Wed.Mar 08, 2023

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Which is more important – the idea or the team?

Destination Innovation

Imagine that you are a venture capitalist investing in start-up companies. Ideally you are looking for a really good team with a great new idea. But if you had to choose, would you prefer a great idea in the hands of an average and competent team or an average idea in the hands of a really great team? Pause for a moment and make your choice. It is a dilemma which Ed Catmull describes in his book Creativity Inc.

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International Women’s Day: A Wazoku Interview

Wazoku

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8th every year , with the aim of celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness of the barriers faced in daily life. It is a day to reflect on the progress made towards gender equality and to promote positive change for women across the globe.

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Executives Need to Invest in Understanding the Customer Experience

Harvard Business Review

Only half of chief executives are confident they are able to provide high-quality digital experiences to customers, according to a new survey.

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What Sports Teach us about Continuous Improvement

Kainexus

When Jeremy Sochan of the San Antonio Spurs steps up to the free-throw line, he shoots using one hand. Even if you aren’t an avid basketball fan, you probably know that players typically use two hands for shotmaking, not one. When Sochan, an NBA rookie, switched his shooting form in December of 2022, he intrigued the league, sparking discussion from commentators and the press about the bizarre shot.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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How to Help Superstar Employees Fulfill Their Potential

Harvard Business Review

An analysis of 3,000 applications to Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program reveals common challenges and opportunities.

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The AI Apocalypse is Here

Innovation Excellence

3 Reasons You Should Celebrate! GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Whelp, the apocalypse is upon us. Again. This time the end of the world is brought to you by AI.

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Startup Spotlight: Canada-Based WeavAir's Solution Can Measure Multiple Air Purity Metrics For Air Distribution Systems (And It's Making Its Way To The UAE!)

Entrepreneur - Innovation

WeavAir's end-to-end business intelligence solutions -which are energy efficient and run on low carbon- help prevent the spread of air contamination and infection for air distribution systems.

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Why do I Continue to Blog and You Should too

Rmukesh Gupta

I have been writing on this blog for more than 12 years and this is my 851st post. I wanted to reflect on the experience. For a variety of reasons (some known and some unknown), this blog never became popular nor did I get significant number of visitors. I do not make any money from the blog. So, my friends, family and colleagues have asked me many a times the question: If you are not making money of this, why do this at all?

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15 Free Strategic Roadmap Templates Every Leader Should Have

Cascade Strategy

Creating a strategic roadmap from scratch can be time-consuming and draining, especially if the end result is a siloed PowerPoint presentation that no one uses. But there's a better approach.

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Overcoming Obstacles to Coaching

CMOE

What has stopped you from committing to consistent coaching? The benefits of coaching are obvious. Coaching team members encourages a culture of trust and communication, and effective coaching helps people reach their full potential and ultimately deliver bottom-line results. Through coaching, you can create a work environment where people are engaged and feel encouraged to do their best.

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How Mature Companies Are Scaling Transformational New Businesses

Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge

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Rekindling Employee Engagement with the S-Model for Relationships

BrainZooming

A friend recommended the book, The Soul of Desire, by Dr. Curt Thompson (affiliate link) , to me. Unrelated, Brainzooming was leading a major visioning and employee engagement assignment for a non-profit client. As with so many things, the two (the book and the employee engagement work) became very related.

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IT Strategic Plan: A 5-Step Planning Process (With Template)

Cascade Strategy

Looking for a way to execute key IT and digital initiatives faster to support business growth? Sounds like you need a strong and well-thought-out IT strategic plan.

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Software that Writes Itself? Low Code / No Code Applications have Arrived

Daniel Burrus

One technological advancement that is taking companies by storm is something that most businesses or organizations likely did not see coming, nor did many consider the positive implications of: The rise of low code and no code interfaces. Low code and no code application development refers to the use of visual tools to create software applications without the need for traditional programming languages to write code long-hand.

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How Will the Advancements in Low-code/no-code Platforms and Technologies

Acuvate

How will the advancements in low-code/no-code platforms and technologies shape the future of Power Apps and its role in empowering citizen developers and businesses to build custom solutions and automate processes? Srinu Tamada Technical Manager Acuvate Modern application development is undergoing a revolution, with citizen developers now able to build their own applications and only reaching out to professional developers when necessary.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of