In-depth research with executives at a wide range of companies shows how managers can use technology to redefine their businesses. Digital transformation — the use of technology to radically improve performance or reach of enterprises — is a hot topic for...
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How to Ensure a Successful Wellness Program with Wearable Tech
Mobile devices and apps let employees wear the condition of their hearts—and other vital organs—on their sleeves. Over the last few years, employee workplace wearable technology programs have gained tremendous popularity. The addition of wearable tech is teaching...
Artificial Intelligence Will Save Jobs, Not Destroy Them.
In the latter half of the 1980s a debate ensued between two camps of economists roughly grouped around the views of Edward Prescott, on the one hand, and Lawrence Summers, on the other. Prescott argued that by and large, the booms and busts of the economic cycle...
10 Principles of Organization Design
These fundamental guidelines, drawn from experience, can help you reshape your organization to fit your business strategy. A global electronics manufacturer seemed to live in a perpetual state of re-organization. Introducing a new line of communication devices for...
Global Industry 4.0 Survey: Blueprint for Digital Success
To move forward with Industry 4.0, digital capabilities are all- important. These take time and concentration; a step-by-step approach is important. But move with deliberate speed, so that you don’t lose the first-mover advantage to competitors. 1. Map out your...
How Technology can Transform Leadership for the Good of Employees
Right now, available technology can automate much of what we call management, giving leaders more time to lead. This is vital. As digitization disrupts at an ever-increasing rate, leaders are challenged to accurately anticipate shifts in the business environment,...
Design for Your Strengths
Paul Leinwand, coauthor of Strategy That Works, introduces a counterintuitive lesson in how to achieve breakthrough performance in your organization from Olympic medalist John K. Coyle. On their efforts to compete, business strategists often forget a basic...
GE Digital’s Bill Ruh Sees One Big Issue With AI
Despite the technology’s promise to transform industries, GE’s digital champion says that without change management, AI will have zero impact. There is no question that GE is bullish on its digital strategy. Its 2017 annual report stated that it expects product...
The Workplace of the Future
As artificial intelligence pushes beyond the tech industry, work could become fairer—or more oppressive ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is barging its way into business. As our special report this week explains, firms of all types are harnessing AI to forecast demand,...
Master These 5 Attributes to Successfully Influence Others
Ever wonder what it takes to command a room, influence perception or get a seat at the table? A striking personal appearance, excellent communication skills, extraordinary competence, clout and rapport are each compelling qualities that immediately come to mind....
An Introduction to Agile Business
Have you ever wondered how companies like Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter reached their current status in just few years? How these companies manage to remain at the forefront of competition? What about them makes them stand apart from the rest? And why is it...
5 Habits That Will Make You a Better Leader
Improve the way you lead by practicing these habits. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” –Aristotle The difference between good leaders and great leaders is the habits they master. Here are some behaviors you can develop...
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