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Michael Brunner is Named Honoree in Pittsburgh’s 2020 Smart 50 Awards

Brunner

Pittsburgh ( November 20 , 2020) – Michael Brunner, Brunner ’s Chairman and CEO , has been named an honoree in Pittsburg h ’s 2020 Smart 50 Awards, recognizing the top 50 executives of the 50 smartest companies for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. . “It

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Simon Hill shortlisted for The TechXLR8 2020 Tech Leader of the Year Award

Wazoku

Founded in 2011, Simon intends for Wazoku to become the world’s most prominent innovation firm, having grown the business over 50% (in terms of both revenue and headcount) each year since inception. When thinking about leadership, Simon likes to develop talent from within and gives a lot of autonomy to his teams.

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Workplace Culture: Productive People Make High-performing Teams That Produce Rapid Results

Innovation Excellence

According to Global Human Capital Trends 2015 pg 36, “Organizations that create a culture defined by meaningful work, deep employee engagement, job and organizational fit, and strong leadership are outperforming their peers and will likely beat their competition in attracting top talent.”.

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Options-based Strategy: An Approach for Uncertain Times

The Inovo Group

By 2011, they had several established stores in the Washington DC area and were ready to expand. By 2015, they were growing fast with a leadership team recruited for their extensive experience in the food industry. The founders saw something that the executive leadership did not see or chose to ignore. They chose another path.

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How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System

The BMI Lab Blog

Right now, as part of the current five years plan (ending in 2020), China is focusing on: Aviation and aerospace. The growing percentage of funds allocated to technology innovation clearly shows China's ambition on innovation leadership (source: Prof. Agriculture. Electrical power. New-energy automotive. High-end robotics.

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How Technology is Empowering the Modern Property Manager

Business and Tech

At the time we were looking to raise capital (between 2011 and 2013), businesses with women on the executive team received only 7 percent of the venture funding. We designed ResMan to complement the natural workflows of each role onsite — regional management, corporate office, and leadership team. billion in 2020, up from $1.8

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What is Lean Innovation? Components and Examples

Moves the Needle

The idea was conceived by Eric Ries and brought to life in his book The Lean Startup back in 2011. Not only have they developed internal programs that address each of the growth horizons, but they’ve also incorporated this way of working from the practitioner level all the way up to senior leadership.

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