In a world where artificial intelligence and technology are making unprecedented strides in the future of work and content creation, getting seen and heard is more challenging than ever. Bestselling author and number one ranked communications coach, Dorie Clark, joined the Outthinkers Podcast to share insights into building an effective personal brand and standing out […]
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Most companies have invested heavily in using technology to improve customer experience (CX) — customer journey, engagement processes, support functions, and more create a seamless user experience for customers from the outside-in. However, the employee experience is often an afterthought. Each “seamlessly” integrated user interaction leaves an employee on the other side, connecting applications, managing
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Throughout the year, I have the privilege of engaging in insightful conversations with members of our Outthinker Network of strategy leaders. These remarkable individuals are not only strategists; they are artists (one member helped establish the Dubai art fair), athletes (another was the winner of an Indian gold medal for sports shooting), creators (one left
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In a rapidly evolving landscape driven by technological advancements, the world of business is witnessing a paradigm shift. For business leaders, understanding the core technologies underlying this transformation and the strategies to harness their potential is vital. Michael Lenox, award-winning professor, consultant, author, speaker, and podcaster joined the Outthinkers Podcast to offer his valuable insights
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For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
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Companies today exist in an era of accelerated change. Competitive lines are being redrawn at lightning speed as entire industries are disrupted seemingly overnight. In this environment, the old rules of strategy no longer apply. As business leaders, we need to embrace a whole new logic of competition if we want to future-proof our organizations.
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In the early 1990s, most large industrial facilities and warehouses in Dallas were hot, literally. They didn’t have air conditioning and left the engineers and workers inside drenched in sweat. Carey Smith, an entrepreneur who had grown up in unairconditioned homes, spotted a business problem he could solve. Throughout his childhood, his family would spray
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For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
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As business leaders and strategists, it’s our job to increase the long-term value of our companies. To do so effectively, it helps to understand what experienced investors are looking for when assessing an organization’s attractiveness and future success potential. That’s why I invited Ralph Birchmeier, an investment veteran with decades of experience analyzing and investing
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Consumers want sustainable options but few have been willing to pay much to get them. Such has been the conundrum that hinders companies aspiring to pursue more sustainable business strategies. The formula doesn’t balance. It pits financial interests against societal wellbeing, a dilemma that complicates a company’s calculus with investors, partners, suppliers, channels, and regulators.
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In my recent podcast interview with Rob Cross, co-author of The Microstress Effect with Karen Dillon and co-founder of the research consortium Connected Commons, we dug into the surprising impacts that minor, everyday stresses can have on employees’ health, engagement, and organizations’ effectiveness. While massive crises understandably capture our attention and cause stress, Cross’ research shows that it’s actually
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Recently on the Outthinkers Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Altman, associate professor of management at the Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell and guest editor of the MIT Sloan Management Review Future of the Workforce project, about her research on workforce ecosystems. She shared a fascinating new lens for
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