IdeaScale

AUGUST 14, 2024

We see it all the time – strategies that are meant to align and energize people distract and confuse them instead. Creating a screening scorecard that anyone can use is a big help. The trouble with the term “strategy” is that it has so often come to mean anything important.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Innovation 130

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

Eleven out of 12 top-down target transformations fail to achieve their goals, with only a fraction of theoretically “executed” or “realized” improvements translating to the corporate ledger. In this article, Bain & Co partner Michael Mankins summarizes Bain research findings that show what actions make the difference between success and failure in setting and achieving transformation targets.

Change 130

Change How To Strategy Strategy 130

IdeaScale

AUGUST 14, 2024

What an amazing spectacle! The Paris Olympics showcased the world’s finest athletes, from Simone Biles to Katie Ledeky to Léon Marchand to Noah Lyles, each of whom reached the pinnacle of their sport through a combination of commitment, skill, and strategy.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Innovation Culture of Innovation 100

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 14, 2024

GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky For the past few weeks, I’ve been sitting in a lot of usability testing sessions for web and mobile sites. In particular, for two sites that we are beginning the process of re-doing for clients. I’ve noticed a consumer pattern jumping out across multiple subjects in tests for both clients.

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Design 104

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.

Trends

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 14, 2024

Understanding the Generational War As Baby Boomers delay retirement and Gen Zers enter the workforce, many offices have become a veritable battleground of generational values, differing perspectives, and, in some cases, anxiety. This “Generational War,” as it has come to be called, is reshaping the traditional notion of work culture and collaboration, with each party bringing its own expectations regarding work-life balance, communication methods, and technology to the table.

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Disruption Technology Collaboration Culture 89

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

A conversation with Harvard Business School professor and historian Nancy Koehn on the power of Lincoln’s emotional discipline.

Leadership 103

Leadership Management 103

Yet2

AUGUST 14, 2024

Words by Carlos Pichardo This is the third and final blog in our series on Unveiling Strategic Networks, check out the first two here and here. Comprehensive. Targeted. Quick. Those are the characteristics that make yet2’s proprietary database amongst the world’s finest for technology scouting and solution providing. A new breakthrough in our technology has revolutionized the way we organize, search for, and leverage information.

Data 59

Data Artificial Inteligence Case Study Innovation 59

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

You can avoid the downsides of dynamic pricing with some basic guardrails, overrides, and communication tactics.

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Strategy Strategy How To 83

Stephen Shapiro

AUGUST 14, 2024

I’m an engineer, and I believe this makes me a better innovator. I was on the Teach the Geek podcast and we had a great time, because, well, I’m a geek! Watch the Video Here Listen to the Audio Here Here’s the session description: Stephen Shapiro: Engineering a Speaking Business Stephen Shapiro is an engineer turned renowned speaker and consultant who helps organizations cultivate a culture of innovation and creative problem-solving.

Culture of Innovation 52

Culture of Innovation Video Engagement Culture 52

The Bliss Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2024

Join us for the latest Empathy Expansion Kit episode of The Bliss Business Podcast where hosts Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa discuss crafting empathetic messaging that resonates deeply with your audience. Sponsored by Zero Company, this episode provides practical insights on developing a compassionate brand voice that sets your business apart. Episode Highlights: + Building Trust and Loyalty: Discover how empathy in messaging fosters trust and builds lasting relationships with your customer

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Competition Strategy Strategy Learning 52

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Innovation Management

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

A system for allowing patients and employers in the United States to compare health services on the basis of price would be inadequate. To make such a tool worthwhile, quality comparisons are also essential. This article offers three steps that would put the country on a path to create such a system: 1) incentivizing the adoption of patient-centered quality measures at the condition level, 2) identifying clinicians, such as surgeons, who meet a minimum volume threshold for common procedures, and

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System Comparison Meeting Tools 24

Brunner

AUGUST 14, 2024

When prospective B2B customers hear a mention of your brand, what’s the first thing they do to check out what you offer? Chances are that rather than making a phone call to a salesperson, they will spend time on your website as their first step to see if your products are a fit. After that, it’s a split second — 0.05 seconds according to one study — before they’ve formed an impression of your business.

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Marketing Strategy Strategy Technical Review 52