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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Of course, part of that entailed reestablishing the company’s reputation for cutting-edge technology. You do that by setting up structures that notice, encourage, and develop innovative ideas and practices. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. You know this company.

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AI Storytelling

Decker Communication

Problems arise when advancements in technology outpace the ability of technology companies to effectively communicate their value. In all of these scenarios, we see leading-edge technology solutions being undermined by lagging stories. This is certainly not the first time a transformative technology has been hard to explain.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

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. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

What has emerged from these conversations is that while everyone’s experiences under pressure are unique, pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways. Outside of the SEALs, he’s run meetings in the White House Situation Room, negotiated international arms treaties, and developed high-impact corporate strategies.

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New Tool Offers Possible Career Alternatives For Those Threatened By Automation

The Horizons Tracker

While I have been notably skeptical about the various claims that robots and AI will destroy vast swathes of the jobs we know today, there is an understandable concern about the impact technology is likely to have on the labor market, and especially about how one can go about making our own job as disruption proof as possible.

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That’s It! Let Millennials Go

Lead Change Blog

Do everyone in your organization a favor—stop discounting Millennials and free them to discover, develop, and deploy their strengths. A fantastic way to build up and into Millennials is to let them run wild in the fields of creativity. Yes, they develop lots of technology, but they’re also taking the world by storm for the better.

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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: 10 Entrepreneurial Types and Their Journey

Leading Blog

As if the changes in technology haven’t left many wondering what to do next, the reaction to the COVID-19 virus has left many leaders in a kind of limbo. A Faces Quiz is available at TheEntrepreneursFaces.com. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.