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Why We Shouldn’t Worry About the Declining Number of Public Companies

Harvard Business

stock exchanges has declined by almost 50% from its peak in 1996, despite dramatic increase in aggregate market capitalization. firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. stock exchanges.

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa

Harvard Business

UjuziKilimo , a Kenyan startup, uses big data and analytic capabilities to transform farmers into a knowledge-based community, with the goal of improving productivity through precision insights. And SunCulture , which sells drip irrigation kits that use solar energy to pump water from any source, has made irrigation affordable.

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Could Your Business Use an Advisory Board?

IMC USA

Advisory boards focus on "big picture” issues--such as compensation, market strategy, and succession planning--rather than day-to-day operational difficulties. If retired, outsiders may lack the energy to productively serve your board. Once, many business owners viewed advisory boards as a somewhat desperate measure. Use the Pluses.

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How To Get The Attention Of Top Executives: The “Sidestep” Method

Tsavo Neal

Instead, they rely on a small army of advisors who provide specialized knowledge based on their qualifications, experience, and skills. Let’s say, for example, that you’re a consultant who wants to help renewable-energy companies create effective business plans – and by “effective” we mean “able to help raise financing.”.

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So, you’ve built a new capability, but no one uses it! What gives?

Kates Kesler

Think of a new internal capability in the same way you would plan to introduce a product or service to the external market. Cari should focus her energy on a few high value linkages where collaboration between her group and others will build credibility and momentum. The right connections have to be designed, however.

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What does the future of cryptocurrency and NFTs look like in the financial space?

1 to 1

The market has already seen challenges, particularly in the financial services space where customers are investing large amounts of wealth, time, and energy into cryptocurrencies. Users are ready and eager to adapt. But is the CX space prepared? What are we doing wrong?

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Reasons for Today's Stress Pandemic (and Why High-Achieving Women Suffer the Most)

Consulting Matters

Since men did the traveling, men went to market and so the market institutions, rules, laws and habits were created by men for men. The physical strength of men was no longer needed to accomplish knowledge based work and so the bonafide job qualifications were leveled.