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Jack Welch’s GE Was The Wrong Model To Take From The 90s. Lou Gerstner’s IBM Is The Right One

Digital Tonto

When Jack Welch was named “Manager of the Century” by Fortune magazine in 1999, it was still unclear what his legacy was going to be. Yet all the success belied serious problems rumbling underneath the surface. Welch increased profits largely by “financializing” the firm. Innovation languished.

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SenseMaking for Leaders

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: One of the key tasks that leaders face is to make sense of all the different things that are happening around them – the shifting technology, geopolitical and competitive landscapes and respond (or find the opportunity within the context) appropriately. You can read the article in the magazine or online here.

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Don’t Lose Your Best People. Use the 9-Box Grid to Grow Your Future Talent.

Leapfrogging

In today’s disruptive world, competitive advantage relies as much on people as it does technology. Magazine column. Or, if you’re in a larger organization, collect inputs from managers and aggregate the results. So, how do you objectively know which people are your all-stars, especially in a bigger organization?

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25 Podcasts for Managers (with Episode Recommendations)

CMOE

25 Podcasts for Managers. Manager Tools. We’ve entered the age of podcasts, and everyone can benefit from the distillation of the experiences of experts, including leaders and managers. Any leader can benefit from at least one of these podcasts for managers. 25 Business-Management Podcasts. Coaching for Potential.

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Embracing the Power of Blockchain Technology

Daniel Burrus

During the digital transformation, we have witnessed traditional forms of physical media fall out of favor as users abandoned their treasure trove of CDs, DVDs, books, magazines and even photo albums to partake in an entirely clutter-free life. We often forget just how much technology has changed our lives in the last few years.

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You can't burn data

Jeffrey Phillips

This comparison was strong enough to lead Wired magazine to define data as the new oil in a magazine article some years ago. Most businesses have a range of data types, data quality and data management, none of which lead to high quality data. After all, both are abundant commodities that can create value.

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Use a Strategy Uncertainty Map to Find Clarity in Disruptive Times

Leapfrogging

Then, identify the success criteria related to the Internal Capabilities you would need to create or leverage as you implement your opportunities, like having the right talent on your team and technology, and building a winning business model. Technology — How certain are we that we have the right technologies for the product?