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IT Cannot Be Only the CIO's Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

It may make costs more predictable and shift investments from CapEx to OpEx. The basic requirement for success with enterprise IT has changed little over the decade. This raises the fundamental question as to whether a CIO can really be held accountable for something that will only emerge when their colleagues step up to the plate.

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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. The implications of success scare them more than the risk of failure. These distinct approaches enjoy demonstrable real-world success.

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Don’t Play with Dead Snakes, and Other Management Advice

Harvard Business Review

The great business successes have all come from solving some seemingly insurmountable problem. These companies have effectively no capex. Communication Innovation Leadership' If it wasn’t a problem, there is no opportunity. Because opportunities come from solving problems. Or non-obvious problem.

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Why Corporate Social Responsibility Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business Review

Savor of Temple found that firms led by single CEOs engage in much more aggressive investment behavior, in terms of capex, innovation activity, R&D, and acquisitions, than companies led by married chief executives. It was the ability to ignore sentiment that paved the way for their success," Green writes.

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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

They provided a number of strategic recommendations to help bridge that gap, including: Make automation a strategic priority – It perhaps goes without saying that when companies do this, it significantly increases the chance of success because it ensures the resources required are made available.

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