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How To Make Work Work for Women in Tech and Leadership

Business and Tech

The gender gap in tech is persistent, but it can be addressed by offering resources, fostering inclusive workplaces, and implementing policies that promote equity. The gender gap in tech remains due to a number of factors including lack of job security, gender bias, and work-life balance issues.

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Encourage Your Team to Escalate Issues on Technical Projects

Harvard Business Review

Among them are the lack of a culture of trust, poor communications, ineffective feedback, and valuing IQ over EQ. Ultimately, the success of a technical project requires that issues are escalated as they arise.

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Leaders will invest less in transformational innovation due to fears over the economy

Idea to Value

This may upset a lot of startups or innovation teams who feel like it is their duty to look to the future and pull their company into new disruptive technologies. This indicates that the work of innovation teams to change the culture and mindset in many organisations is working. However, it might be the right thing to do.

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Achieving Balance With Company Culture, Benefit Design, and Employee Well-Being

Business and Tech

Director of Communications, Integrated Benefits Institute The Integrated Benefits Institute’s recent analysis estimates that the cost associated with the loss of work hours due to COVID-19 is $213.1 A company culture that fosters flexibility and transparency is key to employees feeling comfortable, valued, and supported.

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

In our minds, technology and innovation are interconnected. However, for every technological advancement, there seems to be a learning curve or adjustment period as we try to figure out how to implement automation into our daily lives. Technology: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? 3 Reimagining Corporate Culture.

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Mastering the Art: Using Organizational Culture for Business Agility and Resilience

Leapfrogging

The Power of Organizational Culture Organizational culture is the bedrock upon which companies build their strategies and operational approaches. Recognizing the profound effect of culture on every aspect of your organization is the first step toward leveraging it for business success.

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