters the doors of her public school. Then, he either turns the car around and returns home for a day of remote work, or he continues on to his office, where his hours are flexible — he just needs to keep his boss in the loop.

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A Lesson From GM's Layoffs: Build Your Business By Getting The Money Right

Henry DeVries

The lesson for those who run a business is you need to get the money side right if your business is to survive and thrive.

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The Challenges GM Is Facing, and the Reasoning Behind Its Plant Closures

Harvard Business

Alistair Berg/Getty Images. General Motor’s announcement that it plans to idle five North American factories and cut 14,000 jobs has sparked much discussion in the media and outrage in Washington. While the job losses are a terrible blow to those workers and the families they support and the local economies where the factories are located, the decision could prevent the kind of crisis that resulted in it seeking bankruptcy protection in 2009 and a $50 billion bailout by the U.S. government

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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“But he paid extra”

Seth Godin Blog

We come up lots of reasons to work with jerks. We take an investment from a jerk investor instead of a kind one. We accept a job from a bully instead of someone who will nurture and challenge us with worthwhile work. And we take on a customer who denigrates our team and our work instead of embracing the good ones… The most common reason is that they pay us more.

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A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

Harvard Business

franckreporter/Getty Images. It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent. They’re often not transparent about your real needs and vague about the most effective development options. The challenge is that you’re competing against every individual in your industry who wants to be a high performer.