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Jack Welch’s GE Was The Wrong Model To Take From The 90s. Lou Gerstner’s IBM Is The Right One

Digital Tonto

When Jack Welch was named “Manager of the Century” by Fortune magazine in 1999, it was still unclear what his legacy was going to be. He made it possible for the nearly century-old firm to become a pioneer in open-source development, artificial intelligence and genomics. Innovation languished.

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Eleven Reasons for the UK’s Poor Productivity

Destination Innovation

Weak political leadership, lobby groups, regulation and enquiries lead to a paralysis of decision making and action. Managers and staff are often risk averse and reluctant to change. Low investment in Research and Development. Poor management. Poor leadership. Low skills. Resistance to change.

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Don’t Lose Your Best People. Use the 9-Box Grid to Grow Your Future Talent.

Leapfrogging

Keep and develop your best people to create a high-performance culture and competitive advantage. Magazine column. My team at Praxie.com created an online 9-Box app and I was stunned at how much interest there was from across industries for this solution. Will likely become part of the future leadership team.

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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

Jeff Horing, cofounder and managing director of private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, believes that the task of scaling up a rapidly growing technology company is so difficult and complex that it may require two CEOs. Of course, not all friction is bad. But they are manageable. They are real.

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Empathy: The Currency of Human Connection—and Innovation.

Leapfrogging

Having worked with innovation teams from global companies like Visa, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark, Disney, Medtronic and many others, there’s one consistent success factor when it comes to innovation, no matter what you’re doing: it all starts with the customer. The team was shocked. Empathy Reveals New Opportunities.

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The Profitability of Well-Being: The New Corporate Priority

Business and Tech

According to the Corporate Wellness Magazine , at the core of the Great Resignation is dissatisfaction with the conventional work model and inadequate workplace wellness offerings. So here lies the new corporate priority, the new currency of the work experience, and the new driver of post-pandemic business success: a culture of wellness.

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IAOIP Webinar with Magnus Penker

Innovation 360

During this webinar which is hosted by IAOIP the leading international membership-based organization dedicated to the professional development of individuals working in the field of innovation, Magnus Penker, international thought leader and author, will dive into how to assess and measure innovation.