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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. It was widely believed that this was largely a case of organizations attempting to introduce new technologies to processes that were designed very much with the old ways of working in mind.

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9 Tips for Navigating the Inevitable Unexpected

Leading Blog

Be persistent yet adaptable: open-minded, flexible, and resilient. As with any other skill set, awareness can be generated. . * * * Stan Rose , PhD is an MIT biologist turned life sciences executive and entrepreneur who has created and led multiple businesses in the emerging fields of DNA analysis and genomics.

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Consultants love a gap-closing program almost as much as they love a SWOT analysis. Also, start-up companies in the Fujitsu technology accelerator program work in the satellite locations as well, creating a company-startup mashup.

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Avoiding The Technology Trap In The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The research was arguably the first study that attempted to predict how technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics would impact the labour market. Technology at Work. I was understandably curious therefore to see if Technology at Work 4.0 Adapting to change. addressed this crucial area any better.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2016 Compilation

Leading Blog

How technology is creating a new world of work via @McKinsey. From @WallyBock The State of Business Books. From @WallyBock Decision Making: 10 Great Situation Analysis Questions. When One Door Closes, Another Opens. The Biggest Leap You’ll Ever Make : From Team Member to First-Time Manager by @JesseLynStoner.

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Departed Client Analysis: Opening Formal Channels of Feedback to Improve Customer Retention

Strategy Driven

Conducting a Departed Client Analysis (or Lost Customer Analysis) program entails hiring an independent third party to conduct debrief interviews and solicit constructive feedback from lost customers who have recently fired your firm. He is the author of a book, From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call (McGraw-Hill, 2011).

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Only Learning Leaders Can Transform the Extreme Rate of Transformation Failures

The Practical Leader

They hired an expensive consulting firm to design and install millions of dollars’ worth of new technologies. This was based on a strategic plan that took months of senior management time, market studies, financial analysis, and more expensive consultants. ” That was it.