Tag Archives: Transformation

When Senior Leaders Lack People Skills, Transformations Fail(HBR)

Mindy,” a chief transformation officer at a growth biotech firm, was six weeks into a transformation when the data told her what her senior team couldn’t see: Engagement scores had dropped 40%. Turnover had doubled. And no one at the executive table had seen it coming. Mindy’s CEO reached out to engage me as a coach for […]
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How AI Is Quietly Transforming Finance Back Offices(Forbes)

Much of today’s conversation about artificial intelligence centers on bold, visible applications such as customer service chatbots, marketing copy generators and autonomous vehicles. These examples dominate headlines and executive imagination. But the biggest ROI from AI may be unfolding where few people are looking: in the back office. In my work advising CIOs and CFOs […]
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A new model for continuous transformation (HBR)

Transformation programs have become ubiquitous, with more than one-third of large organizations engaged in some form of transformation at any given time. But the conventional model that most companies rely on for transformation has faltered in the wake of today’s rapidly changing business environment. Leaders need a fresh approach — one better suited to the continuously […]
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Embracing the AI revolution: A holistic approach to workforce transformation(FE)

In the dynamic landscape of the workplace, the infusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undeniably reshaping job roles and necessitating a strategic overhaul of workforce dynamics. Far from being a threat, AI brings unparalleled efficiencies, opening new horizons for job evolution rather than job loss. In this transformation era, organizations must recognize the complications between […]
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Will generative AI transform business? (FT)

Generative AI is developing rapidly both in terms of usage and sophistication. Since the public release in November 2022 of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s large language-based chatbot, the number of people who have experimented with generative AI has grown rapidly. In its first five days the platform had more than one million users.  Insider Intelligence, the research […]
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The importance of an industrial data strategy for digital transformation (Forbes)

Industrial organizations collect mountains of data on everything from asset performance to maintenance needs, but many lack a plan for how to organize that data or maximize its value. In fact, 60% to 73% of data in an organization is never successfully used for any strategic purpose, according to Forrester. As a result, companies miss key opportunities […]
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Global competitiveness report special edition 2020: How countries are performing on the road to recovery (WEF)

The Global Competitiveness Report series has since its first edition aimed to prompt policy-makers beyond short term growth and to aim for long-run prosperity. The 2020 special edition is dedicated to elaborating on the priorities for recovery and revival, and considering the building blocks of a transformation towards new economic systems that combine “productivity”, “people” and “planet” […]
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Africa in Transition » African Economies: Growing Quickly But Transforming Slowly

This is a guest post by Diptesh Soni. Diptesh is a master’s degree candidate at the Columbia University School …   GIBS Information Centre / GIBSIC‘s insight: CFR  – African Transformation report   ” . . .  compares a group of fifteen African countries to the performance of sub-Saharan Africa at large, as well as […]
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