Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
Performance Management tends to get a negative reputation among many employees. It has traditionally been seen, at its best, as an end-of-year event where managers shared their approval or disapproval of the employee and what they delivered that year. At its worst, it’s simply seen as a process HR forces…
2023 Summit Participants include Matt Damon, Adam Silver, Stephen Ross, Sheila Johnson, Steve Forbes, Wyc Grousbeck, Laurie Tisch and more Jim and Marilyn Simons were presented the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy Dikembe Mutombo was presented with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship NEW YORK–…
You’re not seeing double. Microsoft launched its own generative AI assistant, Microsoft 365 Copilot, this past spring, but Salesforce just threw its own Gen AI assistant into the ring at its annual Dreamforce 2023 conference. The next-gen Einstein technology will be added to every CRM app experience. So, what is…
For over three decades, the global beauty brand SheaMoisture has been instrumental in uplifting the Black community through its line of quality products geared toward Black consumers. While it’s clear that its prominence is a result of careful intention, there’s more than meets the eye. SheaMoisture Men, an extension of…
By Benjamin Raziel Over the last decade, mobile apps have completely changed so many aspects of daily life – from paying for dinner, to searching for a soulmate, to boarding an airplane. Now, this sea change is coming to an interaction most Americans do not look forward to: the traffic…
The digital age has ushered in a transformative shift in the way companies ingest, store and analyze data. This has led to an extraordinary proliferation of data across all operational facets. This abundance of data has paradoxically given rise to a pressing issue — data fragmentation within organizations. Valuable data…
One of the arguments that United Auto Workers are making in their demands that caused the current strike, is that the transition to electric vehicles puts their current jobs in jeopardy. The union members have said that, because EVs have fewer parts, the transition to them may lead to job…
Sixty percent of healthcare executives say digital transformation is their most critical growth driver today. To that end, many large health systems are investing in the cloud, remote monitoring and home health. In tandem with this digital transformation focus, healthcare data volume is growing at tremendous rates. Global spending on…
As the digital and threat landscapes continue to evolve, cybersecurity and operations teams play a pivotal role. Yet in many organizations these teams are compartmentalized, preventing effective communication and thorough data analysis. Companies are likely reevaluating this model with an eye toward implementing fusion centers to help integrate these functions…
At its annual Devices & Services event earlier this week, Amazon introduced a slew of new products. The event, held at the company’s Arlington, Virginia headquarters, saw the unveiling of hardware such as a Fire TV soundbar, two new Fire Sticks, Echo Show devices, and more. On the software side,…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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