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State of Readiness; Tyrone Muse, Visions Federal Credit Union

I welcome Tyrone “Ty” Muse to this episode of State of Readiness.  Ty is the CEO and President of Visions Federal Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial institution with $4.2 in assets and he will share the journey of his career from working with Jack Welch at GE Asset Management, to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Goldman Sachs.  But…

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Blockchain for Business, Or: Things to know before you try

Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence…. Good fences make good neighbors — Robert Frost, 1914 In this article, I explore possible uses of blockchain technology in non-financial businesses. Possible uses because the technology and supporting…

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Recharging economies: The EV-battery manufacturing outlook for Europe

McKinsey & Co means that as the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, the EV-battery market represents an opportunity for European players. This thoroughly revealing article assesses the potential and looks at factors guiding the location of production capacity and might be ever-relevant insofar as it is so far untapped, and a potential great opportunity…

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Should the world worry about America’s corporate debt mountain?

Should the rest of the world look again at America regarding Household debt? Seeing that it has been shrinking relative to the economy ever since it scuppered the financial system… However, since 2012, corporate debt has been doing the opposite. According to the Federal Reserve, the ratio of non-financial business debt to GDP has grown…

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Value-based Healthcare: A Global Assessment

The Economist means that as life expectancy increases, it is accompanied by the rise of chronic diseases, and this further pushes up healthcare spending across the world. As result, it has become clear to many policymakers and healthcare providers that a business-as-usual approach to cost containment is no longer sustainable. To continue delivering accessible, high-quality…

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Strategic Financial and Operational Performance Management

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Strategic Financial and Operational Performance Management

The Operational Excellence Society is proudly hosting its latest online business educational initiative, coined the Operational Excellence Webinar series. This webinar’s thought leader is Joseph Paris from the Operational Excellence Society. Webinar Abstract Functional silos remain the primary barrier to strategy execution. Research consistently confirms this fact. But they persist, despite efforts to eliminate them. In fact, 80%…