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Use your brand when making a change
Business transformation is easier when it's inspired by your brand's values, purpose and attributes.
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The 3 most dangerous words in business
Data is important, but it's no substitute for imagination, critical thinking and decision making.
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Sustainability in 2020: A look ahead
Sustainability is not an end goal but rather a journey. As companies take more steps this year towards improving their own output, consumers will recognize those changes and entire industries will take note.
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Does a brand extension make sense?
How valuable is your existing brand if you're extending beyond the familiar?
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Making change management work in 2020
Change management is hard work. Here's how you can make it work in 2020.
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Why CHROs, CIOs and CISOs should be working together
HR, IT and cyber chiefs all have a lot on their plates, and they should be working together on shared challenges and opportunities.
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What the board needs from the CHRO
Hear it from a CFO and board member: "A great CHRO is just as critical a member of the senior leadership team as is the CFO or the general counsel."
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How do you make customers feel?
Research suggests that emotional connections have business outcomes, whether for consumer buying or B2B purchases. How are you making customers feel?
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What are the CHRO’s post-merger priorities?
5 steps for HR chiefs to take with themselves and staff after M&A occurs.
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3 steps to reskilling in the digital era that no leader can afford to miss
Skills are required to execute on technology. Here's how that informs your people and business strategies.
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Leadership and the pursuit of speed for strategy execution
Strategy is about planning, but then execution is needed, and that's where speed comes into play.
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2020 vision: 3 conversations to have about the future today
As you plan for next year, think about the big things you want to be proud of on Dec. 31.
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5 criteria of a breakthrough brand name
The name of your brand is a critical choice. Here's advice on how to choose wisely.
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Fixing strategy execution with commander’s intent
Poor execution of strategy is often because of lack of clarity. A statement of commander's intent can address this.
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Customer experience excellence starts with a customer mindset
How do you get to excellent customer experience? Learn more from this video.
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The art of inquiry
Inquiry is more than asking good questions. It is the purposeful act of seeking knowledge through questions.
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3 psychology secrets to become mentally strong
Mental toughness is the ability to manage your emotions and control your thoughts and behavior in ways that will set you up for success. It’s not something you’re born with— it’s something you can learn, and not only in tough times.
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Getting ahead of the climate change curve
Here are five things to help any leader start building climate resilience.
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Customer centricity: What is it really and how do you get it?
What does it mean to be customer-centric?
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Build trust in client relationships with pilot projects
Nobody wants to be locked into a client relationship that doesn't work. Try pilots to see whether further collaboration is a good idea.
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Does what you’re doing have a purpose?
The question "What is it for?" can help illuminate the purpose of what we're doing, thinking or saying.
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Not sure how to promote inclusion? Go all in
It's time to think differently about diversity and inclusion. Here's how
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How to establish a plan-execution process to achieve results this year
The main reason businesses struggle with long-term focus on execution is that they fail to plan for implementing the plan.
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The next technological disruption is coming. How will we adapt?
Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler argues in a new book that we’re on the cusp of the “third era of network-driven change," following the world-altering disruptions caused by the printing press and the railroad and telegraph.
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Business models die. Brands don’t
Great brands get back to first things: what needs they meet and why they exist, not what they do.
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3 “derailers” that can wreak havoc on your company’s ability to innovate
The key to fulfilling your company’s potential for innovation is to catch and curb "derailers" before they derail your team.
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Here comes the recession. Here’s what to do
Recessions are inevitable, but your company's fate isn't. Start preparing now.
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A distributor’s guide to optimizing human capital development in 2019
The growth of a wholesale distribution organization does not rely solely on the distributor’s strategic vision, geographic reach, physical assets, product selection, or market share. It also depends on its human capital.
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How to build and lead a “unicorn-ready” team
Want to be a unicorn? Do the hard work of hiring with the future in mind.
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What you know can hurt you
Here’s a shocker: Your brilliance might not be so brilliant, your insights might not be so insightful and your plans might not be foolproof.
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Rewards for wellness initiatives pay healthy returns
Wellness incentives are effective for employees, effective in terms of costs and a key benefit to consider.
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How Intelligent Networks boost business performance
Intelligent Networks deliver cost and time savings that drive better customer experience.
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Supply chain plays a crucial role in smart home success
In this post, learn how to tackle the complexities of the smart home supply chain, from incorporating tech into traditional products to achieving retail-readiness and preparing your return supply chain.
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If you don’t have time to read this, read this
Every business, every industry is moving through the stages of disruption, acceleration, maturation, saturation and commoditization ever faster.
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Why employment branding doesn’t work — and what you should do instead
If your messaging to customers and prospective employees doesn't align, you'll have trouble hiring and retaining.
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What if you are the lead dog?
Being the market leader brings its own challenges, even for the Apples of the world.
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Decision-making 101
Leaders can't avoid decisions, but they can improve how they think through them.
