Does the Four-Day Workweek Just Expose Inefficient Workplaces?
And the obvious right-of-center question that needs to be asked is this. What if you applied the efficiency gains you adopted trialing a four-day workweek to a five-day week? Would it mean shorter workdays across the week? Would it mean 25 percent more productivity?
^ADJ: I am a big fan of anything that exposes inefficient work practices, or brings about questioning of why we do certain things, and how much value does it actually bring.
Why Do So Many Strategies Fail?
Today it’s not unusual for corporations that have dominated their markets for decades to be blindsided by upstarts with radical new business models. A lot of young ventures, on the other hand, raise vast sums of money and attract tens of millions of customers, only to collapse when they can’t figure out how to fend off imitators. In these situations and many others, the underlying cause is often a failure to take a holistic approach to strategy.
Finance Chiefs Are Still Trying to Replace Excel With New Tools
Many companies would like to reduce their reliance on the spreadsheet application, but employees remain reluctant to give it up
^ADJ: Good spreadsheets are powerful tools, more recently I have been learning to use PowerBI - the insights gained and the ability to present data is pretty amazing.
Reading the new blood pressure guidelines
The definition for what is considered high blood pressure has been tightened. Here's what you need to know.
^ADJ: when is the last time you had it checked?
9 Tactics for Better Remote Negotiations
Covid has changed the way companies should negotiate. Today all traditional deal terms are up for grabs and it behooves negotiators to carefully reevaluate their assumptions, assess their industries, prioritize their asks, and involve key stakeholders more deeply than ever before. Success also depends on understanding how to negotiate virtually, since many negotiations will continue to be performed remotely even after pandemic restrictions have receded. The leader of McKinsey’s negotiation practice shares lessons learned from a year of remote negotiations. His advice includes cashing in on the scheduling advantages of a remote negotiation, tips for how to use virtual tools to simulate in-person negotiation tactics like hallway conversations and backchannels, and how to avoid awkward tech failures that can derail the conversation.
5 Questions Boards Should Be Asking About Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is increasing the scope of boards’ mandates, opening up new fronts for risk and competition. Asking the following five questions will ensure that even non-digital directors are focused on the most important challenges: 1) Does the board understand the implications of digital and technology well enough to provide valuable guidance? 2) Is the digital transformation fundamentally changing how the business (and sector) creates value? 3) How does the board know if the digital transformation is working? 4) Does the board have a sufficiently expansive view of talent? 5) Does the board have a clear view of emerging threats?
Climate Tech Investment & Fundraising Report
The SVB Climate Tech Report is our in-depth report providing an overview on the impact of climate change, emerging climate technologies, and investments trends.
La Samaritaine department store: LVMH opens $894 million luxury shopping and tourist destination in Paris
Part luxury department store, part hotel and promising to feature over a dozen eateries, the €750 million ($894 million) restoration of La Samaritaine, by French luxury conglomerate LVMH, is one of the most anticipated openings of the year in the French capital: On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the building, calling it a "wonderful French treasure."