Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

A critical factor influencing the effectiveness of DEI initiatives is how employees respond to them. Traditionally, employee responses have been overly simplified as “resistors,” who complicate or hinder DEI initiatives, or “supporters” of DEI, who facilitate their implementation. Recent research suggests employee reactions can be broken down into four categories: excited supporters, calm compliers, torn shapers, and discontented opponents.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 17, 2024

Why innovation management needs co-intelligence GUEST POST from John Bessant Long fuse, big bang. A great descriptor which Andrew Hargadon uses to describe the way some major innovations arrive and have impact.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

Building a strong, flexible “digital core” that integrates cloud, data, and AI technologies to serve as an interconnected foundation for your company is the key to future growth. It is your means of supporting the current business drive toward efficiency and effectiveness, while remaining flexible enough to respond to the new needs of the organization and quickly adopt and scale the latest technology innovations.

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Kainexus

JULY 17, 2024

" Operational excellence begins with having the right strategy, but it's realized through relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement. " Jeff Bezos - Amazon Operational excellence is crucial for business leaders aiming for continuous improvement because it establishes a framework for consistently delivering high-quality products and services while optimizing processes and reducing waste.

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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

Botshit — made-up, inaccurate, and untruthful chatbot content that humans uncritically use for tasks — can pose major risks to your business in the form of reputational damage, incorrect decisions, legal liability, economic losses, and even human safety. Yet, it’s unlikely that chatbots are going away. How can you manage these risks while taking advantage of the benefits of promising new tools?

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Cris Beswick

JULY 17, 2024

Innovation has never been a higher priority for companies, yet most struggle to deliver on their aspirations. BCG’s 2024 global innovation survey found that 83% of companies rank innovation as a top-3 priority. However, innovation readiness has plummeted, with just 3% of companies scoring in the “ready zone” on BCG’s innovation maturity benchmark, down from 20% in 2022.

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Brunner

JULY 17, 2024

Use an Audience-First Approach to Create B2B Content that’s Valuable, Relevant and Helpful for B2B Buyers As a B2B marketer looking to build awareness, generate leads or drive sales, it’s essential that you know how your prospective customers navigate the buying process, especially what information they need to get to “yes.” Today’s business buyers take an increasingly stealthy approach by doing their own research long before they get in touch with you — if they ever make contact.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

An approach to decision making that avoids the pitfalls of reductive thinking.

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Innovators Alliance

JULY 17, 2024

The greatest resource at Innovators Alliance is the wealth and experiences of our members. As a community for entrepreneurs, we put a particular emphasis on innovation and the opportunity to share experiences and gain inspiration from others. Earlier this year we updated our IA Member Check-in process to include a question that asked members about their recommended entrepreneurial books, podcasts and tools.

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The Bliss Business Podcast

JULY 17, 2024

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Linda Bernardi

JULY 17, 2024

While one may think it is entertaining to witness GenAI companies train their AI systems using content from others, these companies may: (1) be intentionally aware, (2) simply don’t care, or (3) even know what training data sets they are using. However, IT MATTERS A LOT! Let me build a hypothetical scenario: I spent years researching and writing my two books that were published over the period of a decade.

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Linda Bernardi

JULY 17, 2024

I am a huge fan of venture capital and the impact that VC funding at all stages has on spurring innovation, building products, and enabling us to be where we are today. The VC world is evolving rapidly, but perhaps not for the best. Here is why: The term ‘Quiet’ perfectly depicts what is happening in the worldwide VC sector today. Not including the insane Gen AI investments and hyper-inflated valuations, the remainder of the VC world in 2023 and 2024 is having two not-so-great years.

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