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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

The inaugural version of our Top CHRO List was published on Forbes in 2015. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Selection Methodology. He is the total package – a team player people love to work with and for.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2015

Harvard Business Review

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. Here are eight cross-cutting themes and stories from 2015 that are driving us toward a sustainable world (and two that are doing the opposite): 1. in the first six months of 2015, 70% was renewable.

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Marketers Need to Stop Focusing on Loyalty and Start Thinking About Relevance

Harvard Business Review

And with today’s technologies, companies now have the ability to see and act on these fluctuations in the moment. As new technologies shift customer journeys and expectations, they can (and should) also enhance companies’ abilities to engage with customers in the most relevant ways. Don’t be loyal to the status quo.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business Review

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. Most responses (80%) were received between October and December 2015.

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How to Know Which Digital Trends Are Worth Chasing

Harvard Business Review

The right technologies, however, can be incredibly valuable, driving customer satisfaction and possibly even providing a sustainable competitive advantage. Start by identifying those, and then use digital technology to alleviate them. The second lever is to use digital technology to materially improve customer service.

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How One Clothing Company Blends AI and Human Expertise

Harvard Business Review

The company offers a subscription clothing and styling service that delivers apparel to its customers’ doors. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Forbes estimates that in 2015 the company brought in $250 million in revenue, and it predicts a 50% increase in 2016. Insight Center.

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Why Top Management Should Listen to Activist Investors

Harvard Business Review

Activists launched 159 campaigns in 2015 focused on shareholder value maximization, nearly double the 88 that were launched the year before. Activist investors who expect to raise returns by influencing strategic decisions are having a meaningful impact on many industries from consumer-packaged goods to aerospace and defense.