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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Energy transitions occur from time to time, due to the discovery of new energy sources such as coal or due to policy changes, such as France’s embrace of nuclear energy. Energy transitions have occurred throughout history, from burning wood to coal, then oil and natural gas. Background.

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

I feel exhausted beyond exhausted and can barely make it through the day,” and five is “I’m full of zest and have energy as the day is long” how would you rate yourself? Homelife: Are your finances, relationships with your significant other, issues with children, and aging parents weighing on you?

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$550 Billion Energy Junk Bond Bubble Busts; "Whac-A-Mole" Distortions in Multiple Markets

MishTalk

The energy junk bond bubble has finally popped. Junk bonds of Energy XXI Ltd. Energy XXI Ltd. Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. Recently I have been getting numerous cold-calls, nearly all of them energy related. Who Caused the Energy Bubble?

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How Industrial Firms Invest in Renewable Energy, Affordably

Harvard Business

Big companies have been buying a lot of clean energy lately – 3.5 Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. They put up almost no capital and usually lower their day-to-day energy costs. You need legal, accounting, procurement, energy, and sustainability involved.

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HR Guide to Company Culture: 5 Tangible Leverage Points

LSA Global

An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. Do you utilize workplace meetings to reinforce the culture you want to see?

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It’s Time for Companies to Be Strategic About Energy

Harvard Business

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. Disclosure: I was at the meeting as a paid speaker on sustainability strategy.). When Cisco rolls out the sensors globally, these savings will add up.

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The Most Common Money Fears of Consultants & Coaches (and How to Get Over Them)

Consulting Matters

"Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities." - Joseph Campbell. Their perception of the value of what you bring to the table forms long before they meet you. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. Most consultants and coaches experience fears around money.