Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 24, 2010

By Guest Authors from Booz & Company : Partner, Paul Leinwand and Managing Director, Cesare Mainardi . As a result, they forgo the right to win in any market. . Way to play: They make a deliberate choice about how to add value in the market – e.g., as a value player, an experience provider, an aggregator, etc. .

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2022

More of us will be looking to increase our income throughout this difficult time, and thankfully, because the FX market is not tied to an economy, it has not been impacted as much as you might expect. Below, we’ll take a look at the risks that come with the FX market and how you can manage FX risk during a recession.

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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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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2024

Both travelers and traders should keep an eye on currency trends, understanding that rates fluctuate due to political events, economic announcements, and market dynamics. These accounts allow users to hold, manage, and spend money in multiple currencies without repeated conversions.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets. A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 13, 2011

Pretty soon, I’ll need hedge clippers from Black & Decker. For you older folk, pay attention to hair that appears in strange places (nose/ears/face/hands) — I get more scared as I get older and see my hair migrate from my head to the Twilight Zones of my face. Also, good dental hygiene is important too. Unported License.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 31, 2022

The study found that when managers rely on variable work schedules, higher employee turnover is common as it can result in a fall in employees’ health, work-life balance, and even job security. As a result, it might lead to short-term solutions to market volatility but produce bigger problems down the road.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

For example, investors can use physical precious metals as a hedge against currency devaluation or inflation. These assets can also be used as a store of value and a potential hedge against geopolitical risks. These companies trade on the stock market and are leveraged to the price of the underlying metals.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. To be blunt, the concept of equality in the workplace has only made team building more difficult as employees seem to have a sense of undeserved entitlement with regard to their roles and responsibilities.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Monitoring portfolio performance can feel emotionally taxing, especially during periods of high market volatility. Only invest truly discretionary funds that won’t impact your living situation or emergency reserves if markets drop. But adopting a long-term perspective mutes daily market noise.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 31, 2021

Bitcoins: The Hedge Against The Inflation: Now it has already been proved that the reason for the rise in inflation is generally the increase of money supply in an economy in the long run. But you still have the choice to deal with this long run inflation by hedging the bitcoins against it.

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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. Management teams want automated and integrated techniques that enable analytics and scenario testing.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The researchers believe there are ways that this risk can be managed, however, with this especially so if there is a frequent collaboration with their internal company colleagues. The researchers examined the creative collaborations of 157 pharma companies that had each released new drugs into the market between 1980 and 2004.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Businesses and companies now need to rethink how to manage post-covid work trends like their remote workforce, hiring policies, skills, and experience needs. Reason being an ability to hedge their bets and get a foothold in diverse markets and manage risks better. The Covid-19 pandemic has reset the way the world works.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In addition, real estate offers a hedge against inflation as the value of properties has historically outperformed inflation rates. Become Knowledgeable About The Market Understanding the opportunities and risks of an investment opportunity and whether there is an entrepreneurial opportunity for you requires studying the market.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 7, 2011

Over the last three weeks or so, hedge fund managers have been betting that stocks will fall further. Some large investors, including wealthy individuals who lost big during the 2008 collapse, have more or less been stashing money under the mattress. They have been selling investments aggressively and seeking safety in cash.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Hedge-fund group SAC Capital Advisors LP and federal prosecutors have agreed in principle on a penalty exceeding $1 billion in a potential criminal settlement that would be the largest ever for an insider-trading case, according to people familiar with the matter. The payment by SAC, run by star manager Steven A. SAC CEO Steven A.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For instance, the stock market can be unpredictably turbulent. Gold typically moves independently of the stock market, in contrast to equities and bonds. Hedge Against Inflation Inflation erodes the purchasing power of your money over time. In the past, gold has been a dependable inflation hedge.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Hedge funds are playing the role of Wall Street villain again. Then came the November 22, 2010 raids of three hedge fund headquarters by FBI agents who seized documents and confiscated BlackBerries. Now authorities are serving subpoenas on other, larger hedge and mutual funds. This time, the charge is rampant insider trading.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The name of hedge fund billionaire Raymond Dalio triggers emotions of adoration, admiration, and even dislike. It gives you much time and room to focus on the bigger picture of managing your business. Secondly, employees are more productive when they are left to their jobs with little to no micro-management. It didn’t happen.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2020

After all, with so many happy customers under your belt, there’s no reason to deprive potential new clients of your skillfully manicured lawns and pristinely trimmed hedges. It’s specifically designed to streamline business operations and improve productivity, whether it’s in servicing current clients or even marketing to new ones.

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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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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. A main explanation is that, as always, they are following the money.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

I recently participated in a spirited panel discussion with Bruce Brown, Procter & Gamble's Chief Technology Officer, and Erich Joachimsthaler, Vivaldi Partners' managing director and CEO. After all, the World Bank estimates that the number of middle class consumers in emerging markets will jump from 420 million today to more than 1.2

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And that response is hidden inside ‘business’ behaviors – sandbagging quotas, hedging on stretch goals, and avoiding accountability or commitment. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

We're playing in two major markets. The other is medium-size businesses with 20 to about 100 employees; the purchaser at these places is a senior manager, not the owner.". "I Andrew had been one of her first hires at SparkPlace, a two-year-old provider of internet marketing software, and he'd continued to impress her.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

To what extent is that down to a successful talent management strategy? I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” They’ve helped drive the development of mobile payment solutions to promote financial inclusion in emerging markets.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

We're playing in two major markets. The other is medium-size businesses with 20 to about 100 employees; the purchaser at these places is a senior manager, not the owner.". "I Andrew had been one of her first hires at SparkPlace, a two-year-old provider of internet marketing software, and he'd continued to impress her.

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Case Study Marketing Software Analysis 15

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And that response is hidden inside ‘business’ behaviors – sandbagging quotas, hedging on stretch goals, and avoiding accountability or commitment. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Using inventory turns alone would suggest that Wal-Mart's inventory productivity improved dramatically, and would also suggest that by 2005, Wal-Mart was substantially better than Target at managing its inventory. On the other hand, adjusted inventory turns during the same period provides a statistical dead heat between the two.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

A cornerstone of efficient and transparent markets is freely available information. In 2001 professors Gur Huberman and Tomer Regev of Columbia University drew attention to a peculiar sequence of market reactions to news regarding a cancer research breakthrough licensed by biotech firm EntreMed.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Many companies face quarterly or even more immediate pressure from their shareholders (increasingly made up of hedge funds, program traders, and day traders) to deliver short-term performance. For corporations to make the required long-term investments in production, marketing, etc., And they may; preventing takeovers is not the issue.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And some will change often, such as the number the stock market closed at yesterday. A friend of mine, for example, was speaking recently with an older hedge fund manager who began a story with the following: "Since we all know that there are 4 billion people on the planet." But those aren't the facts we should be worried about.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

For example, lower income shoppers appear willing to pay more now to hedge future costs. Is the category a hedge, an investment with a greater benefit payoff or a cost to be managed? If it is a cost to be managed, then retailers must assess if the shopper is managing cost at a total level (e.g.,

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The horrible irony: The very detail-oriented systems (and people) Dimon had put in place had obscured rather than surfaced his bank's horrible hedge. There's a reason why great chefs visit the farms and markets that source their restaurants: The raw ingredients are critical to success. The raw material astonished and appalled him.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

But I long for actions that go beyond admonitions to managers and boards to do better, that give both parties a better chance to stand up to capital markets players, like activist hedge funds, pressuring them to become too short-term focused. Critics of this idea argue that it would simply ensconce bad management.

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