Innovation Excellence
APRIL 9, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It’s award season, which means that, as a resident of Boston, I have the responsibility and privilege to talk about The Departed (pronounced: The Dep-ah-ted). The film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2007 and earned Martin Scorsese his first, and to date only, Academy Award for Best Director.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2024
Research suggests that the most effective leaders adapt their style to different circumstances — be it a change in setting, a shift in organizational dynamics, or a turn in the business cycle. But what if you feel like you’re not equipped to take on a new and different leadership style — let alone more than one? In this article, the author outlines the six leadership styles Daniel Goleman first introduced in his 2000 HBR article, “Leadership That Gets Results,” and explains when to use each one.
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ImagineNation
APRIL 7, 2024
One of my coaching clients shared with me recently how she was feeling insecure in her job role and lacking motivation. The company she works for is acknowledged as an entrepreneurial industry leader. Because it is currently being challenged by poor sales performance, it has bunkered down and frozen any change initiatives, learning programs or new projects until mid-2025.
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Decision-Making Process? The decision-making process is defined as a systematic approach to making choices or selecting a course of action among several alternatives. It involves several steps, which can vary depending on the context, complexity, and significance of the decision.
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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?
Digital Tonto
APRIL 7, 2024
The biggest misconception about change is that once people understand it, they will embrace it. That’s almost never true. If you intend to influence an entire organization, you have to assume the deck is stacked against you. You not only need to build support for an alternative vision of the future, you have to undermine the forces supporting the status quo.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2024
Gartner research has found that managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can effectively manage — and they’re starting to buckle under the pressure: 54% are suffering from work-induced stress and fatigue, and 44% are struggling to provide personalized support to their direct reports. Ultimately, one in five managers said they would prefer not being people managers given a choice.
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IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Business Process Mapping? Business process mapping is defined as the activity of creating visual representations that outline the steps, activities, and interactions involved in completing a specific business process or workflow.
Sopheon
APRIL 9, 2024
InnovationOps is the way of the future for any organization intent on efficient, repeatable and scalable innovation. By bringing together culture, ways of working, people and products, companies can operationalize innovation and bring every team member together under an overarching goal.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
Most people can spot a toxic leader and connect the dots on why and how they are causing damage. But it’s much harder to recognize when well-intentioned leaders are actually hurting their teams because they aren’t aware of their negative impact, and team members aren’t always comfortable pushing back. If you’re a manager with a strong desire to be helpful to your team, be aware of these five common ways you may inadvertently hurt them despite your best intentions.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Leadership Skills and Emotional Intelligence The interplay between leadership skills and emotional intelligence is a dynamic force that can significantly impact the effectiveness of leaders in the corporate world. As organizations recognize the value of emotionally intelligent leaders, the focus on integrating emotional intelligence into leadership development has intensified.
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.
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Process Mapping? Process mapping, also known as process visualization or flowcharting, is defined as a technique used to visually represent the steps and activities involved in a process or workflow.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 11, 2024
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken My friend and fellow Customer Experience (CX) expert Brittany Hodak and I recently began a 52-week series for 2024 titled Shep and Brittany’s Super Amazing Show. In the second episode, rather than talk about what to do in 2024, we shared several tips on what not to do.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 12, 2024
When you’re a manager, at some point, regardless of how the circumstances arise, your team will blame you for something that’s making them unhappy, whether you have control over it or not. Being accused by your team of failing them in some way induces a threat state in your brain, impairing your ability to think clearly and triggering a variety of cognitive distortions and defensive behaviors.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Unveiling Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a pivotal factor in leadership effectiveness, with an increasing number of organizations recognizing its value. This section provides an overview of what emotional intelligence is and its key components. Defining Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions in oneself and others.
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Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Organizational Structure? Organizational structure is defined as the framework of roles, responsibilities, authority relationships, and communication channels within an organization. It defines how tasks are divided, coordinated, and controlled to achieve the organization's objectives effectively.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 10, 2024
GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard What makes a team great? It’s a loaded question. Let’s dive in: you’re a team player, yes? But does your team prioritize collective growth and psychological safety? If so, there’s always room for further enhancement. Here’s my perspective, based on interacting with teams globally: 1.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
Times of substantial tech progress and change, like the current AI revolution, create fear and anxiety. This often causes leaders to fall back on their ego and emphasize their expertise, closing their minds and negatively impacting their people and organizations. Instead, leaders need to take on a beginner’s mindset of openness and curiosity. This is not easy.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Defining Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) refers to the capacity to understand and manage one’s own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others. This concept extends beyond mere emotional awareness; it involves a leader’s ability to navigate social complexities and make decisions that achieve positive outcomes.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is a Competitor Analysis? Competitor analysis is defined as the process of identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of competitors in a particular market or industry. It involves gathering information about competitors' strategies, products, market share, strengths, weaknesses, and other relevant factors to gain insights and inform strategic decision-making.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 12, 2024
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If the project could obsolete your best work, do it. Otherwise, do something else. But first, makes sure there’s solid execution on the turn-the-crank projects that pay the bills.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2024
Platform providers typically display ratings information to the user in two ways. Incremental rating systems, employed by platforms like TaskRabbit and Airbnb, offer a detailed view by listing and often providing insights into every individual review score. Averaged rating systems, used by platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, present an overall score that aggregates all individual ratings.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Emotional intelligence has become a cornerstone in the realm of leadership development, recognized for its pivotal role in enhancing a leader’s effectiveness. Within the complex dynamics of modern businesses, leaders are seeking ways to navigate challenges and inspire their teams more effectively.
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Use Case Diagram? A Use Case Diagram is defined as a graphical representation of the interactions between users (actors) and a system. It illustrates the various ways in which users interact with a system to achieve specific goals or tasks.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2024
Corporate intrapreneurs are uniquely positioned to lead the charge in harnessing the transformative power of artificial intelligence within their organizations. Here is how and why.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 10, 2024
In today’s always-on environment, AI tools can help marketers optimize and personalize their campaigns quickly and efficiently. But AI alone won’t yield meaningful campaigns. Impact-driving work requires both human ingenuity and machine speed — a combination marketers can’t fully embrace without daily practice. This article discusses how one team experimented with used AI to complement their creative marketers on various tasks, and how it resulted in their most impactful campaign to date.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Understanding Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions judiciously and empathetically. It also encompasses the ability to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Definition of Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence refers to the capability to recognize and understand personal emotions and the emotions of others.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Supply and Demand Curve? The supply and demand curve is defined as a fundamental concept in economics that illustrates the relationship between the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to supply and the quantity that consumers are prepared to make purchases at different price points.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 7, 2024
GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore By now you have heard that GenAI’s natural language conversational abilities are anchored in what one wag has termed “auto-correct on steroids.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
When the subject of how to be a good listener comes up, psychologists often talk about the value of “perspective-taking” — that is, projecting ourselves into the lives of those we’re listening to. This has been shown to make us grow more generous and less prejudiced toward them, but it’s a flawed way to understand others, because it treats empathy as a solo sport, encouraging listeners simply to try to understand what someone else is going through.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 10, 2024
Introduction to Innovation Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in the success of corporate events. They are the linchpins that can inspire, motivate, and ignite a passion for innovation within your organization. As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial.
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Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.
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