Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 2, 2025
An annual survey of Fortune 1000 and global business leaders shows how companies are doubling down on data projects that they’ve struggled with in the past.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 2, 2025
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken You cant argue with the evidence. Being easy to do business with attracts new customers, keeps existing customers and gives you a competitive advantage. Consider what we learned in our customer service and Customer Experience research (sponsored by RingCentral). Each year, convenience ranks as the most important customer service experience.
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Our readers share their best leadership advice from 2024.
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 29, 2024
In today's competitive landscape, where nearly 80% of companies prioritize innovation (BCG), it's crucial to have the right tools and processes in place to effectively identify and capitalize on new opportunities.
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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 30, 2024
As the business world keeps spinning and flipping on a dime, leaders got to stay sharp to keep up with the fast pace of change. Adapting to new ideas, gadgets, and hiccups is a must to create a buzzing workplace. Being a good leader isn’t a one-and-done deal; it’s about constantly brushing up on skills to tackle what’s thrown at them.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 3, 2025
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski All-or-nothing thinking is exciting well launch a whole new product family all at once and take the market by storm! But its also dangerous if we have one small hiccup, all turns into nothing in a heartbeat.
Business Innovation Brief brings together the best content for business innovation and strategy professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Daniel Burrus
DECEMBER 30, 2024
AI-powered innovation transformed industries, drove unprecedented levels of efficiency, creativity, and profitability in 2024. As AI tools become increasingly more sophisticated, they will continue to redefine traditional business models and create opportunities for seamless integration between technology and human expertise. Amid this transformative wave, many leaders wonder: Will AI-driven innovation replace traditional business processes entirely?
Acuvate
JANUARY 3, 2025
Introduction In the fast-paced business environment, effective communication is essential for ensuring smooth operations. Whether it’s handling order modifications, tracking shipments, or addressing maintenance requests, email remains a vital channel for information exchange. However, managing the sheer volume and variety of emails can overwhelm teams, resulting in delays, errors, and inefficiencies in managing critical tasks.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 30, 2024
GUEST POST from Greg Satell All too often, we see change as a communication exercise. We think that if people really understood our idea, they would embrace it. In this view, bringing about change is really just a matter of messaging.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 3, 2025
Corporate executives often use war metaphors like declaring war on the competition to project strength and confidence in their strategies. Research reveals that these aggressive metaphors may provoke negative reactions from a critical audience: financial analysts. After analyzing nearly 1,000 acquisition announcements, the authors find that war-related language tends to trigger negative reactions from analysts, who see it as a sign of excessive risk.
Speaker: Becky Parisotto
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
Kainexus
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Every organization that embarks on a journey toward continuous quality improvement is unique. Leaders in every industry, from healthcare to construction, have set CQI as a goal. Some organizations use a business management method, such as Six Sigma or Lean, while others take a less formal approach. While differences abound, there is a set of guiding principles that unifies those interested in achieving continuous improvement and enjoying the benefits it brings.
eZassi
JANUARY 2, 2025
How Digital Twins Technology is Impacting Industry Innovation and Driving Change Digital Twins enable simulation, testing, and optimization across industries like CPG and Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, and Energy. Innovative companies across various industries are increasingly recognizing the transformative potential of digital twin technology.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 1, 2025
How to Optimize the Latest Major Digital Touchpoint GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky Conversational commerce means interacting with your customer in an automated dialog via voice or text. Usage of voice-based conversational interfaces such as Alexa and Siri have been exploding for years.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 2, 2025
Sponsor content from Cloudera.
Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton
Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.
Innovation 360 Group
DECEMBER 28, 2024
2025: A Year for Bold Action Face challenges head-on with the 2025 Innovation Planner by MD Kasia Hein-Peters. Spark creativity, drive change, and lead with Innovation360 methodologies. Transform potential into impact today. The post Welcome to 2025: A Year for Bold, Radical Innovation appeared first on Innovation360.
eZassi
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The Game-Changing Potential of Advanced Materials The Future of Advanced Materials in Consumer Goods, Energy, and Emerging Technologies In the fast-paced world of technology, advanced materials are playing a pivotal role in reshaping industries. From consumer packaged goods (CPG) and life sciences to energy, defense and aerospace, innovations in materials sciencesuch as self-healing polymers, bio-based materials, and nanostructuresare enabling groundbreaking applications.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 31, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton We identified four opportunities for market expansion, all adjacent to our current business, and entry into any one of them is almost guaranteed to materially grow our business. But no one is doing anything. I wanted to be surprised.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 3, 2025
A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.
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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?
Acuvate
JANUARY 3, 2025
The manufacturing sector is on the brink of a transformative era, driven by advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, and IoT-enabled Smart Factories. These innovations are reshaping the industrys landscape by allowing manufacturers to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and agility. As we look toward 2025 and beyond, adopting smart manufacturing is no longer optional; it is essential for maintaining competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market.
Innovators Alliance
JANUARY 2, 2025
As we head into a new year, its a natural time for reflection and planning. For entrepreneurs, especially those leading small and medium-sized businesses, this season presents a powerful opportunity to set intentions that will guide your decisions and actions throughout 2025. These intentions are more than just goals; theyre a declaration of your focus, values, and vision for the year ahead.
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 3, 2025
After a week of torrid voting and much passionate support, along with a lot of gut-wrenching consideration and jostling during the judging round, I am proud to announce your Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024: Greg Satell Greg Satell is a popular speaker and consultant.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 3, 2025
Don’t get blamed for their unreliability.
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Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.
Michael Roberto
DECEMBER 28, 2024
Here are some of the thought-provoking and interesting books that I've read in 2024. I hope you enjoy taking a look at some of these stimulating reads.
Idea to Value
JANUARY 2, 2025
First things firstHappy New Year! May your 2025 be bursting with creativity, innovation, and just the right amount of caffeine to fuel all your brilliant ideas. Now, lets address the elephant (or rather, the toddler) in the room. You may have noticed the blog was a little… quieter last year. I know, I knowfewer posts, less witty banter, and not nearly enough unsolicited advice on creativity.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Let’s get real: team building isn’t just a corporate buzzwordit’s the real deal for shaking up how organizations tick. When the big shots start giving the nod to team-building shenanigans, it sparks better chat, smoother teamwork, and that warm fuzzy feeling of getting your crew together on the same page. Sure, it sounds cliche, but it’s the secret sauce to snagging those big business wins.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 2, 2025
Employees with children have to make calculated decisions about who they interact with, and when, in order to both produce high-quality work and make time for caregiving. Research shows they tend to do this by avoiding interactions, like turning down invites to lunch; hiding from coworkers by working at home or even sneaking off to the bathroom at a time when everyone else is in a work meeting; organizing interactions strategically by booking meetings back-to-back so that they can promptly end a
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
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.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 29, 2024
GUEST POST from David Burkus Conflict on a team is inevitable. On diverse teams, where individuals come from varying backgrounds and possess differing opinions, those opinions will clash often in the form of disagreements and conflicts.
Rmukesh Gupta
DECEMBER 30, 2024
In this video, I share some insights on solving tough problems as a leader. The biggest mistake is the temptation to start working on solving the problem as soon as it is identified. What manifests as a problem is usually a symptom of a problem creeping in elsewhere. So, solving that symptom will only lead you to a different problem cropping up elsewhere.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Team building workshops make the magic happen when its about gluing the crew together. These gatherings bring a whole lot to the table for any company, especially at the top, where great leadership and teamwork are the name of the game. Enhancing Team Dynamics Team dynamics? Fancy term. It’s all about how folks get along and work together. When teams vibe well, productivity shoots up, and people love their jobs.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 1, 2025
The firm’s new strategy prioritized flexibility and efficiency.
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