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The Myths and Realities of Being a Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Product management has become an aspirational career. A group of popular social media influencers regularly offers advice on what it takes to attain a job and succeed in this field. But their content tends to glamorize the profession, gloss over the day-to-day-realities, and dispense wisdom that isn’t always on point.

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Is Customer Obsession a Two-Way Street At Your Company?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken One of my favorite ways to measure a customer’s satisfaction level with a company or brand is by using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) question, which is, “On a scale of zero to 10, how likely are you to recommend this company to a friend or colleague?

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Brainstorming is dead – here’s how to generate your best ideas

Sopheon

Have you ever been in a magical brainstorming session? Me neither. Depending on who’s invited, a typical brainstorming session may consist of throat-clearing, eye-rolling, and apathy. And there’s very little magic involved unless someone brought Homer Simpson-like donuts with sprinkles. There’s nothing magical about watching the person with the loudest voice dominate the conversation.

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A Proven Model to Combat U.S. Drug Shortages

Harvard Business Review

By leaning into transparency, eschewing rebate schemes, and cutting out middlemen, this nonprofit is able to significantly lower the market price of insulin.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Parents are lonely. An unlikely prescription can help.

Christensen Institute

Last year, I wrote a blog about the loneliness and social isolation epidemic. When discussing the blog with a colleague, she brought up the topic of parental loneliness , a topic I hadn’t yet researched in detail. It’s clear that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continuing afterwards, parents are facing significant loneliness. Parenting is hard.

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Special Series: Tech at Work

Harvard Business Review

If you’re managing technology for your team or organization, this special series is for you.

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El futuro de los seguros para viajes: innovaciones y tendencias insurtech

ideas4allinnovation

CLAVES DEL ANÁLISIS El nuevo consumidor de seguros de viaje está demandando pólizas más fáciles de contratar y gestionar, así como poder acortar los ciclos de reclamación y recibir el pago más rápidamente. En respuesta, las insurtech están trabajando para hacer los procesos de contratación y reclamación de seguros cada vez más rápidos, sencillos y eficientes.

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5 Types of Stories Leaders Need to Tell

Rmukesh Gupta

This post talks about the 5 different kinds of stories that leaders need to be able to tell, based on the situation, if they want to become "Leaders Worth Following".

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Building an Enterprise Technology Scouting Program- Video

Qmarkets

Watch this recording to learn how to stay focused in an everchanging world with the right organizational approach to innovation management. Julian Eberling from innovation management consultancy Lead Innovation will show you how to develop an effective scouting strategy and create the necessary processes and structures, before Qmarkets’ Carol Wright demonstrates how our Q-scout software can be seamlessly integrated to solve the most pressing pain points in practice.

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A Playbook for Technology Managers | ITONICS

ITONICS

Technological change has never been more rapid and impactful. Consequently, the role of technology scouts and analysts continues to grow in importance. Most large corporations have multiple positions responsible for scouting and managing emerging technologies across functions such as R&D, new product development, marketing, and innovation management.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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.