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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Prioritize time for experimentation. Mike Crowe, CIO, Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive.

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Driving a culture of innovation at Merchants Fleet

CIO

And according to Jeanine Charlton, the company’s SVP and chief technology and digital officer, 2021 was their best year ever, helped in large part to its approach to digital transformation and an emphasis on organizational culture. As a result, we’re bringing in new team members who work in the industry and those who don’t.

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Case Study: How to Approach an Innovative Culture

Agile42

Abstract: Flexibility and the ability to make decentralized decisions, as well as a high degree of customer orientation, are core elements of an innovative culture. In addition to specific leadership behaviors, to be able to sustain an innovative culture you need to develop a dedicated toolbox.

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7 ways to foster IT innovation

CIO

As an IT leader, being able to foster innovation not only benefits the IT itself, with greater efficiency, effectiveness and value, but the organization it serves and you personally, as it illustrates your ability to be an internal agent of change, a true business partner, and an asset at the strategy table. Build an innovation pipeline.

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Executive Search in Life Sciences: Identifying Leaders Aligned to Innovation and Growth

N2Growth Blog

Identifying Growth-Stage Leadership to Drive Innovation in Life Sciences Effective executive search partners play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and assessing the leadership best aligned to drive growth and innovation, all the more important in highly dynamic industries like life sciences.

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Accelerating innovation with cloud-native apps on Microsoft Cloud

CIO

We spoke with Siddhartha Gupta, Global Head of Application Modernization on Azure at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) , about this trend and what financial services organizations need to do to improve their capacity for agility and innovation. To succeed, they must first build a culture of development within the organization.

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4 tips for championing contact center innovation from an award-winning customer experience leader

CIO

Innovation is essential, especially in the contact center as the tip of the spear in customer experience, but how do you activate your modernization plan? This goes beyond internal culture or morale. Tip #1: Don’t over-digitize.