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Listen to Employees When Evaluating Leadership

Adam Hartung

A Banks jumped onto the list as #4 in 2013. And, of course, Radio Shack made the list in 2012 (#3,) 2013 (#5) and 2014 (#11) only to file bankruptcy in 2015. Employees have consistently expressed their dismay with CEO Ed Lampert, and 80% actively dislike his leadership. In 2013 the stock rose to $85 as it made the list #3.

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Creating more value in services

Norbert Bol

In the service industry, suppliers and customers think continuously about improving the process of value creation to remain competitive in a long term perspective. To make such an evaluation it can be helpful to find out what the sustainability attitude (Zoeteman, 2013) is of the supplier and the customer. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Digital Factory

Technology Created

The end result would be quicker delivery at a more competitive price point. This requires some investment up front to be sure and thoughtful leadership but the end result is a win-win for everyone involved. Wouldn’t it be great if we applied some of the same principles to building our digital solutions, a digital factory if you will?

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Leading Experts Share Challenges in Human Resources During the Pandemic and Trends in Employee Health and Wellness

Business and Tech

Wellbeing isn’t just a perk; it’s a competitive advantage. However, increased employee engagement is not something that leadership can simply squeeze out of their employees; it’s something they will willingly give when working in a culture that excites them and supports what they need to be their most productive self.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 1

Tim Kastelle

At the beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come. This requires companies to proactively or reactively innovate their business models in order to remain competitive. Leadership through vision and influence, rather than command and control, is required.

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Avoid the Iridium Moment

Destination Innovation

This would give it a strong competitive weapon against Apple and Google. in 2013 it had 50 million users – far more ‘traffic sensors’ than Nokia could match. Navteq was the dominant player in in-road traffic sensing equipment. When Google acquired Waze for $1.1B

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How Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) may replace the traditional Chief Information Officer (CIO)

hackerearth

Cint announced the appointment of a CINO as part of their leadership team. Ninety-two percent of business executives, according to a Harvard Business Review and IBM study , feel the need to quickly analyze data and insights to remain competitive. Innovation is the way to stay competitive.