Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Managing the expectations of a wide range of stakeholders is one of the most challenging jobs of a project manager. Yet there’s no educational program or training for this skill because everyone’s expectations are unique and often deeply personal. PMs need to use a combination of intuition, listening, iterating, and learning on the fly to address them successfully.

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Project Management Training Strategy 128

Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How convergence and creative collisions fuel invention GUEST POST from John Bessant It was the Covid lockdown that did it. Got me into compulsive listening. As my physical world contracted so I spent more and more time taking voyages inside my head, carried along by music.

Creativity 108

Creativity Innovation 108

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Lack of speed has been troubling companies for decades. The difference is that, today, with everything moving so much faster, a lack of speed can mean more than just a few missed opportunities — it can put companies in a very precarious position, especially those in markets where they face competitors that can sense and respond far more quickly. Slow-moving companies increasingly will find themselves fighting for relevance or, in some cases, pure survival — and leaders know it.

Company 120

Company Competition Data Marketing 120

Daniel Burrus

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Change is an inevitability of human life. We go through changes as we age from teens into adulthood by moving out of our parents’ houses and going to college or a trade school. And as we move from early adulthood to our 30s, 40s, 50s, and later years, with starting new jobs, getting married, having kids, and retiring, more change occurs. We have become very adept at handling the various changes thrown at us.

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Change Company System Trends 93

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

Data

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Often the real barriers to organizational change are lurking beneath the surface. Three steps can uncover them: act like an anthropologist, use sophisticated tools to analyze the breadcrumbs, and use drawings to tease out subtle dimensions of an organization’s culture.

Culture 108

Culture Tools Change Management 108

Entrepreneur - Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Loop Earplugs, launched by Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O in 2016, wants you to "live life at your volume." I tested the brand's products, including Loop Switch.

Change 90

Change 90

CMOE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A workplace culture of learning is becoming increasingly important as organizations strive to keep up with the ever-changing business landscape. Creating a learning culture encourages employees to refine old skills and develop new ones to help them perform their jobs better and contribute to the organization’s success. This guide explores the benefits of creating a learning culture in the workplace and provides actionable tips on how to establish and maintain it.

Culture 59

Culture Learning Underperforming Technical Team How To 59

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And how harnessing the power of design shaped the company’s global strategy.

Design Thinking 90

Design Thinking Design Strategy Strategy 90

Brunner

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you’re in marketing, you’ve likely heard what’s coming — the end of cookies, those digital snippets of text marketers use to target key audiences and track how people engage. Google plans to drop third-party cookies by the second half of 2024 as part of an increasing focus data privacy and security. That pivot has marketing teams at companies large and small searching for alternatives to measure their campaigns, content, and digital experiences.

Marketing 52

Marketing Data Software Review Survey 52

IM Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Kumuda Suppayah an Innovation strategist, and business transformation expert in the Oil and Gas sector. The second part of this episode delves into the fascinating world of corporate venturing and organizational adaptability with insights from a research paper that Kumuda co-authored titled, “Enhancing Organizational Adaptability through Corporate Venturing.” The paper’s primary focus is to understand the culture and processes that

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Entrepreneurship Change Management How To 52

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

Data

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sponsor content from Amazon Business.

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Video Tools 95

Planview

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Best-in-class companies align their efforts so everyone is moving in the same direction – a direction towards the desired business outcomes. They ensure that their goals and initiatives are aligned with their high-level strategy, from top leadership all the way down to the teams that deliver the work. The C-suite has a holistic view across the lifecycle of its strategies, while the EPMO has delivery information at their fingertips to pivot funding when needed.

Agile 59

Agile Strategy Strategy Data 59

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How to choose the right protégé and manage your relationship over the long term.

Management 63

Management How To Leadership 63

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Do your research, get your timing right, and document everything.

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Strategy Strategy Management 71

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

Artificial Inteligence