Innovation Excellence
APRIL 9, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It’s award season, which means that, as a resident of Boston, I have the responsibility and privilege to talk about The Departed (pronounced: The Dep-ah-ted). The film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2007 and earned Martin Scorsese his first, and to date only, Academy Award for Best Director.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2024
Research suggests that the most effective leaders adapt their style to different circumstances — be it a change in setting, a shift in organizational dynamics, or a turn in the business cycle. But what if you feel like you’re not equipped to take on a new and different leadership style — let alone more than one? In this article, the author outlines the six leadership styles Daniel Goleman first introduced in his 2000 HBR article, “Leadership That Gets Results,” and explains when to use each one.
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ImagineNation
APRIL 7, 2024
One of my coaching clients shared with me recently how she was feeling insecure in her job role and lacking motivation. The company she works for is acknowledged as an entrepreneurial industry leader. Because it is currently being challenged by poor sales performance, it has bunkered down and frozen any change initiatives, learning programs or new projects until mid-2025.
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Decision-Making Process? The decision-making process is defined as a systematic approach to making choices or selecting a course of action among several alternatives. It involves several steps, which can vary depending on the context, complexity, and significance of the decision.
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.
Digital Tonto
APRIL 7, 2024
The biggest misconception about change is that once people understand it, they will embrace it. That’s almost never true. If you intend to influence an entire organization, you have to assume the deck is stacked against you. You not only need to build support for an alternative vision of the future, you have to undermine the forces supporting the status quo.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2024
Gartner research has found that managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can effectively manage — and they’re starting to buckle under the pressure: 54% are suffering from work-induced stress and fatigue, and 44% are struggling to provide personalized support to their direct reports. Ultimately, one in five managers said they would prefer not being people managers given a choice.
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IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Business Process Mapping? Business process mapping is defined as the activity of creating visual representations that outline the steps, activities, and interactions involved in completing a specific business process or workflow.
Sopheon
APRIL 9, 2024
InnovationOps is the way of the future for any organization intent on efficient, repeatable and scalable innovation. By bringing together culture, ways of working, people and products, companies can operationalize innovation and bring every team member together under an overarching goal.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
Most people can spot a toxic leader and connect the dots on why and how they are causing damage. But it’s much harder to recognize when well-intentioned leaders are actually hurting their teams because they aren’t aware of their negative impact, and team members aren’t always comfortable pushing back. If you’re a manager with a strong desire to be helpful to your team, be aware of these five common ways you may inadvertently hurt them despite your best intentions.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Leadership Skills and Emotional Intelligence The interplay between leadership skills and emotional intelligence is a dynamic force that can significantly impact the effectiveness of leaders in the corporate world. As organizations recognize the value of emotionally intelligent leaders, the focus on integrating emotional intelligence into leadership development has intensified.
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.
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Process Mapping? Process mapping, also known as process visualization or flowcharting, is defined as a technique used to visually represent the steps and activities involved in a process or workflow.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 11, 2024
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken My friend and fellow Customer Experience (CX) expert Brittany Hodak and I recently began a 52-week series for 2024 titled Shep and Brittany’s Super Amazing Show. In the second episode, rather than talk about what to do in 2024, we shared several tips on what not to do.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 12, 2024
When you’re a manager, at some point, regardless of how the circumstances arise, your team will blame you for something that’s making them unhappy, whether you have control over it or not. Being accused by your team of failing them in some way induces a threat state in your brain, impairing your ability to think clearly and triggering a variety of cognitive distortions and defensive behaviors.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Unveiling Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a pivotal factor in leadership effectiveness, with an increasing number of organizations recognizing its value. This section provides an overview of what emotional intelligence is and its key components. Defining Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions in oneself and others.
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.
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is Organizational Structure? Organizational structure is defined as the framework of roles, responsibilities, authority relationships, and communication channels within an organization. It defines how tasks are divided, coordinated, and controlled to achieve the organization's objectives effectively.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 12, 2024
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If the project could obsolete your best work, do it. Otherwise, do something else. But first, makes sure there’s solid execution on the turn-the-crank projects that pay the bills.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
Times of substantial tech progress and change, like the current AI revolution, create fear and anxiety. This often causes leaders to fall back on their ego and emphasize their expertise, closing their minds and negatively impacting their people and organizations. Instead, leaders need to take on a beginner’s mindset of openness and curiosity. This is not easy.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Defining Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) refers to the capacity to understand and manage one’s own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others. This concept extends beyond mere emotional awareness; it involves a leader’s ability to navigate social complexities and make decisions that achieve positive outcomes.
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Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge
IdeaScale
APRIL 12, 2024
What is a Competitor Analysis? Competitor analysis is defined as the process of identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of competitors in a particular market or industry. It involves gathering information about competitors' strategies, products, market share, strengths, weaknesses, and other relevant factors to gain insights and inform strategic decision-making.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 10, 2024
GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard What makes a team great? It’s a loaded question. Let’s dive in: you’re a team player, yes? But does your team prioritize collective growth and psychological safety? If so, there’s always room for further enhancement. Here’s my perspective, based on interacting with teams globally: 1.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2024
Platform providers typically display ratings information to the user in two ways. Incremental rating systems, employed by platforms like TaskRabbit and Airbnb, offer a detailed view by listing and often providing insights into every individual review score. Averaged rating systems, used by platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, present an overall score that aggregates all individual ratings.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Emotional intelligence has become a cornerstone in the realm of leadership development, recognized for its pivotal role in enhancing a leader’s effectiveness. Within the complex dynamics of modern businesses, leaders are seeking ways to navigate challenges and inspire their teams more effectively.
Speaker: Jamie Eagan
As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Use Case Diagram? A Use Case Diagram is defined as a graphical representation of the interactions between users (actors) and a system. It illustrates the various ways in which users interact with a system to achieve specific goals or tasks.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2024
Corporate intrapreneurs are uniquely positioned to lead the charge in harnessing the transformative power of artificial intelligence within their organizations. Here is how and why.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 10, 2024
In today’s always-on environment, AI tools can help marketers optimize and personalize their campaigns quickly and efficiently. But AI alone won’t yield meaningful campaigns. Impact-driving work requires both human ingenuity and machine speed — a combination marketers can’t fully embrace without daily practice. This article discusses how one team experimented with used AI to complement their creative marketers on various tasks, and how it resulted in their most impactful campaign to date.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 12, 2024
Understanding Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions judiciously and empathetically. It also encompasses the ability to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Definition of Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence refers to the capability to recognize and understand personal emotions and the emotions of others.
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See how companies like yours are tackling some of today’s most common business problems using AI-assisted automation for document processing. Manually capturing, extracting, and processing data within documents is a costly and outdated practice that’s holding your company back. IDP takes document processing to a whole new level so you can understand and use your data more effectively than ever before.
IdeaScale
APRIL 11, 2024
What is the Supply and Demand Curve? The supply and demand curve is defined as a fundamental concept in economics that illustrates the relationship between the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to supply and the quantity that consumers are prepared to make purchases at different price points.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 7, 2024
GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore By now you have heard that GenAI’s natural language conversational abilities are anchored in what one wag has termed “auto-correct on steroids.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2024
When the subject of how to be a good listener comes up, psychologists often talk about the value of “perspective-taking” — that is, projecting ourselves into the lives of those we’re listening to. This has been shown to make us grow more generous and less prejudiced toward them, but it’s a flawed way to understand others, because it treats empathy as a solo sport, encouraging listeners simply to try to understand what someone else is going through.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 10, 2024
Introduction to Innovation Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in the success of corporate events. They are the linchpins that can inspire, motivate, and ignite a passion for innovation within your organization. As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial.
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