N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# While the aforementioned qualities are certainly admirable, they are only valuable if they influence or create action.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 12, 2022

Institutional investors, such as hedge funds, are increasingly active in terms of their attempt to influence the direction of the firms they invest in. The authors argue that this loss of talent is largely because of the uncertainty caused by the hedge funds activity.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Our ability (and willingness) to learn impacts our personal and business growth, operational excellence, and our capacity to innovate. A particularly fascinating and eye-opening chapter is on Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. More than ever, it truly is learn or die. We learn from each other.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

2 Comments so far william czander on May 31st, 2010 Happiness coaches are part of the great conspiracy that began some 20 years ago when CEO’s , hedge fund managers and bankers discovered if they outsourced jobs to China and India it would increase the bottom line and they would all get rich. Remember “smile or your fired”.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2017

Reciprocity and advantage will spark new business models for innovation and growth. In a VUCA World, partnerships are hedges against risk, but they will also be more attractive ways to innovate and grow scale. Most business is transactional but “reciprocity is the practice of exchanging with others for mutual benefit.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? Our instinct for determinism may well have been an evolutionary innovation. O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2022

Alternative data, such as social media activity or satellite imagery, has become a big deal in the trading world, with hedge funds and other asset managers striving to find new ways to gain a competitive edge over their rivals.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The researchers explain that while firms reap significant benefits from the innovations that often arise from partnering with universities, the fact that academics usually wish to publish their work in academic journals can raise fears that the secret sauce will be exposed to the wider world.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 17, 2025

You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes. Innovation needs time to achieve escape velocity and build up enough momentum to withstand forces of resistance. You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 8, 2022

Hedging bets. Some of the world’s most innovative and successful entrepreneurs started their companies as hybrid entrepreneurs,” the researchers explain. Research from the University of Southern California suggests this is a misguided opinion, however.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Be Innovative and engaging, not flat and uninspired – countless management consultants employ the same old, tired planning processes that generate little interest or energy. By including a Culture By Design perspective in your planning approach you hedge the bet that the organization can succeed in the execution of its plans.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 12, 2015

Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and was involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 24, 2021

The researchers examined the hedge fund industry in the US to test how working with a star would affect the appraisal of non-star performers both when projects went well and when they went badly. The researchers gathered data from Eurekahedge, which is an investment research firm that compiles data on both hedge funds and fund managers.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

What are the most innovative companies doing to position themselves? While they are focused on optimization, their shareholders continue to demand that they pay out greater dividends or engage in larger share buy backs instead of investing their profits for future innovation. Rule the World. ” -Ray Wang.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 7, 2015

Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. Meanwhile, […].

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 31, 2022

While traditional management theory suggests that flexible staffing can be a valuable hedge against uncertainty in both demand and volume, the paper reminds us that this can place a considerable toll on the workforce and result in a much higher loss of talent due to the high turnover.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The analysis also found that posing direct questions to the group about people’s intentions was also useful as this encourages everyone to make a commitment while also identifying anyone who is hedging their bets.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 29, 2023

This affords them greater opportunities to earn in different ways, while the diversity also hedges against any risks of economic downturns. The very nature of the gig economy lends itself to the so-called “portfolio career”, whereby freelancers have various strings to their bow.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

While larger companies may be able to hedge the costs associated with key inputs and smooth out any cyclical costs, smaller businesses may struggle to achieve this. High inflation makes it incredibly difficult to plan and invest for any business, as it has an impact not only across the supply chain but also on consumer spending.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes.” Innovation needs time to achieve escape velocity and build up enough momentum to withstand forces of resistance. “You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Public companies can have tens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual and institutional shareholders, like mutual fund companies, pension funds, or hedge funds. You may have the most innovative business idea. For example, suppose you have an innovative business idea that you need financing for.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

The researchers suggest that the desire for small firms to move could be because they have a smaller order book that doesn’t allow them to hedge their risk in the way larger firms can. Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2020

It primarily involves investing in mutual funds and hedge funds, which offer the opportunity to invest where you may not be able to meet the minimum capital alone. This type of funding involves higher minimum capital in comparison with other types of private equity funding and involves longer investment terms too.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2019

Interestingly however, they believe that a blockchain-empowered timebank can help to hedge against the growing tide of AI-driven technologies that they believe will depersonalize communities.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Google may not have a hedge fund, but it's unlikely that high IQ hedge funds aren't using Google's data to better manage their own situational awareness and risk.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

” Given the scale of the sector, the researchers speculate that automation is likely to result in a few hundred thousand jobs being lost, although they hedge this by stating that many of these jobs are badly paid and generally unpleasant in nature. “We

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” It can help them innovate. The HR Digest: Can you share with The HR Digest readers some innovative recruiting strategies that allow Mastercard to compete for talent in America and abroad?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2011

When stock markets gyrate and growth prospects darken, it's tempting to rein in innovation programs and hoard cash. Companies can do five things to hedge their bets in turbulent times while opening up options for the future: 1. The company has invested in this brand's innovation in many ways.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

An organization's capabilities become its disabilities when disruption is afoot." – Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Solution. Over the years, venture capitalists have been some of the most ardent students of disruptive innovation. Hedge fund investors who deploy capital in large and liquid markets can scale their time well.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2014

In this, we see a new approach to innovation at Apple, a risk driven approach where Apple sows many seeds, hedges its bets and will reap the most promising opportunity. Innovation Strategy' This is decidedly different and likely superior to Apple’s know-it-all approach under Steve Jobs.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The book did quite well — it has been translated into 18 languages at this point, become part of the ongoing innovation dialogue, allowed me to present ideas to executives across the world, and to build a unique consulting firm with clients on six continents. So, not surprisingly, I frequently get asked just how I did it.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Intuit had many failures as part of their innovation process. Testing, incubating, and investing in alternative models hedges against that possibility.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This isn't a new challenge, but it's more urgent than ever, not just as an effort to escape reform and regulation from the outside, but to restore the public trust, to repair the moral fabric of the system, and to unleash the innovation required to tackle the world's most pressing and important challenges.

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