Mon.Aug 19, 2024

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What High Achievers Need from Their Mentors

Harvard Business Review

Even the best-performing individuals need guidance to avoid complacency, continue growing, and reach new heights. High achievers need mentors who encourage them to embrace continuous learning and improvement with a growth mindset, develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and those of others through emotional intelligence, and embrace a more intentional approach to broadening and strengthening their network.

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Five Things Most Managers Don’t Know About Innovation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Every business knows it needs to innovate. What isn’t so clear is how to go about it. There is no shortage of pundits, blogs and conferences that preach the gospel of agility, disruptive innovation, open innovation, lean startups or whatever else is currently in vogue. It can all be overwhelming.

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The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later

Harvard Business Review

Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the interests of their stakeholders seriously when planning, developing strategy, making decisions, assessing risks, allocating resources, and so on.

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Unlocking Innovation Mastery: The ISO 56000 Fundamentals Course and the Power of “Innovation by Design”

Innovation 360 Group

The post Unlocking Innovation Mastery: The ISO 56000 Fundamentals Course and the Power of “Innovation by Design” appeared first on Innovation360.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Three Critical Questions for the New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol

Michael Roberto

As we all know, Starbucks hired a new CEO last week. They hired Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to replace beleaguered CEO Laxman Narasimhan. Niccol faces many challenges as the company has experienced declining revenues, frustrated customers, and disgruntled employees. As a loyal customer (albeit also a frustrated one) and a close observer of the company, I've been considering the questions that Niccol must grapple with as he embarks on this transformation effort.