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Chief Ecosystem Officer – Taking Customer Centricity to the Next Level

Kates Kesler

Customer centricity is defined here as creating unique product value propositions and strategies to deliver against unmet customer needs. You may be asking, isn’t it the role of a Chief Product Officer to create solutions across products? Since inception, they have consistently developed cutting edge, best-in-class products.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When thinking about diversity and inclusion, organizations need to take a more holistic view of the organization; many organizations focus their efforts too narrowly on talent practices and do not consider the broader organization design. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late. Metrics and Rewards.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When thinking about diversity and inclusion, organizations need to take a more holistic view of the organization; many organizations focus their efforts too narrowly on talent practices and do not consider the broader organization design. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late. Metrics and Rewards.

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Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?

Harvard Business

The impact has been consequential: ICT is rapidly moving Africa toward knowledge-based economic structures and information societies, comprising networks of individuals, firms, and states that are linked electronically and in interdependent relationships. Even in agriculture, digital technology is working.

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When to Decentralize Decision Making, and When Not To

Harvard Business

Think of compensation and benefits policies, product design standards, quality assurance methods, fraud reporting procedures, financial reporting systems, and the like. Having the same unit do more of the same task leads to continuity, standardization, specialization, leverage, and productivity. Minimum efficient scale.

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The 5 Skills That Innovative Leaders Have in Common

Harvard Business

Innovation is critical in a knowledge economy — driving growth, new products, and new methods of delivering value to customers. This is a key talent challenge for most organizations, and a talent gap that needs to be closed, starting at the top – with the role of the CEO. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

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The Startups Most Likely to Succeed Have Technical Founders Who Quickly Hire Businesspeople

Harvard Business

The importance of talented employees for a young firm’s success is undisputed, yet we know relatively little about how exactly employees contribute to a startup’s success. But what kind of hires help ensure a startup’s success?