Tag: Leadership

Organizations can bridge the widening gap between exponential technological advancement and slower organizational change by implementing three key practices: elevating operations through simplification and autonomy, energizing employees through curiosity and education, and envisioning clear business goals that connect technology initiatives to meaningful outcomes.

Traditional organizational operating models built for stability are hindering enterprise innovation and agility in rapidly changing markets, but implementing autonomous teams—starting with small, customer-facing initiatives led by empowered single-threaded leaders—can help organizations balance necessary control with the speed and adaptability required to remain competitive.

Software development teams have always struggled to deliver features within the timeframe that businesses and customers expect. A recent BCG study found that over a third of respondents’ internal software development projects were delayed. Late delivery delays ROI and frustrates everyone involved. Organizations face numerous challenges when accelerating software delivery, but one stands out for its outsized […]

Traditional feedback methods, like the sandwich approach or harsh criticism, are being replaced by more effective feedback strategies that focus on excellence, real-time reactions, and coaching-style interactions to build organizational learning and intelligence.

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services has conducted sponsored research to gain insight into how organizations are currently using data, with a particular focus on its application to generative AI. The resulting report, titled “Scaling Generative AI for Value: Data Leader Agenda for 2025,” examines trends across various industries and companies worldwide. Prior sponsored research with […]

Digital transformation can offer organizations improved efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, and the ability to stay competitive, but the journey is often fraught with challenges. One key hurdle is motivating employees to embrace new technologies and ways of working. An innovative approach to overcoming these challenges is gamification, a strategy that uses game-like elements to engage […]

Balance security with innovation – seamlessly integrate compliance controls behind intuitive self-service capabilities to empower data-driven productivity and agility.

When leading strategic initiatives, executives are often tasked with bringing on new partners or negotiating new contracts to drive critical business outcomes. Whether you’re onboarding a key technology vendor, a manufacturing partner, or a strategic consulting firm, you need to manage the often competing priorities of various internal stakeholders. Three of the most crucial—yet frequently […]

The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice. —Brian Herbert, Author When I was 10, my parents bought me a Sinclair ZX81. The slim plastic-encased computer had a stick-on keyboard and a precariously attached memory pack. Programs were saved on cassette tapes. […]

Dive deep into individual experiences beyond data metrics to uncover blindspots and build lasting trust by focusing on customer needs – a compelling case study on embracing change while preserving core values.