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The Missing Link Between Strategy and Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company. The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. The author offers five steps to help embed strategy into the innovation process.

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The New Age of Operations: Modern COO Search Strategies by N2Growth

N2Growth Blog

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. Thus, empathy and inclusive leadership have emerged as indispensable traits in the modern COO’s repertoire.

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Navigating the future: the rise of SD-WAN in India

CIO

Addressing Network Challenges in India India’s unique network challenges, including congestion, infrastructure projects, fiber cuts, and performance degradation due to repairs, necessitate innovative solutions. SD-WAN is not a one-size-fits-all solution, and aligning the technology with a comprehensive digital strategy is crucial.

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Strategic planning must change with the times

N2Growth Blog

If you’re frustrated by your organization’s current strategic planning and execution processes or the outcomes from that work, you’re not alone. Whether they’re developed in-house or brought in by outside strategy firms, many strategy methodologies are of little value if they don’t keep up with the times.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO

Karl Mattson, field CISO at Noname Security, an API security solution, says APIs are the foundation of nearly every CIO’s strategic plans to deliver business value. Good governance is the telemetry on that investment, from which operational and tactical plans can be adjusted and focused to achieve strategic objectives,” he says.

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Canadian CIOs discuss driving digital transformation at a rapid pace

CIO

According to the State of the CIO, 2024 research “79% of heads of IT say that CIOs have a strong educational partnership with the CEO/board of directors “and “88% of CIOs say that their role is becoming more digital and innovation focused”. This was an added stress on planning his data and cloud strategy.

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Crisis Management in the Digital Age: Lessons for 2024’s Unpredictable Economy

N2Growth Blog

Digital technology has become a guiding light in these uncertain times, taking on a more prominent role in companies’ strategic plans. It allows them to test different strategies and forecast potential outcomes. Corporations can navigate economic uncertainties and volatility through digital modeling.