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Can AI Help Your Company Innovate? It Depends

Harvard Business

Companies need new ways to innovate quickly, cheaply, and productively. Many, quite reasonably, wonder how deploying AI might help. To investigate, we researched how companies are using AI for innovation and found that tools are just tools — success depends on how organizations use these new tools now at their disposal. To investigate what kinds of innovation AI worked with, the authors performed two studies: first, a survey of 331 firms for practices on process improvement and new technology de

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How to Get and Use Powerful Client Testimonials

Consulting Matters

Have you ever felt like your client testimonials just aren’t capturing the true value of what you do? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle with testimonials. One big reason is that asking for testimonials can feel super-awkward as if you’re bothering your clients or sounding desperate for approval. Another reason is that we simply don’t know how to go about getting testimonials that actually highlight the real, tangible benefits of our consulting or coaching.

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To Make Your Pitches More Engaging, Appeal to Multiple Learning Styles

Harvard Business

When idea pitches fail to resonate, it doesn’t always have to do with the merit of the idea, your presentation style, or charisma; the problem could stem from a deeper disengagement in your organization. To make pitches more appealing and increase the chances of ideas resonating, the author recommends engaging three main learning styles that may be in your audience: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

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Building Harmonious Workplaces Through Belonging

Harmonious Workplaces

The Power of a Sense of Community in the Workplace At Harmonious Workplaces (our blog and podcast) and WorkBalance Consulting (our consulting firm), we believe in fostering positive and productive work environments. We are fascinated by how people work together in an organization, particularly when their work begets positive outcomes. This blog explores a sense […] The post Building Harmonious Workplaces Through Belonging appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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4 Ways to Meaningfully Support New Mothers Returning to Work

Harvard Business

Interviews and surveys of hundreds of women in the U.S. who recently returned to work after giving birth reveals four key support mechanism they value most: help navigating the HR infrastructure, creating spaces for key motherhood activities, having their identity as a worker validated, and having their identity as a mother validated. The research also explores why these four actions are particularly helpful, emphasizes that anyone can be a good ally, and recommends ways to better support non-bi

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A bowl of rice

Seth Godin Blog

It’s expensive. Hundreds of people were involved in getting you that simple bowl of rice. It involved countless gallons of water, hours of labor, gallons of fuel. A complex supply chain that ensured you got what you needed, in perfect condition, just as you were ready for it. And it’s cheap. The amount of time the typical person needs to work to earn enough to buy a bowl of rice is lower than it has ever been in history.

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The Yield Curve Is About to Uninvert, Is That a Recession Indicator?

MishTalk

The yield curve went through its longest period of inversion ever and is now on the cusp of uninverting. Some say this is a recession trigger. Let's investigate.

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Redefining Customer Feedback: Embracing Comprehensive Metrics for Accurate Sentiment Analysis

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By Ricardo Saltz Gulko This article is published through a partnership with the European CX Organisation (ECXO). Read the original here. Introduction The Net Promoter Score (NPS) has long been a widely used metric for assessing customer loyalty, satisfaction, and the potential for customer churn as a relationship and transactional metric. Despite its widespread use across various industries, NPS has come under scrutiny for not providing a holistic view of the customer experience.

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Real GDP Rises 2.8 Percent in Advance Estimate, What About Recession?

MishTalk

GDP rose 2.8 percent in the BEA’s 2024 Q2 advance estimate. The real final sales estimate is 2.0 percent. Expect major negative revisions.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Homebuilder Inventory of Started But Unsold Homes Is the Highest Since 2008

MishTalk

The homebuilders’ inventory of started but unsold homes is steeply rising as sales drop. It will take price cuts to clear inventory.

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