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Leadership Confidence: Why Executives’ Trust in Their Teams is Plummeting and How to Rebuild It

IdeaScale

“Trust no one. Suspect everyone.” Great advice if you’re an MI6 agent trying to uncover a spy at the height of the Cold War. Not great advice if you’re a senior executive responsible for leading a team to deliver record results.

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Do You Bring Your Whole Self to Work?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski Do you bring your whole self to work? If not, how do you feel about that? When you demonstrate your unique goodness and it’s met with “You don’t fit in.” they may say they want you to fit in, but, really, that’s objective evidence that they need your unique goodness.

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On the Folly of Rewarding for Business-As-Usual when you are Hoping for Innovation

IdeaScale

Even with the best intentions, reward systems in corporate life all too often mean that most of the people you need supporting innovation work flee from it. Here are some ideas for getting a better balance.

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Talent Vs Opportunity

Rmukesh Gupta

This is a rant. Please ignore if you are not in a mood for somebody’s rant! I strongly believe that talent is equally distributed across any segment that we can think of {men vs women, rich vs poor, straight vs gay, Asian vs European vs African, black vs brown vs white folks, early talent vs experienced talent, developed nation vs developing nation, students of Ivy League universities vs public universities, etc).

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Going Beyond Chatbots: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems, & Data

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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How Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Can Revolutionize Your Business

Qmarkets

Entrepreneurship has long been a driving force behind groundbreaking innovations and industry disruptions. In the context of large businesses, harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit can significantly enhance innovation management, leading to sustained competitive advantage. This article explores how entrepreneurship and innovation management work together and examines the role of innovation management software in leveraging entrepreneurial talent.

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Essential Management Tips for Emotional Intelligence

Innovators Alliance

Power Up Your Empathy Effective managers are good at using empathy and being sensitive to how people feel and why they feel the way they do. ‘Tune into’ and ’read’ the feelings and emotions being shared during a conversation. Make Relevant Decisions Effective managers may have the ability to make objective and relevant decisions. Ask yourself how the decision is relevant to corporate values and stated goals.

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6 Ways to Bring Strategy into Your Work Every Day

Harvard Business Review

Business leaders are expected to be strategic, and while organizational obstacles can prevent you from translating intent into strategic actions, so can your personal limitations and practices. It doesn’t have to be this way. Even when it feels like the odds are stacked against you, you have more choices than you may realize. Small decisions about where to focus and what to do throughout your day may feel inconsequential, but their impacts accumulate.

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How to Manage Innovation: Strategies for Overcoming Common Challenges

Qmarkets

Managing something as amorphous as innovation can be a daunting task, especially for large organizations. The very nature of innovation—unpredictable, dynamic, and often disruptive—makes it challenging to control and direct. Organizations must navigate complex structures, foster collaboration across siloed departments, and overcome ingrained resistance to change.

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To Improve Health Care, Focus on Fixing Systems — Not People

Harvard Business Review

When efforts to improve health care, the failures are often blamed on leadership and culture. But the main problem often is the underlying systems. To generate better outcomes, increase safety, and improve efficiency, health care organizations should shift their focus to designing systems that facilitate delivery of the highest-quality care.

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Ideation Workshops: Best Practices for Success

Qmarkets

Ideation workshops play a critical role in driving innovation. These structured sessions are designed to generate and develop new ideas, fostering creativity and problem-solving within teams. However, running an effective ideation workshop requires careful planning and execution, especially when considering different formats such as online and in-person sessions.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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When a Team Member Speaks Up — and It Doesn’t Go Well

Harvard Business Review

Speaking up — and being heard — in organizations is critical, but failed attempts to speak up happen often at work and can lead people to silence themselves and others in the long run. Instead, leaders and team members should frame such situations as opportunities to learn. But this isn’t easy; it can be difficult to recognize such moments as learning opportunities; it can be difficult to move beyond counterproductive emotions like shame and blame,;and we tend to be too busy and focused on the s

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Operational Excellence: What is it and How Can it Benefit Your Business?

Qmarkets

Operational excellence is a crucial strategy for organizations striving to outperform their competitors. Companies that excel in their operations can significantly boost their profitability and market share. But what exactly is operational excellence, and how can your organization achieve it? This article will delve into the concept, exploring its key principles and the substantial benefits it can bring to your business.

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Harley-Davidson: The Aging Customer Dilemma

Michael Roberto

John Keilman has written a Wall Street Journal article this week that is titled "Harley Will Ride or Die With the Graybeards." Keilman reports that, "The Milwaukee-based company is selling less than half as many bikes as it did during its 2006 peak. Harley’s portion of the U.S. large motorcycle market recently dropped to its lowest level since the 1980s.

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Agile Innovation: A Comprehensive Guide

Qmarkets

Agile innovation is transforming how companies develop new products and services, fostering a culture of flexibility, speed, and customer-centricity. As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, understanding and implementing agile innovation can be the key to staying ahead. This article will provide a comprehensive guide to agile innovation, starting with a clear definition, exploring its benefits, and offering practical steps for implementation.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Scout Software: What is it and How Can it Drive Value for your Organization?

Qmarkets

In an era where technological advancement is relentless, maintaining a competitive edge requires businesses to constantly innovate. Innovation professionals and leaders face the constant challenge of identifying and integrating new technologies that can drive growth and efficiency. This is where scout software comes into play. As a pivotal tool in the realm of technology scouting, scout software helps businesses discover, track, and evaluate emerging technologies and startups.