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How exceptional leaders set the pace for success

Work Life

Before Amazon Prime, the notion of tapping a few buttons on your phone to have your entire shopping list—spanning cleaning supplies to electronics—delivered to your doorstep within 24 hours was beyond the realm of expectations. Over the last few decades, we’ve seen this type of leadership transform industries. Consider Jeff Bezos.

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UK Government grants Crown Estate new investment powers to drive growth

Workplace Insight

billion over the next 15 years in sectors such as clean energy, infrastructure, and digital technologies. Officials claim this will stimulate economic growth and increase returns for taxpayers. According to the government, these new powers enable the Crown Estate to invest up to 1.5

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Flexible Office Space for More Productive Hybrid Teams

Launch Work Places

Cleaning, maintenance, and utilities are handled for you, so theres no need to worry about fixing the WiFi or restocking supplies. Included Amenities: Forget the hassle of managing WiFi, utilities, and cleaning. By choosing where and how you work, you create a setup that keeps you comfortable, engaged, and motivated.

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From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

McKensey

CPG organizations could see the greatest impact from technology, given the potential for gen AI and other automation tools to optimize these companies’ manufacturing and supply chains. People and technology leaders should collect clean structured and unstructured data that is interoperable across all functions.

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GE Vernova’s Scott Strazik aims to rekindle the entrepreneurial zeal of the power company’s former parent

Work Life

It can be the supply-chain team I had at his factory in West Virginia last week or the commercial leader thats meeting with his commercial team this week to help them understand contracting with a different type of customer than theyre used to.

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Employee Engagement Calendar: Your Year-Round Roadmap for 2024-25

Vantage Circle

Clean Off Your Desk Day (January 8): There is a widespread belief that a tidy desk reveals a tidy mind, so let's declutter our desks to help declutter our minds. Partner with a local shelter to raise awareness about puppy adoption or hold a donation drive for pet supplies. Host a company-wide trivia contest.

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The four secrets to managing executive transitions

Work Life

Internal promotions must make a clean break from their old roles or risk blurring the focus on the most important thing—what’s next. In one version of the story, she immediately overhauls the supply chain strategy and upgrades technology—only to clash with a CEO who’s laser-focused on short-term KPIs.