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Do you think culture and collaboration require an office? Think Again

Brimstone Consulting

Recent research finds that more than three-quarters of C-suite executives expect the typical “core” employee to be back in the office three or more days a week. A growing body of research debunks these beliefs. Research by Ethan S. The reason? Challenging Biases. In the end, their behavior is a major threat to the bottom line.”.

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What can cybercriminals teach you about specialization?

Kai Davis

This article on How Cybercriminals Recruit and Look for Skilled Developers ( [link] ) gives an interesting perspective into specialization in a very unique niche. For instance, Guirakhoo and his fellow researchers at Digital Shadows found that underground developers who are proficient with Python and C/C++ are currently in demand.

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Research: A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions

Harvard Business

Studying hundreds of data breaches, our research has found that they create significant ripples that affect other companies in the industry. Our research shows that data breaches sometimes harm a firm’s close rivals (due to spillover effects), but sometimes help them (due to competitive effects).

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How to prepare for case interviews

Tom Spencer

Your focus should be on growing your critical thinking skills by filling in the gaps in your methodology, noticing relevant information you missed, and reviewing your mistakes and weaknesses. In order to streamline your preparation efforts, create a timeline for yourself, include time to research the basics and practice the cases.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

Our research has found that embedded sustainability drives financial performance through mediating factors such as innovation, operational efficiency, risk reduction, employee recruitment, engagement and retention, customer and supplier loyalty, competitive advantage, reduced cost of capital, and improved marketing and sales.

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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

CaseInterview.com

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. It’s market research via taking marketplace action.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

And research shows that once women and people of color join tech companies, retention rates are much lower than that of white men, often due to bad treatment in the workplace. They recruited a group of 30 individuals, ages 18-20, who expressed interest in the program. Women leave tech companies twice as fast as men do.

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