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Finance Executive Search: Investing in Leadership for Tomorrow

N2Growth Blog

Effective leadership is vital in finance and is crucial in guiding organizations toward success in a rapidly changing business landscape. Finance leaders are responsible for setting the vision and strategy of an organization, as well as building and leading high-performing teams.

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F1 Racing and the Insurance and Finance Industry: A Comparison of Trends and Challenges

N2Growth Blog

Today, I will highlight some similarities in the insurance and finance industry and contrast them to Formula 1. Similarly, the insurance and finance industries are built on the promise of stability and security, playing a vital role in people’s lives and businesses.

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Diverse Boards Are More Innovative

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According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. “We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background—the more functional aspect of diversity.

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Gender, Race, And Entrepreneurial Finance

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The authors believe that the best remedy would be to increase diversity at the funding level, with more investment firms led by minorities and women. The post Gender, Race, And Entrepreneurial Finance first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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The Poor State Of Gender Diversity In Financial Academia

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The low level of gender diversity in upper echelons is well documented in a wide range of fields. Recent research shows that the problem is particularly bad in finance, where gender diversity is lower than in other academic disciplines.

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Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

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A recent study from Carnegie Mellon suggests that diverse teams are more likely to make successful pivots than their more homogenous peers. The research reveals that businesses established in dynamic environments tend to have a longer survival rate when their founding teams exhibit greater functional diversity.

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Boards Need To Up Their Game In Terms Of Cognitive Diversity

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Diversity has long been recognized in terms of its importance to things like innovation and creativity, with research from MIT showing how cognitive diversity improves the profitability of organizations. Such diversity can have costs, however, as paper from Wharton illustrates. Constructive disagreement. Struggling to diversify.

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