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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
Is your company prepared? Economic warfare rarely announces itself. It embeds quietly into systems designed for trust, openness, and speed. By the time damage becomes visible, advantage has already shifted. This new era of conflict is ...
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Guest Post from Geoffrey Moore |
One thing the pandemic made clear to everyone involved with the knowledge-work profession is that daily commuting was a ludicrously excessive tax on their time. The amount of work they were able to get done remotely clearly exceeded what they were getting done previously, and the reduction in stress was ...
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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
For decades, organizations have operated like giant, slow-moving mammals with centralized nervous systems. Information traveled from the extremities (the employees and customers) up to the brain (management), where decisions were made and sent back down as commands. But in our hyper-connected, volatile world, this centralized model is failing. To thrive, we must ...
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Guest Post from David Burkus |
Icebreakers are not just games or frivolous activities. Many people have memories of cringeworthy and awkward games played under the pretense of “team building.” I was one of them. But the research on icebreakers is pretty clear. Icebreakers are powerful tools that can help teams find uncommon commonalities and build strong connections.
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Guest Post from Mike Shipulski
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We think we have more control than we really have. We imagine an idealized future state and try desperately to push the organization in the direction of our imagination. Add emotional energy, define a rational approach, provide the supporting rationale and everyone will see the light. Pure hubris.
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Guest Post from Shep Hyken |
There seems to be a lot of controversy and questions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) being used to support customers. The customer experience can be enhanced with AI, but it can also derail and cause customers to head to the competition.
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Guest Post from Greg Satell |
When is the last time you changed your mind about anything substantial? Was it another person that convinced you or an unexpected experience that changed your perspective? What led you to stop seeing something one way and start seeing it in another? I will bet it does not happen often. We rarely ...
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