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As a business leader, you have had to deal with numerous challenges in recent years: the Covid-19 pandemic, criminal cyberattacks, extreme weather events, geopolitical tensions, and more. Now you can add inflation woes to your list of potential challenges. Shifting Central Bank Priorities In the 2010s, inflation in major economies was largely at historically low…

The Outliers Inn; Paul Connelly – All the World’s a Stage
Topic: It’s a small world, but I wouldn’t want to hoover it. What can improv and performing comedy tell us about learning and collaboration? After discovering several contacts in common, JP and Benjamin are joined by the Public Service Transformation Academy’s Paul Conneely to talk insights from his past forays into improv and comedy and their applicability to the…

Never let a serious crisis go to waste
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on November 19,2008, Rahm Emanuel was quoted as saying; “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that [is] it’s an opportunity to do things that you think you could not before.” He was referring to the crisis that was…

Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Run
Kenny Rogers Had It Right…. “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em,Know when to walk away and know when to run.You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.” Kenny Rogers, The Gambler This was a very popular…

How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive

Summary. In a recent survey of 100 productivity hacks, timeboxing — migrating to-do lists into calendars — was ranked the most useful. Timeboxing can give you a much greater sense of control over your workday. You decide what to do and when to do it, block out all distractions for that timeboxed period, and get it…

Tech Startups Bloom in Gulf as States Try Breaking From Oil
Bloomberg Technology reports how local tech startups are making headway in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. This due, to The U.A.E.’s declaration of 2015 as the “year of innovation,” – reflecting aspirations of the Gulf Arab nations to diversify away from oil. As a consequence, Gulf governments are funding entrepreneurship programs seeking to…