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Wharton professor and analytics expert Peter Fader joins WNS executive Mike Nemeth to discuss the power of harnessing customer analytics in the insurance industry for business success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Focusing on strategy alone -- or leadership alone -- misses the big opportunities. Two Wharton professors offer six steps to integrate the two. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marketing maven Philip Kotler shares insights on how nation branding efforts can pay off in a conversation with Wharton’s David Reibstein. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With British Prime Minister Theresa May planning to get Brexit talks underway by next March experts weigh in on ways to mitigate the costs to the U.K. and the European Union. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does Aetna’s exit from Obamacare mean the program is failing? Not likely and other insurers seem satisfied says a Wharton expert. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rising sea levels and other climate change effects pose significant threats to the U.S. real estate market. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Channeling anger constructively can yield the passion to help you overcome obstacles says former Human Rights Campaign head Joe Solmonese in his new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You may think politics has reached “peak spin” recently. But spin has adapted right through to the Twitter age after its birth a century ago. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Humor when used appropriately can enhance status and perception of one’s competence in the office according to Wharton research. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why are PPPs increasingly a favored model for solving societal problems? They combine expertise and help stakeholders with branding legitimacy and access. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A proactive regulatory regime is critical in the run-up to 2021 when the auto industry expects to have a full-fledged launch of self-driving vehicles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton professor and analytics expert Peter Fader joins WNS executives Raj SivaKumar and Mike Nemeth to discuss the power of harnessing customer analytics for business success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new app called Voter promises to bring clarity to the task of choosing the best political candidate for you based on the issues and your own beliefs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The largest data breach in history -- affecting 500 million Yahoo accounts -- could trigger an industry-wide overhaul of user authentication procedures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Insider trading by politically connected bankers spiked just before the massive bailouts of October 2008 research by Wharton professor Daniel Taylor shows. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pets are more like people than you think. They suffer from emotional and mental issues too says renowned vet Nicholas Dodman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee raised new questions about banking culture and incentives but offered little clarity on what went wrong. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In business and life people take all sorts of risks. But they must be balanced with prudence. Aureus CEO Karen Firestone explains how. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Wharton research examines how political and economic turmoil in a country can impact how microfinance organizations are funded. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bullish long-term sector trends make Latin America India and Africa attractive to PE firms but they are cautiously eyeing investments due to current upheavals in certain areas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.