Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If your clients are keen to keep up, tying new technology to strategy and ROI will make the switch effective, not overwhelming Organisations’ first task of the 21st century was to become “more digital” – integrating digital technologies into every aspect of their business. So where should you begin?

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Women on Business

AUGUST 1, 2012

This week around 600 million people experienced wide power outages throughout the country. The Prime Minister blamed several states for using more than their fare share of power for causing the massive outages. We must look for alternative means to power our businesses, our homes and our transportation systems.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 18, 2021

The traditional narrative of technological disruption to the labor market is driven by the Luddite rebellion of the 19th century, with workers violently reacting to new technologies that threaten to destroy their livelihoods. Technology and labor. Empowering workers.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

And technology? High volumes—low margins—cost-effective—technology driven. They say business leaders tend to “underestimate Africa’s size and potential as a market, and overestimate the challenges of doing business there.”. There are one-hundred companies with annual revenues of a billion dollars or more.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

His new book, Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments , takes you through his research and best practices to show how to experiment and test before acting. Both revolutions were about the potential of new experimentation tools, processes, and cultures and what companies should do to unlock their power.

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HR Digest

MAY 15, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that revolutionizes productivity across various sectors. MIT’s study serves as a testament to the transformative power of AI in shaping the modern workforce. Key Findings from MIT’s Study on AI and Worker Productivity: 1.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

These are the industry disruptors who have changed how business is conducted in distinctly powerful ways. Think how Uber transformed the transportation industry, how Airbnb took over the lodging industry — not to mention how Tesla is upending both the automobile and energy industries.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

At the recent INNOVEIT event in Brussels, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology launched its Deep Tech Talent Initiative , which aims to provide a million people across the EU with the skills required to function in the deep tech sector in the coming years.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

We have entered the age of empowered individuals, who use potent new technologies and harness social media to organize themselves. The institutions of modern developed societies, whether governments or companies, are not prepared for this social power. And pragmatically, social power can help keep your company and community vital. .

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

If automation is restricted to Sun Belt states (including Florida, Texas and Arizona)—because the technology may not initially work well in rough weather—about 10% of the operator hours will be affected,” they explain. The authors analyzed transportation data from the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey, which is generated by a consortium of the U.S.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Based on responses from 320 employees, the study shows that employee motivation is a powerful tool to “mediate the relationship among leadership and employees innovative work behavior.”. A study that analyzed innovative work behavior among service providers in Oman supports this claim. The Importance of Recognition.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2021

The current surge in the gig economy has been influenced by rise of digital technology and the use of on-demand platforms. There’s more to the gig economy than work being mediated via technology. The lower costs have implied expanded take-up of these services, changing transport practices around the globe.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 20, 2019

It’s a finding that is often used to highlight the flawed nature of human thinking, especially when it comes to ourselves, but new research from Penn State suggests it might also hold back the advance of autonomous vehicle technology. The study is the last of three pieces conducted by S. Faith in tech.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 9, 2017

Kentaro Toyama ‘s presentation at the 2016 Annual Deming Institute Conference – Geek Heresy: Technology’s Law of Amplification. If technology is going to improve the lives of the world’s poorest, it must be grounded in a deep understanding of human behavior and an appreciation for cultural differences.”.

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LDRLB

JULY 19, 2013

In his great book Pasteur’s Quadrant , Donald Stokes says this: …the notable examples from the annals of technology, detailed by Rosenberg and others, in which it took many years for a new technology to find its most important commercial uses. Indeed, this is is an almost universal phenomenon in the evolution of technology.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

They were also very heavy, as they had to withstand the rigors of mostly unpaved roads used by the horse-and-wagon mode of transportation. And as assembly-line technology improved, so too did its speed, which soon became a source of great stress. They were hand-built, often to personal specifications. The workers could hardly keep up.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2020

Renewable technology is gaining ground left and right. Sustainable technology is getting cheaper as time rolls by. For instance, it’s hard to imagine a viable alternative to fossil-fuel-based transportation right now. The industry will harness the power of growth catalysts to stay ahead of the curve. The Green Revolution.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2020

Data is the new oil, and as such, you will not achieve much if you do not develop a robust plan for your information technology (IT). When you’re setting up a colocation arrangement, you physically transport your servers to the center. Running a data center calls for you to stay on the bleeding edge of new technology regularly.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

The Internet is a technology and like any technology it can be a blessing or a curse depending on what you are doing with it. A crisis of this dimension would not have been possible without a very efficient, fast, cheap, and reliable information transportation system. The Internet amplifies. This can be good or bad.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Central to their theory is the outsized success of so called “superstar firms”, whose progress has played a bigger role in the shift than factors such as automation, the growth in international trade, the decline of union power, or outsourcing, as proposed by other economists. Digital leaders.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For example, you will need to realistically consider staff salaries, transportation fees, advertisement expenditure, material prices, equipment and technology costs, plus more. For example, you must be within close proximity to great public transport links, so your employees can reach your facility with ease.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day. Specifically, the state is pinning its hopes on small business, with a portion of federal R&D funds “set aside for small business to develop and commercialize innovative technology.&#

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 25, 2019

Our business, the technology we use daily and also the way we handle our business dealings. You can focus on recycling elements, where you make some changes to how you recycle things like old technology. You can make it a focus in terms of incentives for staff to use public transport or even a ride or walk to work scheme.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Sensors, smartphones, tablets, wireless networks, and Big Data are starting to transform transportation and infrastructure. In the case of the FAA and mobile technology, the slow-moving agency is trying its best to be nimbler. On the roads, new technology is growing in importance. Photo by Andrew Nguyen. But not fast enough.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2021

Never in the history have so many technologies matured at the same time from social, mobile, cloud, artificial intelligence, sensors, quantum computing, and more. The combinatorial effects of these technologies have suddenly accelerated progress exponentially toward the hyperconnected world, we live in today.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. And while technology has provided the tools for expansion and successful completion of tasks from remote locations, it is important to note that the isolation it allows is also a significant threat to effective teamwork. Modify Your Techniques.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. And while technology has provided the tools for expansion and successful completion of tasks from remote locations, it is important to note that the isolation it allows is also a significant threat to effective teamwork. Modify Your Techniques.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2022

High-tech companies have the power to make an impact when it comes to green initiatives that can create a more sustainable future. High-tech companies can conserve energy by implementing new technologies, such as energy management systems and smart meters. Green Transportation. Energy Conservation.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 1, 2018

They turn on the system, choose their avatars, and are suddenly transported into the video game. When he chooses his character, Alex is transported to the world of Jumanji. As people rise in the ranks of leadership, they can forget what life was like when they didn’t have a position of power. Welcome to the jungle, gang!

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Europeans were paralyzed by debt crises and transportation shutdowns caused by volcanic ash and disgruntled workers. Yet, even in the midst of gridlock in Washington, economic anxiety around the world, and government liquidity crises in Europe, technology marched on, seemingly impervious to global events.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Tesla is best known for its very hot $100k electric battery powered roadster that goes from 0 to 60 in under four seconds. That's where Tesla is going to build battery powered family sedans.  In case you haven't heard of Elon Musk, he's a cofounder of PayPal , the CEO of Tesla Motors and the CEO of SpaceX.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Think through the implications of these technologies, however, and an even more startling vision emerges: the future will look more like the past. Today, information and communications technologies remove the need for such proxies. Helping to effect this reversal are any number of new technologies.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

The United States remains the world’s second-biggest manufacturing power after China overtook it only three years ago. Technology to the rescue? One of the promising areas supported by technology is at the intersection of the internet and online technologies with the physical world: the “internet of things” (IoT).

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

And never before has such an incredible tool been available for communities to engage people in making healthy lifestyle changes: technology. State and local government agencies have immense power to use technology to spearhead healthy lifestyle and disease prevention programs. Care Providers. State and Local Governments.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments, yet one very important aspect of this disruption has been largely overlooked: technology fundamentally changes what makes your brand premium. JEWEL SAMAD/Staff/Getty Images.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

We had our own boom and bust cycle of people seeking rooms for the event, along with constant speculation about the number of people involved, and how the city’s transportation and services would hold up. Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

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