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Making the Time to Build Your Side Hustle

Harvard Business Review

Fifty percent of Gen Zs want to ditch the corporate world to become their own boss. However, this can be challenging when you lack the funds and flexibility to leave your day job. As a result, many ambitious young people begin by balancing full-time work with a side hustle — but managing both commitments can be challenging. You might feel drained after work or find it difficult to be consistent.

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Department Of Energy Programs Helping to Create an American Manufacturing Future

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In the recession that followed the dotcom crash in 2000, the United States lost five million manufacturing jobs and, while there has been an uptick in recent years, all indications are that they may never be coming back.

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Hybrid Work Has Changed Meetings Forever

Harvard Business Review

More than four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, what do we know about how meetings have (or haven’t) gotten back to “normal,” particularly amid calls back to the office? An analysis of 40 million virtual meetings from 11 organizations suggests that some habits, like using virtual meeting options even when in the office, are sticking. Further, data shows that meeting participation and camera usage correlates with retention.

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What is social health and why does it matter for our well-being?

Christensen Institute

The current health care ecosystem incentivizes provider organizations to perform services that treat illness instead of those that keep people healthy. Many people think of health in terms of medical care and physical health, or simply, the absence of sickness, but that isn’t a complete perspective. The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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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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How Retailers Became Ad Platforms

Harvard Business Review

Major retailers are today, most notably Amazon, are creating and operating their own advertising platforms — and they’re making millions doing it. McKinsey estimates that by 2026, retail media will add $1.3 trillion to enterprise values in the U.S. alone, with profit margins between 50% and 70%. In this article, the authors introduce readers to the main kinds of retail media, discuss three strategic challenges that they present, and provide guidance for effectively managing those challenges.

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Three Key Elements for Achieving Strategic Portfolio Management Excellence

Planview

Choosing the best strategic portfolio management (SPM) solution for your enterprise can be tough, but it’s a topic at the forefront of many business leaders’ minds. In research conducted by Economist Impact, commissioned by Planview , 86% of executives believe their organization needs to improve accountability in strategy implementation. However, according to Gartner, “only 13% of organizations have done the work to gain high effectiveness with the three attributes of strategic portfolio managem

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PIVOTAL Available Today with BONUS

Stephen Shapiro

After two and a half years in the making, PIVOTAL: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World launches today! If you want to learn more about the content of the book’s content, go here. I started writing the book in October 2021, and it took me nearly a year and a half to complete the first draft. The first round of beta readers (about a dozen innovation experts) reviewed the initial version in February 2023.

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C-Suite Alignment and AI Impact Take Center Stage at ANA Masters of B2B Marketing

Brunner

B2B marketing leaders from all types of industries shared insights, examples, and light-bulb moments about the latest in B2B thinking at this year’s ANA Masters of B2B Marketing Conference last week in Naples, Fla. Here are some key takeaways on hot topics, including C-suite alignment, brand-to-demand, AI tools, and the growing importance of Latino audiences.

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Customer Experience Hits Rock Bottom

Michael Roberto

Forrester Research recently released its annual Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) rankings. The results are dismal. The chart below shows that the index has reached a new low. The scores probably do not surprise shoppers who have had some poor experiences lately. On the other hand, you might be puzzled a bit given that many company leaders talk obsessively about customer obsession.