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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. For a market to be efficient, where price is an unbiased estimate of value, investors must be cognitively diverse. When views are diverse, prices tend to reflect value reasonably well.

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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. For a market to be efficient, where price is an unbiased estimate of value, investors must be cognitively diverse. When views are diverse, prices tend to reflect value reasonably well.

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Three Traps Facing New Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Are they all like you, or do they represent diverse and global perspectives? The Right Fight , by Saj-nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, (HarperCollins, 2010) is available in book, e-book and audio formats. 2) Review your team. Start insisting that you work with people from other countries. Build cross-functional teams.