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Are We Really Prepared for a More Automated Future?

Lead Change Blog

Things we take for granted today as can’t-live-without mostly existed for quite some time before demand caught up: robotics; the Web; graphical design software; computerized motor engines; online banking; the smart phone; and wireless broadband devices are just a few.

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

With so much stuff coming at me from all angles, daily prosperity relies on spam filters, Internet search engines, and personalized music and movie recommendations. The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. Target predicts customer pregnancy in order to market relevant products accordingly.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3].

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A celebration of consistency. A legacy of insight.

Strategy Driven

Mark Ethridge, then-publisher of the Charlotte Business Journal, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and my good friend and supporter, said that publishing Sales Moves was his most impactful marketing decision of 1992. It was the turning point in my career. Newspapers called wanting to publish the column.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: 3M Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Each research area has a unique focus: Business Unit Laboratories focus on specific markets, with near-term products; Sector Laboratories, on applications with 3-to-10 year time horizons; and Corporate Laboratories, on basic research with a time horizon of as long as 20 years. Richard Drew is just such an engineer.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. aerospace & defense, construction & engineering, industrial conglomerates, professional services, textiles); IT & Telecommunications (e.g., computers & peripherals, electronic equipment & components, semiconductors, wireless telecommunication services); and Materials (e.g.,

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business Review

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. Sponsored by DXC Technology. How the best companies get up to speed.