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Tony Hsieh – The Remarkable Cultural Innovator at Zappos

Destination Innovation

After graduating Hsieh worked for Oracle Corporation but quit in 1996 after just five months, to co-found the LinkExchange, an advertising network. A friend had dared Hsieh to start a company with the name Venture Frogs so that is what he did. The company gained a reputation for extraordinary customer service.

Culture 152
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Diversity and Innovation: Benefiting from a Corporate Culture of Inclusion

Qmarkets

Diversity also leads to economic growth, and according to a study from Brown University “the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe.” Organizations are now becoming attuned to this.

Culture 97
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How to Stay Ahead of the Game in a Fast-Changing Industry

IdeaScale

At the intersection of modern technology and advertising, digital marketing is one of the fastest changing industries in the world. Not only are these two companies the only game in town when it comes to reaching your audience online, but they also roll out updates at breakneck speed and change their rules frequently.

Industry 213
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Case Study: Xaxis Teaches Us About Accelerating Careers and Solutions

IdeaScale

Overview: Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media company, realized that despite the company’s global reach, it didn’t have a global innovation program. This helped them serve local needs across the globe, but it also quickly created silos between cultures and languages Xaxis wanted to break down.

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Use Your Brand’s Values to Navigate Through Culture and Controversy

Brunner

However, the groundswell of cultural and social change in 2020 has underlined the debate for any brand manager – “should I respond?” “How This is why using your company values as a North Star is so imperative. Brands navigating social media controversy is nothing new. Of course, there is always a risk of backlash from some consumers.

Culture 74
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How Innovation Can Help Companies Be Successful During Difficult Times

Tullio Siragusa

How Innovation Can Help Companies Be Successful During Difficult Times. Every company at one point in time will face difficult circumstances. While it may seem to be an impossible task to make it through difficult times, there is still one aspect that can drive companies through them. Innovation. Innovation in Times of Crisis.

Company 63
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The great GE innovation experiment

Jeffrey Phillips

GE, once a large conglomerate, has announced that it will divide itself into three companies , a healthcare company, an energy company and an aviation company. We can find out if the three companies become little GE corporate clones or pave their own way. All business must be fast, agile and innovative.

Agile 144