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The LA Fires Could Change the Insurance Industry

Harvard Business

Big wildfires didnt become big by insurance standards until 2016, and insurers dont yet have the tools in place to manage the risk. For the insurance industry, the threat of massive and profoundly destructive wildfires poses a significant and immediate problem. Size is only part of the problem size by surprise is the real issue.

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Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives to be released in June 2016

Steve Shu Consulting

My new book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives , will be released in June 2016.

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Lessons from Beyoncé on Navigating Exclusion

Harvard Business

In 2016, Beyoncé’s performance at the CMA Awards sparked backlash from fans complaining about everything from her attire to her lack of connection to the genre. This year, she released her first country album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

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Employees Are Losing Patience with Change Initiatives

Harvard Business

A Gartner survey found that employees’ willingness to support enterprise change fell from 74% in 2016 to just 43% in 2022.

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Does Being Obnoxious Pay Off in Consulting?

David A Fields

According to a 2016 [ ] Often these traits are flaunted by people who have reached the pinnacle of the public and corporate spheres. Do we see this in consulting? What can we learn from it and how should we, as leaders of consulting firms act?

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

Management Consulted

With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S Fuqua’s Class of 2016 was just as impressive, garnering 20 internships at Deloitte, 11 at BCG, 9 at McKinsey, and 8 at Bain. The post 2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you. Do you agree with our list?

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016

Harvard Business

As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change as a result, is more important to a successful business than it has ever been, correlating to growth, productivity, and earnings per employee. billion) in the year to end-March 2016. billion ($1.39

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