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20 Ways to Make Your Meetings More Effective and More Fun.

Destination Innovation

Let’s face it. Meetings are unpopular. A study by Steven Rogelberg, of the University of North Carolina surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work; 71% said meetings are unproductive and 64% said meetings come at the expense of deep thinking. We all know these frustrations because we encounter them every day at work.

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Engaged Employees Create Better Customer Experiences

Harvard Business Review

Companies should find ways to connect employees and customers regardless of whether “customer service” is in their job description.

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What does Life Expectancy have to do with Business Longevity? Everything.

Daniel Burrus

Every year and in every way, I try to help create more Anticipatory Leaders and individuals working at Anticipatory Organizations as opposed to reactionary ones who quickly miss opportunities that are in plain sight. The major cornerstone to an Anticipatory mindset is my Hard Trend Methodology, where we discern between Hard Trend future certainties that are based on future facts that will happen and Soft Trends that are open to influence.

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What Have We Learned About Digital Transformation Thus Far?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore We are well into our first decade of digital transformation, with both the successes and the scars to show for it, and we can see there is a long way to go.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Research: How People Feel About Paying for Social Media

Harvard Business Review

A survey of U.S. residents asks whether new subscription services from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat meet their expectations.

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How to do market research for your startup?

Articles from GroundControl

Congratulations on your new business idea! Your first response might be to start working on your website or start building your solution right away. But do you have any evidence your customer actually wants your solution? Probably not. For any new startup idea, you should conduct a market research first, this might sound time-consuming and […] The post How to do market research for your startup?

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Naked Unicorn

IM Insights

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3 main takeaways from the 2nd Summit for Democracy in the Republic of Korea

Christensen Institute

On March 30, 2023, I had the opportunity to attend the 2nd Summit for Democracy: Indo-Pacific Regional Meeting in Seoul. The summit focused on the Challenges and Progress in Addressing Corruption. I’d like to share three main takeaways from both my time in Seoul and at the summit. First, the Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea), is a remarkable country.