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VUCA Leadership: Leading Through Turbulent Times

Experience to Lead

No matter how resistant we are to obstacles, learning curves or outright catastrophes, the landscape in which we work is constantly in motion. Now more than ever, businesses are dealing with the impacts of significant world events that have altered how they operate today. However, change is not all doom and gloom.

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New Hires 101: WorkBright’s Introductory Overview

HR Digest

It’s about creating a pathway for new hires to understand, adapt, and align with the company’s ethos, vision, and operational methodologies. Customization ensures that the software feels like a natural extension of your organization’s operations, rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.

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Get Your Organization Ready for 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

The Future of Operations. As the company moves down the learning curve and costs come down, the savings from reduced waste, inventory, and assembly labor will even make it competitive for the mass production segment of the market. Insight Center. Sponsored by GE Corporate. Move one baby step at time.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Our results suggest there’s still time to climb the learning curve and compete using AI.

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You Can’t Achieve Your Goals Without the Right Support

Harvard Business Review

The second leader is Jennifer, a leader in operations with a team that had recently doubled in size after an acquisition. As a starting point, both leaders had to address their resistance to moving forward. You and Your Team. Improving Yourself. Take charge of your own development. Here’s how: 1. Get into the right mindset.

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3D Printing Will Revive Conglomerates

Harvard Business Review

Wall Street began charging a “conglomerate discount,” saying that diverse operations were hard to analyze with confidence. True synergies across the diverse operations were often hard to see. Any conglomerate executives who resisted would soon feel the pressure from activist investors eager to create value.

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The Battle Over iPhones in India

Harvard Business Review

So while the global tech giants come up the learning curve on the nuances of the local context, indigenous players with stronger “contextual intelligence” have a chance to gain an early foothold. This move has been met with significant resistance.

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