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Global Banking Annual Review 2023: The Great Banking Transition

NG Data

Banks face challenges from oversight, innovation, and competition. Despite past issues, the last 18 months have been the best period for global banking since 2007.

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How Startup Estonia's Creating E-Societies of the Future

Hubspot Sales

At a high level, an e-society is a society that leans on electronic information and communication technologies to streamline interactions with the state, facilitate private innovation, and improve quality of life for citizens — and there are few (if any) nations that have executed on that premise better than Estonia. Innovation isn't insular.

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Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”

Red Star Kim

The author argues: Start by framing the issue in terms that stir emotion and incite action (an urgent call to action) Mobilize more supporters by demonstrating quick wins ( spotlight success ) Broadcast wins to a wider audience by leveraging employees’ social networks – use symbolism and pockets of innovation to keep momentum going Create safe (..)

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How to Get Into Tech Sales in 2023

Hubspot Sales

On top of that, the total number of technology startups has increased by 47% since 2007, creating a growing need for capable tech sales professionals. Take note of any big mergers or acquisitions, and read up on the latest tech innovations. Pro: Competitive salaries. Look for the right companies.

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Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Red Star Kim

But since 2007 companies advertising C-suite openings have increasingly emphasised the importance of social skills and de-emphasised operational expertise. It used data from Russell Reynolds of nearly 5,000 job descriptions between 2000 to 2017 – for positions including CEO, CIO, Head of HR and CMO.

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Intuition vs. data-driven decision making in business today

Insightly

The famous example of this is the iPhone – no one knew they wanted one since they didn’t know what it was back in 2007. Intuition is subjective, and business decisions should be made based on objective information. There are times when intuition is all you have.

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Intel Headed Into the 2008 Recession at the Top – but Did It Stay There?

SBI Growth

With a philosophy that innovation would move the market in its favor, Intel devoted itself to delivering the fastest and latest technologies. Before the 2008 recession, Intel pushed out rivals by keeping its product cycles tight. Being ahead of the.