Digital Transformation

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Understanding Your Terrain Is Half the Battle

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War Or: Victory is Built on Knowledge

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The Most Important Topics around Digital Transformation

With Cloud Computing, the Sky’s the Limit

Cloud architecture continues to grow more robust and flexible so companies can offer “Anything As a Service.”

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How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups

Break down organizational silos through open, meaningful and curiosity-driven exchanges.

GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?

There are good reasons not to continue developing AI models without a second thought. Sam Altman’s dismissal from (and return to) OpenAI furthered that discussion.

“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”

How do you turn dry data into compelling stories? And what do you need to pay attention to in order to find the common thread in your pile of figures? Storytelling expert Hans-Wilhelm Eckert explains.

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TOP SUMMARIES

Find Out What Digital Transformation Is – and How to Deal with It

Ron Eringa, Kurt Bittner and Laurens Bonnema

The Professional Agile Leader

Develop the agile leaders, teams and culture that your company needs.

Addison-Wesley

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Stephen Denning

The Age of Agile

Businesses using agile management practices can flourish in times of tumultuous change.

AMACOM

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Pranay Ahlawat, Johannes Boyne, Thomas Körfer, Jonas Kulessa, Annika Melchert and Florian Schmieg

Why Companies Get the Hybrid Cloud Wrong and What to Do About It

You know you’ll need a cloud, but what kind of cloud do you need?

The Boston Consulting Group

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Gustavo Razzetti

Remote Not Distant

Leaders must accept that the hybrid workspacehas become a permanent feature of life.

Gustavo Razzetti

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Asha Saxena

The AI Factor

Whether your company is big or small, its future growth depends on how you leverage big data and AI.

Post Hill Press

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Thomas C. Redman

People and Data

Successful organizations understand the importance of high-quality data – and how to use it.

Kogan Page Publishers

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HOT TOPIC: AVOID DIGITAL DISASTER

Prepare Yourself and Your Company for Digital Change

“You Almost Fail Your Way Towards Success.”

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“You Almost Fail Your Way Towards Success.”

Organizational change expert Aidan McCullen, author of Undisruptable, encourages people and companies to disrupt themselves.

“You Have to Keep Making Small Bets and Learning Quickly”

In his upcoming book The Digital Transformation Roadmap, author and business strategy expert David Rogers illuminates a calm path forward for organizations struggling with a constantly changing business environment.

This 7 min. read saves you up to 16 hours

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GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?

There are good reasons not to continue developing AI models without a second thought. Sam Altman’s dismissal from (and return to) OpenAI furthered that discussion.

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Just because it ain’t broke doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fix it.

Navigating the Mental Effects of AI-Driven Upskilling Demands

Addressing the challenges of cognitive overload and decision paralysis.

Future-Ready? getAbstract Campaign Offers Expert Insights into the Future of AI — Friendly colleagues. Clever attentive young programmer pointing to the transparent screen and smiling while his experienced colleague standing near and holding a modern tablet

getAbstract wrapped up its ten-week #getAI campaign with a webinar discussion on “The Real-world Impact of AI.”

Cautionary Tales from Companies That Squandered Their Market Lead

The future waits for no one.

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

A convergence of technologies is swiftly transforming the world. Are you ready for its perils and opportunities?

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The six pillars of transformational leadership.

How to Prevent Digital Transformation Collapse

Start with FAST!

How to Prepare for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet

What sounds impossible isn’t that difficult.

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“This Process is Relentless and You Will Either Adapt or Die”

Robotic process automation repurposes older software technologies for exponential gains. Christopher Surdak, author of The Care and Feeding of Bots, offers a glimpse into the next wave of digital transformation.

“Being Open and Agile Is the One Vital Skill for the 21st Century” — Henna Inam / transformleaders.tv

Applicable Tricks That Help Navigate Disruption in the Workplace.

“We’re Not Going to Eliminate the Chaos!”

Leadership expert and drummer Jim Boneau knows: Even in noisy and confusing conditions, you can find your rhythm – and that of your colleagues. That’s why the “Rumble Zone” is all about one thing: listening.

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Fitness For Your Brain

Strength training for clarity, resilience and problem-solving.

What you need to know about employee development perennials and new additions.

Break down organizational silos through open, meaningful and curiosity-driven exchanges.

One of the great pleasures of writing for the Journal is the opportunity to discuss trends, workplace challenges and big picture questions with leading authors and experts. Michael Wiederstein, Caryn Hunt and Sara Küpfer share…

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The Great Reset and the Future of Downtown

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The Great Reset and the Future of Downtown

Trends accelerated by the pandemic and wider adoption of AI mean all bets about the future of big cities are off.

Poor and inflexible customer service harms us. It also harms the companies that spend millions implementing this type of limbo.

Savor the benefits of integrating “slow” into your life.

A reflection on staying relevant in the age of ChatGPT.

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Social Capital Is Like Money in the Bank — Head Thinking Icons Set

Building a network of colleagues and friends is an essential part of working and advancing in your career. Several techniques make it as painless as possible.

Enthusiasm is catching. Use it to motivate teams to high performance.

Cultivating an appreciation for tact, basic fairness and responsible behavior in your employees makes life easier for everyone.

Creative thinkers view challenges through a new lens or perspective to find novel solutions.

Coordinating the work of several people with their own unique skills, opinions and mind-sets is a challenge. To ease the task and deliver extraordinary results, create processes that build consensus.

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INTERVIEWS

In Conversation with Experts and Professionals

“Deploying AI without Knowing What the Output Is Doing in Real-Time Is a Recipe for Disaster”

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“Deploying AI without Knowing What the Output Is Doing in Real-Time Is a Recipe for Disaster”

Boards do not have to reinvent good AI governance. However, if they neglect the issue, they risk destroying the necessary success factor of any product or service: trust. AI expert Dominique Shelton Leipzig explains what…

“AI Is an Incredibly Effective Coach to Human Coaches.”

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“AI Is an Incredibly Effective Coach to Human Coaches.”

In The Digital Coaching Revolution, professors Anna Tavis and Woody Woodward examined how rapidly digital coaching has developed. Now, they explain how the AI-powered coaching boom will unfold.

“Even Moderately Elevated Temperatures Can Subtly Reduce Human Capital and Productivity”

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“Even Moderately Elevated Temperatures Can Subtly Reduce Human Capital and Productivity”

Economist R. Jisung Park has investigated the subtle effects of global warming and concludes in Slow Burn that even small temperature changes significantly impact learning and working behavior, productivity and equality.

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HOW (NOT) TO COMPETE WITH A ROBOT

Robots and AI Can Do Many Things. But What Will Remain Reserved for Humans?

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Make Me Rich!

Humans are poor investors – but will robots do any better?

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Leading AI

Visionary CEOs are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions as they navigate through digital transformation, but they’re still very human.

Robots Need Bias Awareness Training, Too

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Robots Need Bias Awareness Training, Too

Despite their veneer of objectivity, algorithms are as biased as the humans creating them.

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Robot Soccer Is Boring!

AI-powered automation is revolutionizing many industries but for all robots can do, movement is still quite limited.

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Digital Transformation

How-to-Guides: A Fast Track to Current Business FAQs and the Best Answers from Our Library.

How to Retain Older Employees

How to Engage Older Employees in Learning Initiatives

How To Use ChatGPT In the “Five Moments of Need”

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Digital Transformation

In Conversation with Experts and Professionals.

“Deploying AI without Knowing What the Output Is Doing in Real-Time Is a Recipe for Disaster”

“AI Is an Incredibly Effective Coach to Human Coaches.”

“Even Moderately Elevated Temperatures Can Subtly Reduce Human Capital and Productivity”

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Digitalization

How often do you use your smart phone, smart watch, wearable or fitness tracker? Do you go cashless when buying groceries or do you program your coffee machine to have your first cup ready before you get out of bed? If your answer is yes to any of the above, then you know how digital technologies are invading every aspect of our personal lives. How will new technologies continue to change our lives and society as a whole?

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Become More Productive

Banish lethargy, get organized and sharpen your focus to become more productive at work.

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You’ve used the same traditional and established workflows your entire career. They’re trustworthy and have proven useful to your company. So, why should you change anything now? Digital transformation isn’t just about the technology itself; it’s also about how technology can offer better solutions to traditional problems, enable creativity and innovation, and keep you competitive in an increasingly digital world.

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Change Management

Change can be exciting or stressful, or both. Organizations can’t grow without change, but deciding how, when and why to change depends on your company's issues and opportunities. Herewith, some models, frameworks, lines of thinking and case histories, all focused in managing change.

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Corporate Culture

Your organization's culture – its shared beliefs and environment – shapes its success. Corporate culture is the vessel for your employees' engagement, productivity, motivation and collaboration. How can you make your culture real, authentic, meaningful and good – and how good can you make it?

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Innovation

Innovation is arguably the most crucial and, at the same time, the most elusive skill to master for any business. Systematically developing novel products, services and processes to stay ahead of the competition requires concerted action on virtually all levels of your organization. Join the vanguard!

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AI in the Workplace

If your workplace isn't the home office, you'll appreciate meeting colleagues in person. Some of them at the coffee machine. The human ones, at least. But chances are that some of your collaborators are AI-powered. It doesn't have to be in the physical form of a robot, though.

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Organizational Development

Organizational Development is two things. First, it is a specific strategy for corporate effectiveness and strength that uses ideas from behavioral science. Second, it's a generic term for discussing concepts and strategies for improving your organization. While other channels cover organizational design, growth, change, management, restructuring, and more, here you will find expert authors' general ideas about the overall effort to create strong, lasting organizations.

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