Wed.Jul 27, 2016

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Time to celebrate innovation achievements at Enel

Exago

With the first round of its new innovation initiative closed, Enel has recognised 10 employees for their top contributions to the business challenges launched, in a ceremony held in Rome. The multinational power company adopted Exago’s Idea Market in 2014, Read More. The post Time to celebrate innovation achievements at Enel appeared first on www.exago.com.

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When on vacation, be on vacation.

Mike Shipulski

As vacation approaches the work days drag. Sure you’re excited about the future, but when compared to the upcoming pleasantness, the daily grind feels more like a prison. Anticipating a good time in the future rips you from the present moment and puts you in a place you’d rather be. And when you don’t want to be where you are, wherever you are becomes your jail cell.

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Innovate by Adopting a Role Model Organization

Innovation Excellence

Can you innovate and improve business performance by copying another company from an entirely different industry? This is what the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Michigan did when it wanted to transform its customer service and operational efficiency. The hospital borrowed some of the practices of a five star hotel and hired a new.

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Shell and Thales Execs on Innovation Outposts

Innovation Leader

Executives from Shell TechWorks and the Thales xPlor discuss what they hope to accomplish with their Boston innovation labs, and how they're being measured.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Why McDonald’s and Apple Investors Should Be Very Wary

Adam Hartung

Growth Stalls are deadly for valuation, and both Mcdonald’s and Apple are in one. August, 2014 I wrote about McDonald’s Growth Stall. The company had 7 straight months of revenue declines, and leadership was predicting the trend would continue. Using data from several thousand companies across more than 3 decades, companies in a Growth Stall are unable to maintain a mere 2% growth rate 93% of the time. 55% fall into a consistent revenue decline of more than 2%. 20% drop into a nega

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How Fearful is Your Organization?

Michael Roberto

INSEAD Professor, Gilles Hilary, and Managing Director of Alchimie Asia, Vip Vyas, have written a good blog post about fear in organizations. They argue that a culture of fear does not reduce the risk of major failures; it actually enhances the probability of a catastrophe. They offer a list of signs that your organization may possess a culture of fear that enhances risk of failure and stifles innovation: • An absence of frank and open dialogue.

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