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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

Goodhart’s Law: Enterprising Indians began to breed and farm snakes to kill and get their reward, which was much easier than killing wild snakes, actually increasing the total snake population. It was poor data and oversight by the people developing, testing and implementing the system that was at fault.

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Change Management is strategy and vice versa

Jeffrey Phillips

I was reviewing the website of a strategy consulting firm recently, and their focus on strategy and team alignment felt like the same old, same old. And we've taught people, especially in medium and large organizations, that most change is bad - bad for them individually and bad for the company. What's needed?

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HUMAN CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH GENERATIVE AI

ImagineNation

A recent McKinsey Leading Off – Essentials for leaders and those they lead email newsletter, referred to an article “The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people” which stated that digitization, automation, and AI will reshape whole industries and every enterprise.

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How Athletic Innovators And Intelligent Enterprises Complete Their Journeys

Leveraging Networks

Anyone who has prepared for a marathon can tell you that “traditional” training techniques may be effective, but they are also inefficient and time-consuming. Today, thanks to innovation in athletic sciences, anyone can train like a professional. In my case, I started to get tired, and my body became weak.

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Going for Gold: Achieving Olympic Level Innovation

IdeaScale

Each is smiling and waving to the crowd, celebrating having made their winter Olympic team. Their preparation and training got them this far, but the games are just beginning. To answer this question, consider how effective your enterprise is at executing these foundational innovation tasks.

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4 Essential Change-Management Leadership Skills

CMOE

Unfortunately, not enough leaders are equipped with the right training or knowledge to effectively lead their team members through change; almost two-thirds of employers noted that a lack of change-management expertise was a problem during their recent initiatives. What Is Change Management in Leadership?

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How to Set Department Goals: 5 Useful Tips

CMOE

Workforce members understand what is expected of them, and they are more likely to achieve goals when they work collectively as a cohesive team. For example, the level of quality each team member must achieve for the department. Perhaps one current company initiative is enhancing communication between team members and departments.

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