The Dynamics of Challenging a Superior

  The act of challenging a superior necessitates more than just raising one’s voice; it involves understanding, navigating, and engaging in the subtle yet complex dance of power dynamics, diplomacy, and mutual respect. Approaching someone above you in the professional hierarchy requires a delicate balance and a deep understanding of both the person and the situation. For those keen on maintaining professional decorum and growing in their roles, this guide…

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Volatility and risk: how knowing the difference could help you make better decisions

The famous daredevil Evil Knievel once said: “Risk is good. Not properly managing your risk is a dangerous leap.” While he was talking about jumping a motorbike over a line of school buses, the sentiment still holds true when thinking about investments. Without exposing your wealth to some level of risk, you may not be able to achieve as much growth as you otherwise could. But, adopting too much risk…

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It’s Time to Rethink How We actually Measure Globalization

When the world was a simpler place, most manufacturers did their work in-house and in their home country. This included product design and innovation; making inputs and assembling them; and sales, marketing, and distribution. In the early 1900s, for example, Ford made almost all of its 15 million Model Ts at its Highland Park plant, in Michigan. Tuck professor Teresa Fort teaches the core MBA microeconomics course and a seminar…

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Full attention on Critical Technology in the EU

The European Commission’s Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU’s economic security, issued on October 3, 2023, kick-started an urgent risk assessment by policymakers and private sector stakeholders across the European Union. While this work will be completed over the next few months, policymakers have already given a strong indication that four technology areas – advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and biotech – are critical for the EU’s…

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Virtual reality helps patients with hoarding disorder

A first-of-its-kind study by Stanford Medicine researchers lets patients practice letting go of treasured objects in simulations of their own homes. - By Nina Bai Many people who dream of an organized, uncluttered home à la Marie Kondo find it hard to decide what to keep and what to let go. But for those with hoarding disorder — a mental condition estimated to affect 2.5% of the U.S. population —…

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Why brand is at the heart of your future in fashion

Online shopping vs in-store experience - What if meaningful transformation actually felt ‘old school’ rather than new? Post pandemic, customers have expressed a returning desire for in-store experiences. As a result, we’ve seen major online brands like Amazon and Shein open bricks-and-mortar stores in response to changed customer expectations. Customers are now seeking a specific experience when they visit a store. Everything from the smell to the layout and staff…

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Children’s Personal Data: Some Takeaways from the Data Protection Commission’s recent TikTok Decision

This decision will be of interest to controllers who are processing children’s data as it illustrates the importance of carrying out comprehensive data processing impact assessments (“DPIAs”), implementing appropriate technical and organisational measures, as well as using clear language in customer communications, including clear directions on registration and in the terms and conditions governing the service. Inquiry and Response: The inquiry looked at three areas of data processing by TikTok:…

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Using Science to Imagine an Alternative Reality

This past May, the New York Times reported that the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force changed the age at which it says women should start getting regular mammograms to detect breast cancer. Since 2009, the task force had recommended periodic breast cancer screenings for women 50 and over. The new recommendation lowered the age to 40. Tuck professor Raghav Singal’s research focuses on analytics in a mix of marketplaces, including…

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Jurisdictional issues: Challenges of multi-jurisdictional proceedings

Ontario recently amended its class proceedings legislation to include multi-jurisdictional provisions that are like provisions that already exist in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.1 Few courts have considered these provisions, but the decisions that are available provide insight into the circumstances when a court may, or may not, certify (or stay) a multi-jurisdictional class proceeding before it, and the timing for hearing such an application. To date, this analysis has turned…

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Navigating the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA): A Guide for US Companies

The way businesses connect with customers has changed a lot in the digital age, offering new opportunities but also presenting new risks. To address this evolving landscape, the European Union (EU) has introduced the Digital Services Act (DSA), a pioneering regulatory framework aimed at governing digital platforms and services while establishing new rules to regulate these service providers. Although the DSA primarily focuses on EU Member States, its impact extends…

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10 common mistakes of Estate planning

Good Estate planning will ensure that the assets you’ve built over your lifetime pass easily and tax-efficiently to your chosen beneficiaries. Yet there are a number of areas which frequently catch families out. Steve Wright, our Estates Director, takes a look at 10 of the most common mistakes when it comes to Estate planning. Estate planning is different for every family. You might be keen to share your wealth during…

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Can trying to keep the company going become fraudulent trading?

The case Catherine Buhagiar u Frank Buhagiar (the “Plaintiffs”) vs. Claudio Caruana u Josephine Caruana għal kull interess li jista’ jkollha (the “Defendants”) was brought before the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) on the 12 July 2023, and was presided over by Prim Imhallef Mark Chetcuti, Imhallef Christian Falzon Scerri and Imhallef Josette Demicoli. This judgement examines the essential elements in order for fraudulent trading to subsist. Through the submission…

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Suggestions made to end the shortage occupation list

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) carried out a full review of the current shortage occupation list. What has the Migration Advisory Committee said? The committee is not convinced that the current shortage occupation list provides the answer to the UK’s labour shortages and has recommended that the shortage occupation (with a few exceptions) is abolished. The basis of this recommendation is that employers are using the route to pay migrants…

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The conservation multiplier

Bård Harstad tells his students that every environmental problem is, at its core, an inefficiency problem. “This inefficiency means that, overall, you’re losing something,” he explains. “It means that there is another way to make decisions so that we could potentially all be better off.” Harstad, a professor of political economy at Stanford Graduate School of Business, has spent much of his career as an economist trying to find more…

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11 leaders share their favorite AI time-savers

Drop a few simple conversational prompts into AI, and the results are pretty astonishing. But these tools also have a deeper potential to transform how work gets done for those who learn how to fully leverage it. Think of generative AI as a digital assistant that augments your own knowledge and capabilities. If you take a few seconds to give it context and explain your goals, you can create things…

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Peace and Prosperity in Middle East Can Still Be Reached

As three longtime advocates for Mideast peace, from both Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, we believe that a silver lining could eventually emerge from the shocking invasion of Israel by Hamas and the tragic slaughter of over 1,300 civilians. Despite Hamas’ intention to prevent wider Mideast peace from emerging from the Biden Administration’s effort to broker normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and Saudi’s mixed signals on their willingness to…

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The Russian Oil Price Cap Can Work Again

  As Mark Twain might say, reports of the death of G-7 Russian oil price cap have been greatly exaggerated. Devised by the U.S. Treasury Department and adopted by all the G-7 and European Union countries, the novel oil price cap was designed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to limit the price of Russian crude oil to $60 per barrel while simultaneously ensuring global market stability. Over the past several…

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Leaders on Purpose CEO Summit Emphasizes Need for Continued Collaboration to Achieve ESG Ambitions

At Lenovo, our approach to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is driven by our vision to provide smarter technology that builds a brighter, more sustainable future for our customers, colleagues, communities, and the planet. Our commitment to meeting our ESG goals and moving our efforts forward is dependent on learning from peers, being inspired by […]

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Algorithmic Pricing: braking down the FTC Case Against Amazon

In a lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Amazon used a secret algorithm to determine how much to raise prices in a way competitors would follow and that brought the company $1 billion in revenue. Amazon insists the project had a benign aim and was scrapped. In this context, a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on the effectiveness of automated pricing strategies used in e-commerce and their interactions…

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How Ghost Scenarios Haunt Strategy Execution

Strategic planners are often blind about how the future will challenge their status quo. A scenario-planning mindset can help them see what they’re missing. Executives engaged in strategic planning typically have a blind spot. They focus almost exclusively on possible courses of action and pay little attention to the future socioeconomic and environmental context in which those actions will play out. During our combined 70 years of research, practice, and…

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UK Information Commissioner Publishes New Guidance on Employee Monitoring

Quick Hits Employer monitoring of workers must be carried out in a way that is lawful and fair to the workforce so as not to infringe on the rights of data subjects, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office said in updated guidance. In order to lawfully collect and process information from monitoring workers, employers must identify one of the six lawful bases under the UK GDPR: consent, contractual basis, legal obligation,…

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Can a Superintelligence Run Your Business?

Generative AI is just scratching the surface in this new era of AI. We are knocking on the door of superintelligence, which promises to radically change our world as we know it. But what does that word even mean, when will it be here, and how will it affect everyday customer interactions? In his new book, The Coming Wave, Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Deep Mind and Inflection AI, claims that…

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For Companies Eyeing AI, the Question Is ‘When, Not If’

As computers evolved from room-sized contraptions wrangled by specialists to machines that displaced typewriters on more and more desks, the change was met with excitement, anxiety, hype, and skepticism. Workers feared being replaced by machines; managers weren’t sure, despite the eyewatering expense of equipping everyone with a computer, whether the devices actually made workers more productive. Today, businesses face a similar choice. A nascent, probably transformative technology is emerging. Generative…

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Designing for accessibility and mental health

One in eight people, or nearly 1 billion, live with a mental health condition. Given the scope of the challenge, innovation is key to advance mental health support for greater numbers of people around the world.  For instance, in India, an estimated 83 percent of the 300 million people who need mental health care do not get the support they need. The Microsoft Accessibility Innovation Team is working with digital…

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An Overview of the Proposed Foreign Investment Screening Regime in Ireland

Once enacted, the legislation will give the Minister the power to mitigate the effect of transactions in sensitive sectors identified as problematic or, if necessary, prohibit them outright.  This note provides an overview of the key aspects of the proposed investment screening regime on the basis of the current draft of the Bill (currently expected to be enacted in Q4 2023). In terms of timing for the implementation of the…

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How a Time Out Can Help Address Bias

Q: You are two of the co-authors of a paper, “The Bias Time Out: A Practical Tool for Advancing DEIB in the Healthcare Space” that proposes a real-time process for reducing errors and negative outcomes due to bias. How did you develop this tool? Dr. Cecelia Calhoun: Five of us came together as clinical and administrative healthcare leaders. We shared stories about our work in care delivery, hospital management, workforce…

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Stanford University reports return on investment portfolio, value of endowment

Stanford University reported returns on its investment portfolio as of June 30, 2023, and the value of its endowment as of the close of its fiscal year, August 31, 2023. Stanford University today announced a 4.4% investment return in its Merged Pool, net of all external and internal costs and fees, for the year ending June 30, 2023. The Merged Pool is the principal investment vehicle for the university’s endowment.…

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Gen Z at Work: Their Expectations and How to Meet Them

Have you come across terms like “rizz,” “no cap,” “it’s giving,” or “lit” lately? Well, these are the words popularized by Generation Z. As a Gen Z myself, I find myself using these phrases not only in my daily life but also in my professional endeavors. It’s an exciting time for businesses and organizations as the new generation steps into the workforce. Gen Z’s unique upbringing, technological prowess, and distinct…

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Can your investments be more tax efficient?

The purpose of investing is to increase the value of your assets over time. Unnecessary tax can chip away at your gains and hinder your progress. With tax allowances falling it can be useful to look at how you can structure your investments to ensure they are as tax-efficient as possible. Claire Spinks, our Head of Tax Technical and Development, looks at what options you might find helpful to factor…

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Commercializing AI in Healthcare: The Enterprise Buyer Perspective

What do enterprise buyers in healthcare care about most when evaluating AI products? To answer that question, we interviewed leaders from many of the largest healthcare providers and insurers across the country. In Part A, we outlined the paths to generating unique value for the healthcare system and patients. Now, in Part B, we cover capturing and defending some portion of the value you generate. We’ve designed this to mirror…

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Expert Comment: How consumers are navigating the Amazon/Alexa data dilemma

This is not an imaginary question, more than half a billion AI-enabled voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, have been sold internationally by major corporations, despite persistent concerns about their handling of users’ personal data. We conducted research among a small group of young, generally tech-savvy people who have had this dilemma and, despite voicing serious concerns, chose option c. Why would they do this, when it is a tech luxury, not…

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What to consider when choosing and using arbitration agreements

Arbitration is a means of dispute resolution that offers an alternative to litigation in court and is a popular method of dispute resolution for international construction disputes. Unlike mediation and other methods of alternative dispute resolution, the decision in arbitration is final and binding, much like a court judgment. As part of our Back to Basics series, here we look at how arbitration differs from other types of dispute resolution,…

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Survey – The U.S. Government Wants Your Employment Data – Key Considerations

Total U.S. retail sales in June 2023 were down 1.2 percent from June 2022, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released in September. In July 2023, a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release showed compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.0 percent for the three-month period ending in June 2023. Have you ever wondered where government agencies get such numbers? These agencies collect data, not only about people…

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The EU Commission’s proposal for new common set of tax rules in Europe

BEFIT purports to simplify tax reporting and reduce compliance costs for businesses in Europe. BEFIT contains a common set of rules for calculating an aggregated tax base for members of a BEFIT group and the allocation of the tax base between BEFIT group members. If adopted at Council the new rules must be implemented by 1 January 2028 and applicable from 1 July 2028. If adopted, it is expected to…

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10-Step Plan for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence in Employment Processes

Artificial intelligence has transformed the way we live, work and even think. While AI offers seemingly endless potential benefits in the workplace – including improvements in efficiency, cost cutting and innovation – employers must balance those benefits with the legal risks of using AI tools in employment processes. Employers using these tools also must attempt to keep up with regulatory and technological developments in a rapidly evolving space. Below, we’ve…

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Essential legal protections for FCA-regulated businesses

Contracts serve as the cornerstone of professional relationships, outlining obligations, responsibilities and expectations between the parties. For businesses operating under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), these contracts take on even greater significance, requiring a meticulously crafted framework to ensure compliance, security, and risk mitigation. Here, we delve into some of the legal protections FCA-regulated businesses should consider when entering into contracts with third parties. Regulatory compliance At the heart of…

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What is a cross-border Estate?

When an individual dies, their assets (e.g., properties, bank accounts, investments, stocks and shares, valuable personal possessions) and their liabilities (e.g., credit cards, utility bills, personal loans, mortgages, Income Tax) are calculated as at the date they died. Altogether, the sum of these assets and liabilities is known as that individual’s ‘Estate’. If the individual had assets which were not in the UK at their death, such as overseas investments,…

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Layoffs Can Be Bad Business – 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

The pattern has become painfully predictable in recent years: As the economy shows signs of a slowdown, companies hand out layoff notices to stabilize profitability and calm investor fears. That cycle seems to be in place in the post-pandemic business world, as historic spikes in inflation and corresponding increases in interest rates prompt fears of a recession. Indeed, a recent Harvard Business School case study details how four tech giants…

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