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Why Startups Fail: Six Issues to Avoid

Leading Blog

Eisenmann introduces the Diamond-and-Square framework to help aspiring entrepreneurs know whether they have actually identified an attractive opportunity and determine what types of resources are required to successfully capitalize on it. Early adopters and mainstream customers have different needs, and both need to be tested.

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The Human Impact of Rapid Tech Change

Lead Change Blog

These companies find themselves managing complex organizational change, with challenges that will vary depending on the professional levels and geographic diversity of their human resources. Successful implementation of any change agenda, whether it is new software applications, process, or organization, is dependent on human resources.

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The real change makers: how middle managers can transform culture

Chartered Management Institute

If you can secure a critical mass among the middle management cohort and persuade some to be enthusiastic early adopters of the purpose and message around cultural change, this will percolate through the rest of the organisation,” says Dr Chan. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources.

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The Perils of Being an Early Innovator

Lead Change Blog

Early Adopter vs. Early Innovator. People might describe me having “an early adopter problem,” but I disagree (unless they are trying to describe my audience and not me): being an early innovator is not the same thing as being an early adopter. Educating the market.

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Embracing the Power of Large Language Models: Transforming Finance and Empowering Professionals

The Horizons Tracker

Private equity firms and insurers were among the early adopters, utilizing these innovations for investment pre-screening and claims automation. Additionally, by utilizing this technology to mine emails, recorded discussions, and other resources, seamless sharing of organizational “know-how” becomes possible.

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How effective communication led to Tyler Grange’s four-day week triumph

Chartered Management Institute

I realised that if we went first, we’d get quite a lot of downsides from being an early adopter, but we get every upside. Register as a CMI Friend for free, and get access to this and many other exclusive resources, as well as weekly updates straight to your inbox. That’s when we decided to do it.”

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The Slow Progress Being Made With AI In The UK

The Horizons Tracker

The report suggests that this slow progress is primarily due to a lack of internal resources. The report also finds that: AI/ML implementation often fails due to lack of internal resources — More than one-third (35%) of UK respondents report AI research and development initiatives have been tested and abandoned or failed.