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All Hail the Generalist

Harvard Business Review

Few have developed the understanding that the bark is merely the outermost layer of a tree. To begin, our highly interconnected and global economy means that seemingly unrelated developments can affect each other. How many real estate professionals in Miami are closely watching Chinese economic developments? Why's that?

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4 Ways to Help Different Generations Share Wisdom at Work

Harvard Business Review

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. There are now five generations working alongside each other – an unprecedented opportunity to learn from such a diverse range of experiences.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. For the moment, this is good news for those companies still experimenting or piloting AI (41%).

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. And yet its usefulness is so often diminished because the vision is developed “at the top” of the organization and seldom shared by those who are expected to work toward its achievement. To me, a Shared Vision is just that…shared.

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Failure, the Other “F” Word | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Shifting to experiment/learn perspective would most certainly take the ‘hammer’ out of the equation. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. Reply Gwyn Teatro July 7, 2009 at 3:50 pm Wouldn’t that be great? link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue?

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The Branding Logic Behind Google’s Creation of Alphabet

Harvard Business Review

Reflecting this broader viewpoint, the company began to expand its market footprint, by, for instance, investing in a start-up that planned to sell furniture via the internet. Virgin has taken an entirely different tack from Starbucks by directly expanding its corporate brand into an incredibly diverse set of industries.

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The Best Morale Boost $3 Million Can Buy

Harvard Business Review

” is one example of an industrial musical, an elaborate Broadway-style show that was commonplace at company conferences in the U.S. “There were catchphrases that had to be hammered into the head of the employees, just like advertising does to the general public.” ” Courtesy of Blast Books .

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