Corporate Immune System

Corporate Immune System: Organizational resistance to changes and innovative ideas, often preserving the status quo.

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Expansion

Expansion: A strategic growth phase where businesses scale operations, enter new markets, or diversify product lines for increased reach.

Quantitative Research

Quantitative Research

Quantitative research focuses on numerical data and often tries to find patterns and relationships in big sets of data.

Speakers

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Top Corporate Immune System Resources

Exploring the Power of Pause with Leadership Thought-Leader & Korn Ferry Senior Partner Kevin Cashman

Exploring the Power of Pause with Leadership Thought-Leader & Korn Ferry Senior Partner Kevin Cashman

Explore the Power of the Pause Principle with Korn Ferry Senior Partner Kevin Cashman as he shares insights on qualities of a great leader.

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Five Causes of Innovation Blues

Five Causes of Innovation Blues

Innovation is a key factor for organizational success, but its management has a low success rate. Pearl Zhu identifies the five causes of innovation failure, including a lack of innovative leadership and a bureaucratic culture.

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Innovation in Cybersecurity: Blockchain and Enterprise Immune Systems

Innovation in Cybersecurity: Blockchain and Enterprise Immune Systems

Cybersecurity is threatened by the abundance of malware and human error, and a shortage of cybersecurity experts. However, new technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) show promise in the fight against cybercrime.

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Protecting Your Creativity in a Culture that Doesn't Value It

Protecting Your Creativity in a Culture that Doesn't Value It

Need to cope with a non-creative workspace? Use Plan A: find out what the organization values and introduce creativity. Plan B: find new outlets and start writing your future.

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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Leaders who do not want to hear bad news can cause their companies to suffer from the Ostrich Effect, where problems are ignored instead of acknowledged. This can result in a culture of fear where employees are not comfortable reporting bad news.

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Weaving innovation into the corporate structure

CEOs must take ownership of innovation execution, create accountability and align resources to make innovation a core capability to gain competitive advantage, says a survey by Accenture.

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