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Do You Own Your Home—or Does Your Mortgage Own You?
Since the financial crisis, lenders and borrowers have shown greater appreciation for the risks in
highly leveraged mortgage lending. The federal government has not.
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Going ‘Glocal’: What The Pandemic Showed Us about the Future of Manufacturing
One of my earliest observations about the global pandemic was how local it was., Now it’s clear that
investments in manufacturing are investments in crisis preparedness, national security, and global leadership.
, And it’s worth noting that our capacity to transform manufacturing goes well beyond modeling and simulation.
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Banking’s Back-to-Office Balancing Act
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What’s important is the consistency of outcomes across the business, not the consistency of work
arrangements.
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Sustaining Progress to Increase Inclusion in a Post-Pandemic World
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When intention and accountability come together, sustainable gains follow.
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The Future of Work Means Embracing ‘FATE’
The global workplace is on the cusp of a new era. Some of the forces behind this revolution—digital
technology, shifting demographics, and new beliefs around inclusion and equity—have been building for years.,
Looking ahead, we expect our departments to develop their own plans on how to balance working on-site and remotely.
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Nimble Countermeasures: Crucial in the Fight against Pandemics
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It wasn’t by deliberate design that we had these capabilities to use against COVID. We got lucky.
, The initial policy reflex was to try to develop specific medical countermeasures to these two threats, but when these viruses seemed to recede back into nature, so did the bulk of the efforts to counter them with drugs and vaccines.
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Pandemic Lessons Can Help Us Shape a Smarter Care Continuum
Life feels a lot blurrier today than it did pre-pandemic. Gone are the black-and-white boundaries di
ctating that we work, live, play, and seek care in certain settings and within certain times.,
We’ve gone too far past the tipping point to go back to the ‘old ways’ for how we work, live, play, and manage our health.
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ESG: Making a Difference by Putting the Future First
Putting the Future First
As we near the end of 2021, the uncertainty that prevailed at this time
last year has hardly abated.,
The multiplicity of priorities is driving a single trend: the increasing urgency of ESG considerations for investors.
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Leading with Empathy: The Competitive Advantage
In conversations with the CEOs of some of the world’s biggest multinationals, a topic keeps coming u
p that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.,
Empathy is the competitive advantage that will separate the winners from the losers.
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On the Rebound: Rethinking Our Work
From an economic, business, and societal standpoint, COVID-19 has brought about tremendous change—in
the ways we work; the ways we interact with clients, customers, and employees; and the ways we conduct business in the global economy.,
For companies, the challenges arising from COVID-19 call for a much keener sense of adaptability and new ways of working.
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On the Rebound
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Building Back Better for Women in a Post-COVID World
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a great disruptor, accelerating progress in technology, but reversing
hard-fought gains in other areas including poverty, quality education, and gender equality. ,
Financial institutions can and should help women close the financial asset gap that is limiting their financial independence and security.
, The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that between 2019 and 2020, 4.2 percent of women’s employment worldwide was destroyed by the pandemic compared to 3 percent of men’s.
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ESG and Profits: Not Mutually Exclusive
People matter, the planet matters, but so, too, do investor returns. ,
True opportunity lies
in harnessing the power of the free market to drive positive real-world change.
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