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AI Literacy The AI Skills Gap That Junior Auditors, and Their Firms, Can No Longer Afford to Ignore
27 Mar 2026 8 min read

The AI Skills Gap That Junior Auditors, and Their Firms, Can No Longer Afford to Ignore

AI is removing the repetitive fieldwork that trained junior auditors. Here's what the skills gap looks like - and how firms and trainees can close it.

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AI Literacy Overcoming AI Adoption Challenges with Kubicle’s Persona-Based Blueprint
29 Oct 2025 5 min read

Overcoming AI Adoption Challenges with Kubicle’s Persona-Based Blueprint

AI promises significant economic and operational impact for companies, yet many organisations struggle to turn that potential into real business value. Despite growing investment...

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AI Literacy Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: A Persona-Based Blueprint for Enterprise AI Literacy
29 Oct 2025 5 min read

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: A Persona-Based Blueprint for Enterprise AI Literacy

Why so many enterprise AI initiatives fail, and how a human-centered, persona-based approach can turn that failure into success.

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Workplace Learning How to Calculate ROI of Graduate Development with a Ready-to-Use Calculator
30 Sep 2025 5 min read

How to Calculate ROI of Graduate Development with a Ready-to-Use Calculator

Did you know that the average graduate takes over four months of training to reach full productivity? This costs firms hundreds of thousands (or more!) every year. Graduate...

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Kubicle News Fall 2025 | Celebrating Our Latest G2 Awards
17 Sep 2025 4 min read

Fall 2025 | Celebrating Our Latest G2 Awards

We’re thrilled to share that Kubicle has once again been recognized by G2, earning a fresh set of badges that highlight the impact we’re making with learners and enterprises...

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AI Literacy The Role of the AI Code of Conduct in AI Use Policies
27 Aug 2025 6 min read

The Role of the AI Code of Conduct in AI Use Policies

As AI becomes embedded in core business decisions, organisations can no longer rely on informal experimentation or ad-hoc guidance. Clear governance is essential to ensure AI is...

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AI Literacy Creating an AI Use Policy: A Comprehensive Guide for Enterprises
27 Aug 2025 6 min read

Creating an AI Use Policy: A Comprehensive Guide for Enterprises

How to create a robust AI Use Policy with templates, best practices and compliance guidelines for safe, ethical AI adoption.

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AI Literacy The Strategic Imperative for Enterprise Leaders in the Age of AI
19 Aug 2025 8 min read

The Strategic Imperative for Enterprise Leaders in the Age of AI

The future of work is no longer a distant horizon. It’s unfolding at speed. Touching every role, every function, and every industry. For leaders navigating this transformation,...

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AI Literacy EU AI Act Summary: What Your Business Needs to Know
7 Aug 2025 7 min read

EU AI Act Summary: What Your Business Needs to Know

The EU AI Act represents one of the most significant regulatory developments in the history of artificial intelligence. As the world’s first comprehensive AI law, it introduces a...

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AI Literacy Countdown to Compliance: What the EU AI Act Means for Your Business
7 Aug 2025 7 min read

Countdown to Compliance: What the EU AI Act Means for Your Business

The EU AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024, marking the start of a new chapter in how artificial intelligence is governed across the EU and beyond.

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Kubicle News Introducing a Fresh Brand and a Smarter Website
22 Jul 2025 5 min read

Introducing a Fresh Brand and a Smarter Website

We’re proud to unveil the new Kubicle. It’s a refreshed brand and smarter website designed to make learning more intuitive, engaging and human. This update isn’t just a visual...

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Kubicle News An Updated Kubicle Experience, Launching January 26th
19 Jan 2025 3 min read

An Updated Kubicle Experience, Launching January 26th

As we enter 2026, our team at Kubicle has taken ‘New year, new me’ to a whole new level. We are excited to be launching an update to the Kubicle app on January 26. Over the past...

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Kubicle News Kubicle Unveils Academies+: A New Era in Blended Learning for Business Professionals
9 Jan 2025 3 min read

Kubicle Unveils Academies+: A New Era in Blended Learning for Business Professionals

For nearly a decade, Kubicle has set new benchmarks in corporate training, empowering over one million learners across more than 1,000 enterprises worldwide. The mission has...

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Workplace Learning Why Appetite and Ability to Learn is the #1 Skill Management Consulting Firms Need
9 Oct 2024 4 min read

Why Appetite and Ability to Learn is the #1 Skill Management Consulting Firms Need

Organizations and employees are having to adapt their skills at a higher rate than in any point in history. New industries, emerging markets, and groundbreaking technologies keep...

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Kubicle News Kubicle and Rand Mutual Assurance Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Digital Maturity and Enhance Customer Service
30 Sep 2024 2 min read

Kubicle and Rand Mutual Assurance Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Digital Maturity and Enhance Customer Service

September 30th, 2024 – Kubicle, a leader in data literacy and business analytics training, is excited to announce a new partnership with Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), a social...

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Kubicle News Lead the Charge in Innovation with Kubicle’s New Technology Academy
2 Sep 2024 4 min read

Lead the Charge in Innovation with Kubicle’s New Technology Academy

Technological innovation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. Leaders are not only expected to drive this innovation but also to understand the complex technologies that...

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Workplace Learning How to Maximize the Benefits of Investing in Early Career Training Programs
25 Jul 2024 4 min read

How to Maximize the Benefits of Investing in Early Career Training Programs

Want to know how leading organisations are preparing their early career hires for success? Join our live session on September 4th, 2024.

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Workplace Learning The Key Metrics You Need to Evaluate the Success of Early Career Training Programs
15 Jul 2024 6 min read

The Key Metrics You Need to Evaluate the Success of Early Career Training Programs

Early career training programs are critical for organizations aiming to build a robust talent pipeline and ensure the long-term success of their workforce. Like most things in...

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AI Literacy Expanding Our AI & Tech Library: Essential New Courses
30 May 2024 3 min read

Expanding Our AI & Tech Library: Essential New Courses

We are thrilled to announce the addition of a new advanced AI course to our growing library: Advanced Prompt Concepts. This course is designed specifically for organizations...

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Workplace Learning The Future of Corporate Training: Why Enterprises are Embracing Microlearning
24 Oct 2023 2 min read

The Future of Corporate Training: Why Enterprises are Embracing Microlearning

In the dynamic corporate world, the quest for effective and efficient training methods is relentless. While traditional training methods have their merits, they often fall short...

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Kubicle News KubiFest 2023: A Celebration of Teamwork, Culture, and Aspirations
16 Oct 2023 2 min read

KubiFest 2023: A Celebration of Teamwork, Culture, and Aspirations

Last week, the Kubicle team gathered for our annual offsite event, a two-day retreat that brought together staff from three different countries and various parts of Ireland....

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Data Literacy How To Implement A Successful Data Literacy Training Initiative
12 Sep 2023 5 min read

How To Implement A Successful Data Literacy Training Initiative

The facts are staggering. Organisations that want to stay competitive must equip their staff with data literacy skills.

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Data Literacy Why Organizations Should Embrace Alteryx for Modern Data Engineering
12 Sep 2023 2 min read

Why Organizations Should Embrace Alteryx for Modern Data Engineering

In an era where businesses are rapidly becoming data-driven, tools like Power BI and Tableau have gained prominence for data visualization. Yet, as a recent Kubicle article ‘Why...

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AI Literacy Revolutionizing Corporate Finance: How AI Empowers CFOs and Transforms Finance Teams
21 Jul 2023 3 min read

Revolutionizing Corporate Finance: How AI Empowers CFOs and Transforms Finance Teams

In previous blogs, as part of our AI series, we have looked at why the time for a company-wide AI policy is now. That can be read here and how AI can be used as a transformative...

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AI Literacy Understanding Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Why It Matters for Business Leaders
21 Jul 2023 6 min read

Understanding Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Why It Matters for Business Leaders

Before we delve into leveraging artificial intelligence in the workplace as a competitive differentiator, it’s important to recognise that AI has existed for quite some time....

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AI Literacy The Transformative Power of AI: Why Understanding AI in the Workplace is Essential for Business Professionals and C-Suite Executives
21 Jul 2023 4 min read

The Transformative Power of AI in the Workplace

Why understanding AI is no longer optional for business leaders, and how a clear-eyed view of the technology unlocks better strategy, hiring and risk decisions.

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AI Literacy Why the time for a company-wide AI policy is NOW
12 Jun 2023 4 min read

Why the time for a company-wide AI policy is NOW

It only took 2 months for ChatGPT to boast 100 million active users. To put that speed of hyper-growth into context, it took TikTok nine months to do the same.

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Data Literacy Why do financiers struggle with no code and low code technology adoption?
6 Apr 2023 3 min read

Why do financiers struggle with no code and low code technology adoption?

Low and no-code software is testing the limits of IT handholding. IT departments must continually intervene to clean up messes, while business users may need help managing their...

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Kubicle News 2022… It’s a Wrap!
23 Dec 2022 5 min read

2022… It’s a Wrap!

2022 was one of Kubicle’s best! …But it wasn’t without its challenges.

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Data Literacy Improve Your Financial Analysis and Reporting With 5 Powerful Excel Add-Ins
27 May 2022 10 min read

Improve Your Financial Analysis and Reporting With 5 Powerful Excel Add-Ins

Data analytics technology has changed dramatically over the past few years, but Excel remains the tried-and-tested tool for finance professionals worldwide. It’s robust, highly...

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Kubicle News Announcing a New Kubicle Learning Format: PROJECTS
27 Apr 2022 3 min read

Announcing a New Kubicle Learning Format: PROJECTS

The journey towards data citizenship is one that involves a material investment in personal upskilling. In our own experience, we observe that the average learner can take...

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Data Literacy Why Your Organization Should be Using Alteryx
7 Apr 2022 4 min read

Why Your Organization Should be Using Alteryx

Businesses are becoming increasingly data driven and opting for tools such as Power BI and Tableau for data visualization instead of Excel which has significant volume...

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Data Literacy Excel Function SPOTLIGHT
11 Feb 2022 1 min read

Excel Function SPOTLIGHT

Available in Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web

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Data Literacy Whitepaper: Data Literacy Trends in the Financial Services Sector
12 Jan 2022 1 min read

Whitepaper: Data Literacy Trends in the Financial Services Sector

Read our recently published report on data literacy trends in the Financial Services sector for 2022. Based on an analysis of over 10,000 Kubicle learners from finance companies,...

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Data Literacy Using IDEs, Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook
24 Nov 2021 2 min read

Using IDEs, Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook

Most programmers make use of applications called Integrated Development Environments, or IDEs, that aid the programming process.

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Data Literacy How to do a VLOOKUP in Excel
23 Nov 2021 5 min read

How to do a VLOOKUP in Excel

Using VLOOKUP successfully can feel like a major victory to many – and it should, it’s not one of Excel’s most straightforward functions to grasp; it takes practice to get it...

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Data Literacy The Prevalence of Data & Analytics in Sport
12 Nov 2021 3 min read

The Prevalence of Data & Analytics in Sport

My NBA fantasy league has defined the morning routine – watching highlights and browsing Reddit for half baked insights about the obvious: how statistics in the NBA have changed...

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Data Literacy Data Literacy in the Financial Services Sector
3 Nov 2021 6 min read

Data Literacy in the Financial Services Sector

“The most powerful asset that businesses hold has changed. Data now underpins success in mining both physical assets and digital business opportunities—improving accuracy,...

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Data Literacy The Future of the Management Consultants Tool Stack
27 Oct 2021 5 min read

The Future of the Management Consultants Tool Stack

The age-old technical weapons of choice in Management Consulting still prevail. Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint are where most consultants spend their time. In fact, a first or...

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Kubicle News Kubicle: What are we Building?
22 Oct 2021 3 min read

Kubicle: What are we Building?

Our Mission is to Democratize Data through Data Citizens.

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Kubicle News GOING, GOING, GONE! …What do NFT’s & ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Have in Common?
25 May 2021 2 min read

GOING, GOING, GONE! …What do NFT’s & ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Have in Common?

One of YouTube’s first viral videos has been sold for over €600,000 as an NFT (non-fungible token). The 55-second video, now viewed over 880 million times, was sold in an auction...

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Kubicle News Kubicle’s Accredited Learning: Earn CPD Credits as you Enhance your Data Literacy Skills
6 Oct 2020 2 min read

Kubicle’s Accredited Learning: Earn CPD Credits as you Enhance your Data Literacy Skills

Kubicle is on a mission to make no-code online training in data analytics accessible to everyone, enabling people to thrive in the modern workplace.

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Data Literacy 4 Steps for Integrating US Census Data with Your Company’s Data
11 Sep 2018 7 min read

4 Steps for Integrating US Census Data with Your Company’s Data

Using public data can help improve the quality of your data analysis. It allows you to fill in any gaps in your data or to create more insights into your company’s data. We’ll...

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Data Literacy 3 Step Guide: Get US Census Data into Power BI
4 Sep 2018 6 min read

3 Step Guide: Get US Census Data into Power BI

Integrating public data into your analysis can provide powerful insights. However this task rarely comes easily, as public data tends to come in an awkward format or a different...

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Data Literacy First Steps in Alteryx: Importing Excel Files
4 Sep 2018 4 min read

First Steps in Alteryx: Importing Excel Files

In a previous post, we gave a general guide on how you can import files into Alteryx. In this post, we’ll look specifically at Excel files.

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Financial Modeling CAPM vs APT. Which One Is Right for You?
3 Sep 2018 4 min read

CAPM vs APT. Which One Is Right for You?

The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) are two of the most popular asset pricing models used by analysts and investors. In two previous posts we...

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Data Literacy How to Make the Most of Public Data For Your Business
22 Aug 2018 6 min read

How to Make the Most of Public Data For Your Business

By now, almost every business around has figured out that data and analytics represent a big opportunity to generate compelling insights into the company, and thereby improve...

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Data Literacy First Steps in Alteyrx: How to Import Your Data
21 Aug 2018 4 min read

First Steps in Alteyrx: How to Import Your Data

A lot of your work with Alteryx will involve using and manipulating a wide variety of data sources. One of the strengths of Alteryx is that you can import data from many different...

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Financial Modeling Leveraged Buyouts: How to Estimate Your Returns
20 Aug 2018 4 min read

Leveraged Buyouts: How to Estimate Your Returns

An absolutely critical stage in calculating a Leveraged Buyout model is to measure the returns achieved by the investor. In this post we’ll measure the return achieved by a...

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Data Literacy What Is the Difference Between Excel and Power BI?
14 Aug 2018 6 min read

What Is the Difference Between Excel and Power BI?

For many years, Excel has been the most widely used data analysis software for most businesses. However, in recent years, you may have become aware of Power BI, which is another...

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Data Literacy How Do Outer Joins Work in Alteryx?
13 Aug 2018 3 min read

How Do Outer Joins Work in Alteryx?

In a previous post, we saw how the Join tool in Alteryx merges two tables into one. However, maybe you want to combine all the data from one of the input tables with the data in...

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Data Literacy Tableau and Power BI: What’s the Difference?
13 Aug 2018 5 min read

Tableau and Power BI: What’s the Difference?

Tableau and Power BI are probably the two best-known products when it comes to self-service business intelligence and visualization tools. Although there are many similarities...

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Data Literacy How Public Data Can Be Valuable to Your Businesses
7 Aug 2018 5 min read

How Public Data Can Be Valuable to Your Businesses

We all know how important data is becoming to modern businesses. The amount of data floating around in modern companies is such that a wide range of insights can be gained just by...

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Data Literacy How to Combine Multiple Tables Horizontally in Alteryx
7 Aug 2018 3 min read

How to Combine Multiple Tables Horizontally in Alteryx

Joining tables together is a common task in Alteryx. In this post, we’ll discuss how to combine tables horizontally using the Join tool. The Join tool is used to combine tables...

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Data Literacy The Best Publicly Available Data for Business
1 Aug 2018 3 min read

The Best Publicly Available Data for Business

In most countries, increasing quantities of public data are being made available, particularly by public organisations. This data can be useful to many businesses, as it can be...

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Data Literacy How to Combine Multiple Tables Vertically in Alteryx
31 Jul 2018 3 min read

How to Combine Multiple Tables Vertically in Alteryx

One of the most common activities in Alteryx is combining datasets together. In the business world, the data you want to analyse usually comes from more than one source, and...

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Financial Modeling Essential Key Metrics from a Leveraged Buyout
30 Jul 2018 5 min read

Essential Key Metrics from a Leveraged Buyout

After creating any sort of financial model, you’ll usually want to create some ratios or other metrics that analyse the figures you’ve produced. This is no different when...

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Workplace Learning 4 Ways to Make the Most of Online Learning
24 Jul 2018 4 min read

4 Ways to Make the Most of Online Learning

Online learning has come of age and its popularity shows no sign of slowing down. Having a virtual classroom at your fingertips is often ideal for those with busy lifestyles, and...

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Data Literacy What is the Difference Between Alteryx and Tableau?
24 Jul 2018 5 min read

What is the Difference Between Alteryx and Tableau?

Alteryx and Tableau are two of the best known software products in the world of analytics. Both are used in many companies to obtain valuable insights from data. But what role...

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Financial Modeling How To Project Cash Flows After a Leveraged Buyout
23 Jul 2018 4 min read

How To Project Cash Flows After a Leveraged Buyout

Cash flows after a leveraged buyout can suffer as a result of taking on debt, the standard practice in the leveraged buyout (LBO) process. For the LBO to work, it’s essential that...

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Data Literacy When Designing Dashboards, Less Is More
17 Jul 2018 4 min read

When Designing Dashboards, Less Is More

Over the first four posts in this series, we’ve learned how to select charts, how to lay out a dashboard using those charts, and how to maximize the impact of these charts. In...

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Financial Modeling How to Build the Debt Schedule for a Leveraged Buyout
16 Jul 2018 4 min read

How to Build the Debt Schedule for a Leveraged Buyout

In a leveraged buyout using debt, one company purchases another using a significant amount of borrowed money to meet the cost of the acquisition. As a result, it is critically...

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Data Literacy 5 Ways You Can Maximize the Impact of Your Charts
11 Jul 2018 6 min read

5 Ways You Can Maximize the Impact of Your Charts

Over a number of previous posts (here, here and here), we have learned about business dashboards in detail. We have learned how to select the right charts to add to the dashboard,...

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Financial Modeling How to Create a Sources and Uses Table for a Leveraged Buyout Transaction
9 Jul 2018 4 min read

How to Create a Sources and Uses Table for a Leveraged Buyout Transaction

In a corporate finance transaction, such as a Leveraged Buyout, a sources and uses table outlines all the sources of funding for the transaction, and all the uses of this funding....

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Data Literacy The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of HR Analytics
9 Jul 2018 10 min read

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of HR Analytics

Nowadays, we’re all probably desensitized to being spied on. Social networks store enormous amounts of data on us, generating light and heat online but nothing more. State...

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AI Literacy The AI Skills Gap: The Missing Link Between AI Investment and Real Business Value
5 min read

The AI Skills Gap: The Missing Link Between AI Investment and Real Business Value

Most AI programs fail because of a skills gap, not technology. Learn how AI employee training programs drive productivity, reduce risk, and meet new compliance obligations, with a...

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