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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. The actions of these players in the financial industry were driven by their desire to win at all costs, rather than a commitment to ethical behaviour.

Ethics 78
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Here’s what to think about When Creating a Forward-Looking ESG Strategy

Brimstone Consulting

A forward-looking ESG strategy deepens customer relationships and loyalty, improves the ability to attract and retain talent, reduces regulatory risk, increases the ability to attract capital, and results in increased resilience, driven by a more nuanced understanding of stakeholder expectations.

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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Because of this, CEOs are leaving a tremendous amount of employee potential talent and contributions on the table. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. We know everything.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

When seeking new talent, Oliver Wyman’s consulting team says they are looking for employees who are driven, risky, and innovative. And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Retail and Business Banking.

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Three Things Leaders Need to Know About ESG

Brimstone Consulting

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) measures the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations. Here are three things leaders need to know about ESG: ESG is no longer a choice ESG is becoming increasingly important for investors, customers, and other stakeholders.

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Can We Keep Our Biases from Creeping into AI?

Harvard Business

But that will only happen if we expand AI talent pools and explicitly test AI-driven technologies for bias. The quickest way to flip this public perception on its head is to render AI genderless, something I advocate for tirelessly and practice with Sage’s personal finance assistant, Pegg. Eliminating Biases in AI: The People.