It’s no secret that I’m an introvert. I make no bones or apologies for it and it’s something I care deeply about bringing to the forefront of education and work environments. So, here’s an interesting article that shares six tips on how to survive (and thrive) in your workplace as an introvert.
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I’ve met a lot of professionals over the last two decades, and the surprising thing is many are not very happy. Recently, I met a woman who’s an ex-banker and she also found that many of the people she’s met are also unhappy with their careers, despite looking successful on the surface. There could be
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Problem: This major European bank needed to get their commodities trading team up-to-speed on areas such as: Commodities derivatives Understanding their clients’ key business drivers Understanding the commodities markets Understanding REPOs Solution: We designed a tailored programme to help them achieve all of the above outcomes with a carefully selected instructor from our panel of
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Problem: The procurement team of a major food manufacturer saw how the prices of their main raw ingredients they regularly purchased fluctuated so much making their business highly vulnerable to large price fluctuations due to the commodities markets. Unfortunately, the client could not pass on these price increases/fluctuations to their customers, meaning the business had
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The legal industry is one of the industries being disrupted by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. One such company is Atrium, not a software company, but a law firm that leverages machine learning to make their services more accessible to businesses. [Read more here]
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I meet a lot of people who are very unhappy with their careers, where they work and just their general work environment (whether it’s a bad boss or management or what have you). Here’s a great article to help you tell a different story and change the way you see your work (for the better).
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It’s common for companies to pile on responsibilities onto staff to save on additional staff hiring costs. So, if you’re one of those people with too many responsibilities, save this article. You’re welcome. =) [Read more]
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I still see a lot of people denying the amount of job loss from the increased uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) but we’re going to be seeing more and more of these headlines and stories. [Read more here]
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I’m a confessed Introvert. I make no bones about it and I’m proud of it. In fact, part of my mission these days is to bring the great qualities of introverted people to light and to make it a strength. I’ve been in sales and marketing. Even as an introvert, I didn’t feel it was
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It’s a sad trend that many big box retailers (and small retailers) are seeing massive shift in consumer behaviour. In a retail environment that is dominated by Amazon and everyone else is suffering, how is Best Buy thriving? [Read on to find out]
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Being a busy leader of a company (whether big or small) can put a strain on personal relationships. On one hand, you have put in the work to earn the high pay, but often times it will be at a cost of family and personal relationships. Here’s what busy leaders need from their spouses. [Read
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The high stress and pressure working in the banking industry is starting to take its toll on young bankers. The work hard, play hard mentality is taking its toll on the health of many in the industry. [Read more here]
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This doesn’t surprise me at all as I like say our obsession with our mobile phones don’t make these smartphones but dumb phones. If you’re running a training for your staff, ensure attendees switch off or do not look at their devices. Even from my own observations when people are too distracted by their mobile
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Apple recently became the first company to reach one trillion dollars in value. In this tweet, this map shows countries around the world who’s GDP is below one trillion dollars:
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I love my cup of coffee in the morning, but I’m not a big Starbucks fan (I know, the horror!). Here’s an interesting look at why Starbucks failed in a coffee-loving market such as Australia.
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The type of intense work hours we endure is starting to be something that causes people to leave their jobs. Find out more about why more and more people are quitting their jobs these days. [Read more here]
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With the advanced of artificial intelligence and automation, we as humans should be taking advantage of the efficiencies AI and robotics give us. And it looks like there are positive effects when we reduce our work week to four days. [Have a look here]
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The biggest time killer and waster is meetings. Specifically unfocused meetings. It’s the one bain of time management. It’s also the one thing I rarely grant and waste time on unless: There’s a specific need There’s a specific structure and topic It’s pre-scheduled Otherwise, I don’t do meetings. The Economics talks more about the dreaded
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Automation is being implemented at a rapid pace and majority of people are not ready for the massive impact on jobs this will have (and is already having). Here’s some things to ponder as the world starts entering the next economic revolution. [Read more here]
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Amazon’s continued domination in the retail space is now moving into the online pharmaceuticals space with their latest acquisition. [Read more here]
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I’m a huge proponent of working to your natural preferences (I’m a natural Introvert). Despite the fact the world is majority catered to Extroverted people, the increasing awareness of how both types work differently is really nice to see. Here’s a nice article on how both types can create a more productive environment whicever type
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Thinking about implementing a chatbot for your banking business? Here’s a case with Bank of America where a chatbot has a positive effect on the business. Chatbots are definitely here to stay and will only grow in usage. [Read more here]
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Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, has some interesting advice regarding work-life balance. [See what he says here]
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Many of the big name Chinese companies are leading the way when it comes to automation and robots replacing humans in the workfoce. One such example is the massive Chinese e-commerc company, JD.com. Their Shanghai packing warehouse can process 200,000 orders per day, but employs ONLY four people. Those four people’s job is to manage
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One industry where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is seeing massive use is Supply Chain Management. With the help of machine learning, supply chain professionals can now spot patterns to optimize your supply chain, without lifting a finger. [Read more here]
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Approximately 90,000 Canadian’s personal details are being held at ransom by hackers. [Read more]
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Deutsche bank is going to be cutting 7,000 jobs in a continued scene of restructuring of the banking sector. [Read more]
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Lifelong learning is what we keep preaching, if you’re looking for guidance on how to improve your learning, check out this article.
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My home country Canada trying to leading the way to the future of finance. [Read more]
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I’ve never been a big supporter of the whole teach our kids coding movement. Not all kids or people are meant to be coders (yes, you do need to have some aptitude for it). If everyone was a coder, it wouldn’t alleviate any problem we have This Wired article talks about how we should be
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Here at Ethan Hathaway, our entire business and values is based upon lifelong learning. This article seems to support the fact that successful executives are ones who never stop learning. [Read more here]
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This article shares eight reasons why energy companies should have some sort of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in place. It looks like ERM implementations are become more and more in demand. Have a look at the original post here. If you want to know more about designing and implementing your own ERM framework in
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With the European Union’s (EU) GDPR data protection regulation coming into affect, banks (and many other companies around the world) are struggling to comply with all these new regulations. In addition to the GDPR regulations, there’s the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s Customer Due Diligence rules as well that went into effect May 11, 2018. [Read
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Some of the regulations imposed by Dodd-Frank ever since the financial crisis in 2008 are now being rolled back by the Senate. The impact (if any) on how the banking industry behaves is yet to be determined. [Read more]
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The financial industry has seen a good part of the effects of AI and machine learning. Banks in Brazil are leading the way when it comes to incorporating AI in their future plans. [Read more]
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This is one of the better guides to how to use content marketing to generate leads and sales for a business. [Read the guide here]
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As I get older, I’ve found my memory is not so great. Check out this article that explains an easy method to improve your memory (both short and long term memory) and can even be helpful for people with Alzheimers. [Read more here]
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Here’s a look at how enterprise companies are using AI and machine learning to tackle their marketing problems: Enterprises are tackling the most challenging #marketing problems with #AI and #MachineLearning on a basis of: -Case by Case -Need to do -Can do -Must do via @CapgeminiConsul pic.twitter.com/vI41b1rbXa — Tiffani Bova (@Tiffani_Bova) March 2, 2018
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Companies are starting to see job displacements of workers due to replacing human workers with artificial intelligence (AI). India is one of the countries seeing the biggest AI replacement of human workers. One of the ways companies are trying to address this AI displacement is increasing training for workers who are/will be replaced by AI.
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The legal industry is one of the biggest affected professional industry when it comes to the developments in artificial intelligence (AI). This one AI law firm is set to make huge inroads in the way AI automates and helps the legal field. This should be seen as helping the field by helping legal professionals with
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It’s been a pretty hot start to the year for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals this year: More than $152 billion of mergers have been announced in the first three weeks of the year, the highest amount since the dot-com boom in 2000. https://t.co/o8sAh3ceiA — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) January 23, 2018
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Well done for Singapore and Hong Kong for being in the top three countries in the world with best quality infrastructure: Infrastructure quality, 2017. 1. Switzerland 2. Singapore 3. Hong Kong 6. Japan 8. France 10. US 12. Germany 23. Canada 27. UK 28. Turkey 30. Saudi Arabia 39. Australia 47. China 68. Indonesia
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eFinancialCareers recently posted an article on some of the hottest jobs at HSBC in Asia (especially when its Asian business accounted for nearly 90% of the bank’s profits in the last calendar year). Five of those hot jobs are in: Wealth management Private banking Asset management Digital banking Global liquidity and cash management If you
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This isn’t anything new but I think it’s moving faster than most will think. I know many will brush it off as “fear-mongering” but this article shows how traditional law firms are at risk of losing lots of business. In fact, the entire legal industry will be at risk. Most firms hire entry-level associates to
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“The super-successful people I know are usually nicer, more generous, and generally better mannered.” This is an interesting post on life filters we build up, success and some of the more important things in life. Scott’s someone I follow on Twitter as I find his insights pretty interesting. [Have a look here]
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So, this just happened, Facebook announced it is implementing a sweeping ban of ads promoting anything to do with cryptocurrencies (including Bitcoin and initial coin offerings-ico’s). Is it surprising? Not at all. If your business involves anything to do with cryptocurrency (like crypto investing, ico’s, etc), then you might be freaking out right now. But
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Autonomous and driverless cars are coming, no matter what you think. The fact GM has these plans is a huge indication of where this is heading. [Read more]
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This research says they found that Bitcoin may have been driven from a price of $150 to $1000 by just one person. [Read more]
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Looks like a pretty hot start for M&A this year… More than $152 billion of mergers have been announced in the first three weeks of the year, the highest amount since the dot-com boom in 2000. https://t.co/o8sAh3ceiA — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) January 23, 2018
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It’s incredible what can happen in ten years, I absolutely believe we’ll see even more change in the next ten years than we have in the last ten: Things that did not exist 10 years ago today: Uber Airbnb Instagram Snapchat Bitcoin iPad Spotify Kickstarter Siri Google Chrome Alexa WhatsApp Slack Venmo Tinder Square#HappyNewYear #Happy2018
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