Tue.Oct 11, 2022

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Strategies to Improve Employee Engagement in the Workplace

Kainexus

Leaders need to get the most out of every asset they have in today's business environment with tight budgets and tough competition. For almost every organization, the most significant opportunity for improvement is to increase employee engagement.

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The pandemic has changed our personalities

Idea to Value

If you have felt like being locked inside during the last 2+ years of the pandemic has made you less creative, you might just be right. New research from September 2022 has looked at how the Big 5 Personality traits of more than 7,109 people in the USA have changed over time, comparing their results before the pandemic to 2022. Just as a reminder, the Big 5 Personality traits are the most commonly used ways to assess people’s personality which are used by scientists, and include: Openness

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Quiet Quitting Isn’t the Problem. Your Business Strategy May Be.

Leapfrogging

When it comes to “quiet quitting,” the bigger issue may be a lack of purpose and meaning in your company and culture. The term “quiet quitting” recently exploded on social media and in business circles. It describes an approach to work that has you doing the very barest minimum to meet your responsibilities. You don’t go above and beyond what’s needed.

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Calling all innovators: Africa’s electricity market is ripe for market-creation

Christensen Institute

In 2022, there are still 600 million people who lack access to electricity in Africa. . Africa has the lowest levels of per capita use of modern energy, and despite the region being home to 60% of the best solar resources globally, there’s only 1% of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity due to lack of sufficient investments being directed towards these resources. .

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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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How Do You Judge Innovation: Guilty or Innocent?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Several months ago, a colleague sent me a link to Roger Martin’s latest article, “The Presumption of Guilt: The Hidden Logical Barrier to Innovation.” Even though the article was authored by one of the preeminent thinkers in the field of innovation and strategy (in 2017, Thinkers50 voted him the #1 most […].

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Is Your Organization Inclusive of Deaf Employees?

Harvard Business Review

Sensory and linguistic differences aren’t a loss — they’re an opportunity for exploration and innovation.

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3 Reasons Subscription Services Fail

Harvard Business Review

Success isn’t just about recurring revenue — it’s about creating habits.

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3 Key Risks for IoMT Product Development

Planview

What used to seem impossible is now possible for healthcare providers. Driven by accelerating technology, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) creates an ever-growing network of medical devices and applications that transform patient care and significantly decrease the burden on healthcare systems. The IoMT includes smart devices that provide real-time data, location, and medical monitoring.

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What Kara Swisher Has Learned From Decades Covering Tech

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with a veteran tech journalist about the industry’s successes and failures.

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From Gartner Emerging Technologies to Business Opportunities | ITONICS

ITONICS

Trends and emerging technologies are a critical part of innovation management. Emerging technologies, in particular, help make sense of market activity and assist organizations in understanding what changes lie on the horizon and how best to optimize strategic priorities.

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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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How to Help an Employee Figure Out Their Career Goals

Harvard Business Review

Career paths are hard to navigate alone these days.

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How Diversity Fuels Innovation and Business Performance

Carla Johnson

October 11, 2022 I remember the first day I walked into my engineering classes as a college freshman. Within a nano-second it was clear there was no one else like me in the class. “Like me” meaning I was the only woman. As I walked through the door at the front of the room, my gaze instantly went up the. Read More. The post How Diversity Fuels Innovation and Business Performance appeared first on Carla Johnson.

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Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally)

Harvard Business Review

Investors reward clear communication.

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From Gartner Emerging Technologies to Business Opportunities | ITONICS

ITONICS

Trends and emerging technologies are a critical part of innovation management. Emerging technologies, in particular, help make sense of market activity and assist organizations in understanding what changes lie on the horizon and how best to optimize strategic priorities.

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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.