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"An IBM Global CEO Study conducted in 2010 concluded that complexity was the primary challenge emerging out of its conversations with 1,500 CEOs and senior government officials. “CEOs told us they operate in a world that is substantially more volatile, uncertain and complex. Many shared the view that incremental changes are no longer sufficient in a world that is operating in fundamentally different ways.” "

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"Race Against the Machine deserves praise for jump-starting an important discussion about the effect of technology on our economy. As the authors point out, the impact of computers and information technology has been largely left out of most analysis regarding causes of our current unemployment woes. This book, therefore, is an attempt to “put technology back in the discussion.”"

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"Michael Porter has done us all a service in identifying that the wealth of modern economies comes from the productivity, innovation and high wages found in their clustered industries — those industries that are found only in certain geographic areas and trade most of their output outside their home areas, both nationally and internationally. Wages in these clustered industries (like pharmaceuticals or business services) are dramatically higher than in dispersed industries (like primary medical care or consumer services)."

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How many prospects does it take to buy a light bulb?

More than ever it seems, thanks to social networks and a plethora of great collaborative software solutions. Maybe the question should be “how many committees does it take to buy a light bulb?” At least the number will be smaller.

The benefits of ubiquitous conversations are undeniably clear, including shorter decision cycles. Thanks to collaborative technology, we have the ability to ask anyone, anywhere, any time, “Hey, got a minute?” Click to collaborate! How good is that? But every new solution creates new problems. When do business processes become engorged on 24/7 collaboration, and implode into a digital morass of bypassed Outlook meeting requests and defunct online communities?"

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"Ask executives to identify the talent within their firm and many will focus on the top tiers of management. Often, they will include in this august group the "high potentials" being groomed for leadership roles. Sometimes, they will extend the boundaries to include "creative talent" or "knowledge workers". But then there is the rest of the workforce."

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"La lecture de la semaine, il s'agit d'un article du New York Times transmis par une aimable correspondante. Il s'intitule : "La domination de la nouvelle idéologie du groupe", et on le doit à Susan Cain, auteure d'un ouvrage sur la question intitulé Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Silence : le pouvoir des introvertis dans un monde qui n'arrête pas de parler)."

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"Le thème de l'innovation sociale est apparu dans les années 1960, porté par des théoriciens du management comme Peter Drucker ou des entrepreneurs sociaux comme Michael Young, le fondateur d'Open University. Mais il n'a vraiment pris son essor que depuis une dizaine d'années, en redessinant la frontière parfois floue entre entreprise et société civile, l'une s'inspirant de l'autre et réciproquement."

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"I’ve been saying for a while that simple and merely complicated work will continue to get automated and outsourced (read this post if you don’t believe it or look at this example of legal work getting automated). To keep a job in the creative economy (with core skills of Initiative, Creativity & Passion) one must become an indispensable linchpin in the organization."

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"« En France, “la débrouille”, le fait de “faire avec” sont encore considérés comme des moments ponctuels, des accidents de parcours, qui, s’ils se répètent, risquent de mettre en péril la rigueur et la lisibilité du système. » Cette notion fait pourtant référence à des compétences fondamentalement positives dans les pays anglo-saxons, dans des domaines aussi variés que l’innovation, l’entrepreneuriat, des systèmes d’information… Le manager bricoleur est donc un profil précieux pour une entreprise,"

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"A faltering economy explains much of the job shortage in America, but advancing technology has sharply magnified the effect, more so than is generally understood, according to two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "

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Almost all leadership concepts start with the assumption that a key role for the leader is to set direction. This usually means designing and communicating a vision and a set of goals. Traditionally the roles of vision and goals have been there to help people to understand the direction of the enterprise and how they can contribute to it.

Today we need something more.

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"Humans love games. Just check the current news cycle for evidence: The Xbox 360’s sleek, new controller-free gaming device, Kinect, is the fastest-selling consumer electronic product ever. Foursquare has attracted millions of badge-seeking users and aspiring "mayors." And new programs like Quest to Learn are bringing game dynamics into our educational system."

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"Questions are the basis of all creativity.
Questions are the basis of all connection.
Questions are the basis of all understanding.

The challenge is creating a question-friendly environment.

Although you have little (or no) control over the people in the environment, you do have (some) control over the environment itself."

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"People who are engaged in profit-orientated businesses are, for the most part, employed to perform specific types of tasks. Whether the task is on a production line or producing invoices, people develop a set of skills and sell those skills to an employer. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that the employees of a company are focused on what they are compensated to produce."

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The information for this post is from an IBM global surveys of more than 2,400 consumers and 80 advertising experts … the report is titled, The end of advertising as we know it.”

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The anecdotes come from the fieldwork of a major study of employee computing released by nGenera Corporation earlier this week. A group of colleagues and I spent more than a year conducting the research, which was sponsored by a blue-ribbon syndicate of global corporations that are members of our nGenera Insight programs. We interviewed individuals at top vendors, global companies, and major government agencies to understand the best way to unleash employee creativity, support new forms of collaboration, and drive new levels of productivity.

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To help managers in this decidedly challenging time, we present a framework for understanding three waves of transformation in the competitive landscape: foundations for major change; flows of resources, such as knowledge, that allow firms to enhance productivity; and the impacts of the foundations and flows on companies and the economy. Combined, those factors reflect what we call the Big Shift in the global business environment.

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Le College californien a repensé son approche pédagogique pour tenir compte de la plus grande versatilité de l’économie moderne: “Il y a 20 ans, un diplômé d’université avait entre 2 et 3 jobs différents dans sa vie. Les diplômés d’aujourd’hui travailleront dans 7 à 10 ans dans des jobs qui n’existent pas encore aujourd’hui. Notre but est de préparer cette nouvelle génération de façon à ce qu’elle soit capable de se remettre perpétuellement en question”

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I’ve recently been asked a couple of questions I used to hear all the time. The questions are:

1. Doesn’t process discipline add overhead and cost?
2. Doesn’t process discipline stifle creativity?

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Here's a suggestion for what should be at the top of agenda of every decision-maker across the economy, from Davos, to Obama, to Sand Hill Road, to the revolutionaries in tiny garages hatching tomorrow's Googles: reconceiving growth.

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