Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 19, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Every business knows it needs to innovate. What isn’t so clear is how to go about it. There is no shortage of pundits, blogs and conferences that preach the gospel of agility, disruptive innovation, open innovation, lean startups or whatever else is currently in vogue. It can all be overwhelming.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Path to True Autonomy: How Organizations Can Earn Self-Management Have you ever seen a company declare itself self-managed, only for chaos to follow? Teams get excited about autonomy, but within months, decisions stall, accountability weakens, and the CEO quietly steps back in to restore order. The truth is, self-management isnt something a company can simply announceits something it has to earn.

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Michael Roberto

AUGUST 19, 2024

As we all know, Starbucks hired a new CEO last week. They hired Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to replace beleaguered CEO Laxman Narasimhan. Niccol faces many challenges as the company has experienced declining revenues, frustrated customers, and disgruntled employees. As a loyal customer (albeit also a frustrated one) and a close observer of the company, I've been considering the questions that Niccol must grapple with as he embarks on this transformation effort.

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Innovation 360 Group

AUGUST 19, 2024

The post Unlocking Innovation Mastery: The ISO 56000 Fundamentals Course and the Power of “Innovation by Design” appeared first on Innovation360.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2024

Even the best-performing individuals need guidance to avoid complacency, continue growing, and reach new heights. High achievers need mentors who encourage them to embrace continuous learning and improvement with a growth mindset, develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and those of others through emotional intelligence, and embrace a more intentional approach to broadening and strengthening their network.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2024

Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the interests of their stakeholders seriously when planning, developing strategy, making decisions, assessing risks, allocating resources, and so on.

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