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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. Harvard Business Press, 2015. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 and potential behavioral implications and impacts on the ecosystem and players. For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0, ” (Working Paper 2022). Sunstein, Cass R.,

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French Industrial Output Drops Unexpectedly; France Finance Minister in Complete Denial; Expect the Unexpected

MishTalk

France Finance Minister in Complete Denial Those of you seeking still more amusement can find it in one of the usual places: statements made by French politicians. per cent in 2015. In regards to EU deficit limit of 3 per cent of GDP, the target pushed back to back to 2015]. rise in industrial production.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

2015 class size: 635. The Class of 2015 had a full 35% of its graduates accept offers in the consulting field, and Kellogg has become a hot recruiting spot across top firms – but especially for McKinsey. 2015 class size: 259. The average starting base salary for a Tuck grad entering consulting in 2015 was over $137,000.

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Navigating Behavioral Science Applications

Steve Shu Consulting

The book is not intended to explore detailed behavioral science principals as covered in other great books like Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman 2013) or The Last Mile (Soman 2015). Chapter 2: Organizations Can Package Behavioral Science for Good – This chapter describes a case of using behavioral finance in the retirement plan design space.

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The 2016 M&A Report

BCG

Following a strong 2014, the year 2015 will go into the books as a record for global M&A deal making. The Boston Consulting Group's 2015 M&A report confirmed that companies that do their homework and practice disciplined postmerger integration can indeed acquire their way to growth in both earnings and shareholder returns.

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How to Emerge Stronger from South Africa’s Economic Storm

BCG

Nearly eight in ten South Africans, according to research BCG conducted this March, say they are optimistic about the future—roughly the same number as in early 2015. The country’s finance minister has conceded that “South Africa is in a crisis.”. And around half say they plan to spend more this year.

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France Fesses Up: "Deficit in 2014 Much Higher than Expected", Budget Needs Revisions Yet Again

MishTalk

For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise. France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules.

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