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Monopoly free and open to critique: with decentralized finance, this could be the future of our financial system
April 9, 2021 in Finance • 4 min read
Decentralized finance is causing quite a stir, not least its dominant blockchain-based ledgers. In the latest edition of Fintech Chainmail, our interview series with a Fintech leader, we meet Ajit Tripathi, head...
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In the past, when machines replaced human workers we created new jobs elsewhere and avoided mass unemployment....
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Competition for new growth and opportunity is fierce and relentless. In this fight, business leaders are often left puzzled as to why their strategies, the result of arduous planning and painstaking research,...
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Why are more and more companies accelerating the integration of their succession management and leadership development programs? The answer is simple: impact. Connect the two and you could be growing your future...
How to boost your team’s immunity to conflict: Step 3 of 5
Destructive conflict is often rooted in perceived incompatibilities between team members. By being proactive and surfacing these upfront, when the pressure is off, managers can inoculate teams against future blow-ups....
How to boost your team’s immunity to conflict: Step 2 of 5
Destructive conflict is often rooted in perceived incompatibilities between team members. By being proactive and surfacing these upfront, when the pressure is off, managers can inoculate teams against future blow-ups....
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April 1, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
From the Terminator movies to the musings of Elon Musk, the world is full of worrying predictions about what will happen to us when machines become super-intelligent....
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March 31, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
We like to think of successful entrepreneurs as brazen risk-takers, betting everything on a new invention or idea. But take a closer look at their decision-making - and a very different picture...
Globalization has rallied during the pandemic – here’s what that means for leaders
Covid-19 does not, as many detractors believe, sound the death knell for globalization. In fact, the pandemic is its saving grace — and there are big implications coming down the pipeline for...
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