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Going Beyond Budgeting

BCG - Sep 13, 2021

Going Beyond Budgeting

CFOs say it’s finally time to slay the three-headed corporate budgeting monster.

By Sebastian Stange, Bjarte Bogsnes, and Hardik Sheth
Pursuing Business Purpose for a More Sustainable World

B The Change - Medium ($) - Sep 14, 2021

Pursuing Business Purpose for a More Sustainable World

How Companies Can Lead with a Long-Term Mindset

By Network for Business Sustainability
Collaboration Overload Is Sinking Productivity

HBR.org ($) - Sep 7, 2021

Collaboration Overload Is Sinking Productivity

Many people have had the experience of being asked to do something and knowing with every fiber of their being that they should say no, but in a nano-second convince themselves why. …more

By Rob Cross, Mike Benson, Jack Kostal, and RJ Milnor
The Problem With Certainty

MIT Sloan Management Review ($) - Sep 15, 2021

The Problem With Certainty

One of the events that will be remembered from the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games is U.S. gymnast Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from several competitions — and then return to the stage. …more

By Morela Hernandez
An Experiment in Applied Foresight: Building Inclusive Futures with a Global Community of Innovators

Ellen Hlozan - Medium ($) - Sep 17, 2021

An Experiment in Applied Foresight: Building Inclusive Futures with a Global Community of Innovators

The following article details a research experiment developed over the last year and a half within Autodesk Research. More specifically, we’ll walk you through a project exploring how to engage a global. …more

By Ellen Hlozan
Why it finally may be time to hire a Chief Leadership Officer

Fast Company ($) - Sep 28, 2021

Why it finally may be time to hire a Chief Leadership Officer

This former Apple exec makes the case for a new C-suite post that would prevent toxic workplaces and help employees feel empowered.

By Paul Donaher
This time it’s personal: Shaping the ‘new possible’ through employee experience

McKinsey & Company - Sep 30, 2021

This time it’s personal: Shaping the ‘new possible’ through employee experience

In an era of workplace upheaval, companies that create tailored, authentic experiences strengthen employee purpose, ignite energy, and elevate organization-wide performance.

By Jonathan Emmett, Asmus Komm, Stefan Moritz, and Friederike Schultz
Executives, Let Stakeholders Drive Your Strategy

HBR.org ($) - Sep 21, 2021

Executives, Let Stakeholders Drive Your Strategy

The traditional process of making strategy is about managers finding a way to align a company’s capabilities with its opportunities and environment. That works well enough when environments are relatively stable, but. …more

By Graham Kenny
How Xiaomi Redefined What It Means to Be a Platform

HBR.org ($) - Sep 9, 2021

How Xiaomi Redefined What It Means to Be a Platform

Traditional platform businesses generally fall into one of two categories: Ecosystems, such as Apple’s App Store, which offer limited resources to a wide array of independently-run firms; and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). …more

By Tony W. Tong, Yanting Guo, and Liang Chen
Strengthen Your Work Culture With This One Technique

Lauren Segedin, PhD - Medium ($) - Sep 14, 2021

Strengthen Your Work Culture With This One Technique

When we cultivate the skill of mindful listening, we can become more effective at our job while also improving relationships with colleagues, partners, and clients.

By Lauren Segedin, PhD
What Evolution Can Teach Us About Innovation

Harvard Business Review ($) - Sep 1, 2021

What Evolution Can Teach Us About Innovation

Many people believe that the process for achieving breakthrough innovations is chaotic, random, and unmanageable. But that view is flawed, the authors argue.

By Noubar Afeyan and Gary P. Pisano
Online Shoppers Don’t Always Care About Faster Delivery

MIT Sloan Management Review ($) - Aug 23, 2021

Online Shoppers Don’t Always Care About Faster Delivery

Analyzing online customer data may reveal that other delivery attributes matter more than how quickly an order is received.

By Pedro Amorim and Nicole DeHoratius
Future-Proofing Your Organization

Harvard Business Review ($) - Sep 1, 2021

Future-Proofing Your Organization

Drawing on research by Bain & Company involving more than 300 large firms worldwide in every facet of the global economy, the authors identify six practices for companies to follow as they. …more

By Michael Mankins, Eric Garton, and Dan Schwartz
Five ways to avoid the pitfalls of binary decisions

strategy+business ($) - Aug 23, 2021

Five ways to avoid the pitfalls of binary decisions

Before you decide, check how the question is framed to ensure you have all the information you need and have considered all your options.

By Eric J. McNulty
The CEO of UPS on Taking the Reins Amid Surging Pandemic Demand

Harvard Business Review ($) - Sep 1, 2021

The CEO of UPS on Taking the Reins Amid Surging Pandemic Demand

When the author agreed to accept the top job at UPS, the global shipping service, in late winter of 2019, she expected to steer the company toward a brighter future. She had. …more

By Carol B. Tomé
Horizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse

Wired ($) - Aug 19, 2021

Horizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse

The company’s new virtual reality app brings Oculus users into the “infinite office.” Cool.

By Peter Rubin

California Management Review ($) - Jul 22, 2021

Agility as the Discovery of Slowness

How can companies avoid the agility acceleration trap and align their level of agility with environmental complexity to include reflection and slowness?

By Christiane Prange
Managers: Compassion and Accountability Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

HBR.org ($) - Aug 16, 2021

Managers: Compassion and Accountability Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

Since the pandemic began, there’s been a call for managers to be understanding and lenient with employees as they navigate the stressors the global crisis has brought on. Now that restrictions are. …more

By Amy Gallo
A new role for business leaders: Moral integrator

strategy+business ($) - Aug 16, 2021

A new role for business leaders: Moral integrator

With stakeholders and shareholders vying for attention, CEOs need to develop a new kind of ethical leadership to build trust in society and deliver results.

By Liz Sweigart

California Management Review ($) - Jun 10, 2021

Preparing Organizations for Greater Turbulence

Vigilant organizations excel at seeing looming threats and embryonic opportunities sooner than rivals, which prepares them to act faster when needed. Four drivers distinguish vigilant from vulnerable organizations, which can be used. …more

By Paul J. H. Schoemaker and George Day

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