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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.
Read MoreOnline 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.
Read MoreFuture-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 regroup and reorganize for the inevitable recovery.
Read MoreFive 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.
Read MoreThe 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 no idea that she would have to do it during a global pandemic that made her organization an essential service but kept most…
Read MoreHorizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse
The company’s new virtual reality app brings Oculus users into the “infinite office.” Cool.
Read MoreAgility 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?
Read MoreManagers: 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 lifting in many parts of the world, some managers are wondering how to continue to balance compassion for the people on their team…
Read MoreA 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.
Read MorePreparing 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 to design a roadmap to improve organizational acuity and preparedness.
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