Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the face of escalating complexities, organizations are increasingly relying on teams to tackle these intricate issues and drive pivotal organizational decisions. To extract maximum value from team dynamics, leaders must remain mindful of potential biases that may impact team dynamics and to actively steer and fine-tune team processes. Specifically, the authors urge leaders to address a decision-making bias they call the solution fixation trap, which emerges when a team rushes into discussing

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Office Skills

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Why Should You Listen? Having good active listening skills is one of the most important soft skills that you can possess in business as companies love to hire employees who […] The post 9 Tips to Improve your Active Listening Skills appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies often get into trouble because they make the wrong assumptions about what is valuable to stakeholders. A good way to avoid this trap is to reflect where your company sits on these three scales, which you should do in the order presented: commoditized vs. customized; rational vs. emotional; and assessable vs. unknowable.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the realm of modern business, the significance of thorough and comprehensive audits cannot be overstated. These systematic examinations of a company’s financial and operational processes are not only essential for ensuring regulatory compliance but also serve as a catalyst for identifying areas of improvement and fostering sustainable growth.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Historically, technology arrives in clusters. With electrification came dynamos, generators, switch gears and power distribution system. With the printing press came the technologies to make large quantities of cheap paper and ink. Looking at these past clusters can help us understand the moment we’re in now, and what the future of AI — especially GenAI — might really look like.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In every industry, many large corporations have teams that help bridge outdated, disconnected systems, and databases. Without them, there is no way companies can upgrade their technology without causing disruption to their operations. The problem is that running a company on disconnected or barely patched together systems affects employees at all levels.

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Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I spent time this week with two authors who are showing up to share their lives, their insights, and their generosity in the form of books. A good book will change the reader, but it makes an even bigger impact on the author. Here’s a classic episode of Akimbo. Book publishing has changed more in the last ten years than in the previous 500, and we’re living in a moment where the benefits of writing a book are huge and the costs are surprisingly low.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re struggling to decide how much of yourself to share with your team, this episode is for you.

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Chad Barr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Tonight, as I sit down to write this newsletter, my heart is heavy with a mix of dread and hope. Many of you know my background as an Israeli, a veteran, and a reservist of the Israel Defense Forces. I watch the unfolding events in my homeland, concerned for my family and friends and those who are reservists now called up for active duty. But this isn’t just my struggle; it’s a global one.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Lessons from the success of one teledentistry company.

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