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» TLV Industry: Headlines From Corporate & Investment Finance
- July
- 23
- 2018
TLV Industry: July 23, 2018
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
- Yogi Berra
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
How did lending become “respectable”?
It was once called “usury” and was considered a sin.
Latest investment banking developments
Technology and competition are changing the landscape.
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» TLV Careers: This Bear Is in Summer Mode—Are You?
- July
- 13
- 2018
TLV Careers: July 13, 2018
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future
by merely changing his attitude.”
- Oprah
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Leaders: it’s ok not to know everything
Amid today’s head spinning pace of change, more leaders are struggling to anticipate and understand every shift—and that’s ok. McKinsey suggests how to cope and keep moving.
How Jeff Bezos made the right decision 30 years in advance
Speaking of relentless and rapid change, this is how Jeff Bezos makes decisions about a future not yet known.
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» TLV: This Year's Best Graduation Speeches
- June
- 23
- 2018
TLV: This Year's Best Graduation Speeches
June 23, 2018
It’s that time of year when we get to hear pearls of wisdom from this year’s crop of commencement speakers. We’re never too old to feel bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Actor Sterling K. Brown at Stanford University
A 1998 Stanford graduate, Sterling K. Brown has officially arrived in Hollywood. In the past year, he’s won Emmys for his roles in “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “This is Us.” Aware that he’s following in the footsteps of Supreme Court Justices, titans of tech, leaders of cities and state, “the Queen” (see Oprah below), he wonders aloud what Stanford was thinking inviting him to that podium. To give a delightful, funny, animated, and insightful speech, as it turns out, encouraging students to divorce themselves from perfectionism and shine fully from their unique paths in life.Read More » -
» TLV Industry: Headlines From Corporate & Investment Finance
- June
- 18
- 2018
TLV Industry: June 18, 2018
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand,
they listen with the intent to reply.”
- Steven R. Covey
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
Post financial crisis regulations relaxed
Does this mean our banking system is finally out of crisis mode?
Main Street banks have some savvy competitors
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» TLV Careers: Yadda, Yadda, Yadda
- May
- 25
- 2018
TLV Careers: May 25, 2018
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something,
you’re at the beginning of something else.”
- Fred Rogers
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Why great employees leave “great cultures”
You can talk big game about having a great culture. But people see through it—and flee—when you don’t also walk the walk.
Hire for experience or potential?
It depends on the role. Read on for when to favor one over the other.
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» TLV Industry: Headlines From Corporate & Investment Finance
- May
- 14
- 2018
TLV Industry: May 14, 2018
“Don’t worry about old age, it doesn’t last long.”
- Anonymous
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
Private debt funds have the advantage, but…
…“‘if you can breathe fog in a mirror,’ you qualify for one of these loans.” Oh my!
The BDC bubble?
“This is coming at a really poor time in the cycle from a risk perspective.”
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» TLV Careers: How to Tell a Story + North Korea Refresher
- April
- 27
- 2018
TLV Careers: April 27, 2018
“We have two classes of forecasters: Those who don’t know,
and those who don’t know they don’t know.”
– John Kenneth Galbraith
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Learn Better
How to tell a story
Telling stories is as human as it gets. But being a talented storyteller isn’t necessarily—it’s a skill that can be learned and perfected. The New York Times offers a guide to doing just that.
Everybody lies, and that's not always a bad thing
We all lie, even the honest among us. Dan Ariely shares research on why we lie and why we tell the truth when we do, as well as how to nudge people to be more honest. Read More » -
» TLV Industry: Headlines From Corporate & Investment Finance
- April
- 16
- 2018
TLV Industry: April 16, 2018
“You can observe a lot by watching.”
- Yogi Berra
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
Big banks back to subprime lending
Water will always find the path of least resistance.
PayPal is going mainstream banking
Another fintech competitor is coming.
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» TLV Careers: Time to Put Your Smart Phone in Time Out
- March
- 30
- 2018
TLV Careers: March 30, 2018
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
- John Wooden
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Learn Better
The smartphone’s drag on your brain
The mere presence of your smartphone is impairing your ability to think clearly and problem solve.
10 podcasts to make you smarter
Put that commute time to good use and smarten up.
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» TLV Industry: Headlines From Corporate & Investment Finance
- March
- 16
- 2018
TLV Industry: March 16, 2018
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, then success is sure.”
- Mark Twain
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
Is banking M&A about to boom?
A recent relaxing of Dodd-Frank may unleash more deals.
Need a car loan, call Goldman Sachs
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» TLV Deep Dive: We Interrupt The Olympic Games to Bring You...More Olympics
- February
- 24
- 2018
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES: 3000 BC TO TODAY
The Ancient Olympic Games
The Olympics, born in Greece, were thought to be both a devotion to the god Zeus and an opportunity to unite the Hellenic world. Per mythic legend, Heracles started the first Olympic Games about 3,000 years ago in Olympia to honor his father, Zeus, king of all gods.
The first written record of the Ancient Olympics dates back to 776 BC. At the time, Greece was a collective of warring city-states. The Games were strove to bring all Grecian people together in a peaceful event every four years.
Ancient Olympic athletes trained and competed in the nude because this, apparently, showcased the ideal harmony between body and mind. Only by training the body, it was believed, could the mind be developed. Read More » -
» TLV Careers: Sprint to the C-Suite
- February
- 20
- 2018
TLV Careers: February 20, 2018
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;
nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
- Thomas Jefferson
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Learn Better
11 simple tricks to improve your short-term memory
First, don’t walk through the doorway. Then, wait…what was the next one?
How to be the star of a cocktail party where you don’t know a soul
A five-step plan to walk into a party where you don’t know anyone and walk out with some new friends and contacts.
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