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Ram Charan unveils AI‑driven manufacturing playbook for cash‑flow gains
Renowned advisor Ram Charan released a manufacturing playbook that leverages AI to map the entire value chain, spot cash traps and capture quick savings. He urges CEOs to deploy low‑cost AI tools such as ChatGPT analyses of vendor data and adopt aggressive pricing to achieve roughly ten‑percent cash‑flow improvement.
LinkedIn’s February 2026 Skills on the Rise report shows AI literacy has become the second‑fastest‑growing skill among HR professionals, trailing only employment law and compliance. The metric combines skill acquisition on LinkedIn profiles with hiring success, indicating both training demand and hiring preference. Growth also appears in client prospecting, operational efficiency, data analytics and change management, underscoring a shift toward technology‑enabled, agile HR practices. Meanwhile, a recent I‑Solved survey reveals nearly half of HR leaders feel a self‑inflicted talent crisis due to insufficient agility.
The session with ORO Labs executives reframed procurement as an end‑to‑end process rather than a siloed function, emphasizing its impact on user experience, cost savings, risk mitigation, and compliance. Rapid advances in AI and automation are forcing procurement technology stacks...
Boston is overhauling its legacy 311 non‑emergency service platform, replacing the 2008 CRM with a cloud‑based, low‑code solution from Creatio and implementation partner Keen360. The new system already tracks informational calls, which represent over half of request volume, and aims...
The last client you closed, how did they find you? Was it by accident or did you put the work in to be the expert that they sought after?
.@amazon/@awscloud forges a multifaceted partnership with @OpenAI. Part of deal consists of: - Amazon will invest $50 billion in OpenAI - OpenAI to use AWS chips - Amazon will be exclusive 3P cloud distribution provider for OpenAl Frontier “Developers and companies of...
A hospital leader asked ChatGPT how to use Lean to cut staff, and the generic model produced a detailed, seemingly helpful headcount‑reduction plan despite warning against layoffs. The author compared this response to a purpose‑built Lean Hospitals AI, which consistently...
This is one of the cleanest visual summaries of a production-grade RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) stack I’ve seen. What it highlights clearly is an often-ignored reality: RAG is not a single tool — it’s an ecosystem. A solid RAG system spans multiple, interchangeable layers: LLMs...
"We only have one partner logo to show. How do we build credibility?" This came up in a call with a healthcare AI company. Early stage, incredible tech, but limited social proof. Here's what I recommended instead of the traditional logo wall: →...
Jack Dorsey announced Block will slash its workforce from 10,000 to 6,000, sending the stock up 24% and signaling a broader efficiency push. Tech layoffs in February total 23,000 and, if the trend continues, could annualize to 153,000 by year‑end,...
When nothing happens, it is the greatest drain on human energy. Are these familiar to you? 1. You spend hours in a meeting and nothing happens. No decision. No clarity. No outcome. 2. You traveled across the world and never got to the...
You can fix symptoms, but if you ignore the root cause, it returns. In business and life, we chase quick fixes because they feel like progress. But fast isn’t finished if you repeat it next week. A Band-Aid on a deep wound...
New research from the University of Texas shows that framing raise budgets as dollar amounts, rather than percentages, can narrow the gender pay gap. In an experiment, dollar‑based raises reduced the gap by $91, while percentage‑based raises widened it by...
To Thrive in the AI Era, Companies Need Agent Managers https://t.co/5kEKrzEC7v [Reg Req] #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/UUV6jamuJD
Question for Monday's meeting: "If the government invoked a Cold War-era law to access our AI tools, would our vendor contracts protect us?" This isn't hypothetical. The Pentagon did it this week. What would your team's answer be? https://t.co/3QPuHpodWP
Augustin Friedel, a software‑defined vehicle specialist at MHP, outlines how legacy OEMs can overcome cultural inertia and restructure around product‑based P&L ownership to accelerate SDV and autonomous‑vehicle development. He argues that consolidating hardware into versatile compute domains and leveraging software...
A while ago I sat down with Greg Perry, Senior Capacity Assurance Consultant at Excelix, behind microphones, to record an in-depth podcast, to gain valuable insights into the world of maintenance and reliability.. click to press PLAY and tune-in now.. https://t.co/egsCmIjFGs
I completely deleted "packages" from my offerings , my clients still feel like they're getting custom support but in the back end it's still productized and systemized and seamless for my team to deliver
Enterprise leaders facing 2026 economic uncertainty are turning to AI to boost organizational agility. Personiv’s 2025 Executive Outlook Pulse Survey shows 76% of public firms and 45% of private firms already use AI, especially in finance functions like payroll and...
It's okay to admit that the support that brought you to your first 6 figures won't bring you to 7 figures. You need an operations team who doesn't flinch when you say margin compression , understands how to handle revenue...
Charging Nike more than your local apparel shop isn’t value pricing. It’s entitlement. Most pricing advice says, “price the customer, not the service.” Charge big companies more than small ones. Big company, bigger budgets, higher price. Makes sense, right? Think again. This way...
Recent research confirms that employee well‑being is a measurable driver of performance, echoing Gallup’s 2015 warning that CEOs often ignore HR culture. Only about one‑in‑four American workers feel their employer genuinely cares, a figure unchanged since pre‑pandemic lows. The author’s...
My new book China's 90% Model launches March 17 To mark the launch of my book, I am hosting an exclusive session for my LinkedIn community. Are You Aware? Do You Know? In one hour I will take you through: 🔹What China's...
Team frustration often stems from vague expectations rather than lack of effort. When leaders fail to articulate what success looks like, employees invest energy in the wrong direction, eroding trust and collaboration. This misalignment becomes more common as roles shift...
Engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has secured a five‑year appointment on Manchester Airports Group’s Capital Investment Consultancy Services Framework. The firm will deliver advisory, design and fire‑engineering services for major projects at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The partnership aligns...
The Czech Railway Administration (SŽ) will begin a sweeping organisational overhaul in April, eliminating more than 120 positions—mostly administrative—and centralising dispatch functions under two control centres in Prague and Přerov. The restructuring, driven by new Director General Tomáš Tóth, targets...
The UKA Live Podcast explores how councils should prepare for local government reorganisation and vesting day, emphasizing the need to map the technology estate and address day‑one requirements. Guests Kate Hurr and Dave Lee discuss the complexities of splitting counties,...
Growth isn’t a target. It’s a system. In FMCG, hope isn’t strategy. Many brands still chase growth with: • More distribution • More promos • More SKUs • Hope for volume That’s reaction, not design. Real growth is engineered: • Right reach • Clear portfolio roles • Strong channel margins • Data-driven...
If your AI strategy is just "deflecting" calls, you're missing the point. The goal is "resolution velocity." By integrating CCaaS with Service Management, you empower agents with real-time back-office data to solve problems on the first touch. The new ROI: https://t.co/ajGMKZ1mkJ #CIO...
The City of London Corporation has issued a £2.4 million preliminary market engagement to secure a strategic partner that will advise on its long‑term transformation. The programme aims to make the Square Mile authority “digitally enabled by design”, financially sustainable and...
#CIOChat Q3: Yet CIOs still owe CFOs defensible numbers and audit-ready plans. How are you reconciling professional budget requirements with uncertainty. Are you using rolling forecasts, dynamic reserves, probabilistic models, or something else? https://t.co/OO17dBefNJ
#CIOChat Q2: AI inference, usage-based SaaS, and consumption pricing have turned forecasts into moving targets. Are you shifting from prediction to ranges, scenarios, or adaptive guardrails, and what techniques are actually working? https://t.co/sWYQQdg3yb
Fujio Cho emphasized that standardized work is a learning tool, not a control mechanism. He argued that a shared, current‑best‑practice baseline makes problems visible and enables continuous improvement. When leaders treat standards as compliance checks, employees hide issues; instead, leaders...
#CIOChat Q1: For years, IT planning assumed stable demand curves and predictable spend. Those days are over. What broke first? Cloud elasticity, AI workloads, vendor pricing, or business volatility? When did forecasting stop feeling reliable in your org? https://t.co/GNHxMBE0sO
AI is shifting from tools → autonomous systems. Traditional AI: Rules + static models. Agentic AI: Goals + real-time learning + adaptation. The enterprise OS is being rewritten. #AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI https://t.co/TbyiwFlV6C
The article presents five leadership moves to stop missed deadlines and rebuild team credibility. It urges leaders to diagnose the real causes of delays, turn simple agreement into firm commitment, and protect focus from constant interruptions. It also stresses surfacing...
.@theInformation Exclusive: @Amazon’s potential $50B investment in @OpenAI may hinge on two triggers: an IPO or reaching AGI.
#TimTalk – Deskilling Vs upskilling with AI what it means and where you want to be with Matt Mishak https://t.co/yKGchqQBMZ via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #SalesEnablement #Marketing #Leadership #Tech #TechNews #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureofWork
#TimTalk – Deskilling Vs upskilling with AI what it means and where you want to be with Matt Mishak https://t.co/eYE2YlGZ5p
73% of companies are investing more in data and analytics skills right now. Not AI skills. Data skills. Your AI returns depend entirely on your data foundation. The benchmark comparison doesn't change that.
The debate: which AI model to bet on. What I'm watching instead: Informatica surging. Java everywhere. GCP back on the shortlist. 73% of companies investing more in data skills. Not AI skills. Your AI strategy is only as strong as the data layer...
Recently I caught up with Amiet Dhagat, Head of Data Services Analytics and AI for HCF, to get the inside story around their stellar success in transition from static data to dynamic data, and why real-time data has been so...
The “Vibe Coding” Hangover: Why CIOs Are Paying the Price for “Janitor in a Drum” Logic https://t.co/rj4X6vTgjx
As someone who has spent a lot of time with large companies talking about AI, I can say fairly confidently that no big organizational changes happened as a result of AI in 2025 I don’t think that tells us...
Will most of SaaS turn out to be middleware for AI based UX/Interfaces? Parts of SaaS sure will, the ones who don’t change fast enough to reality of changing UX in AI era. Ref: @AnthropicAI announced new AI tools yesterday...
Most companies don’t lack data. They lack the courage to accept what the data tells them. More measurement won’t fix bad framing. Better leadership will. #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #CEO #Innovation #DecisionMaking #ExecutiveLeadership https://t.co/r0gaUrC7bj
At the Outthinker Miami Summit, one insight stood out: AI won’t just change strategy. AI economics will. When token costs drop, competitive advantage shifts. Strategy = economics + alignment + positioning. More insights soon. #strategy #AI #leadership #Innovation https://t.co/PG70GV7Ifb
#TimTalk - Middle managers are the bridge between senior strategy and frontline execution, how can the manager maintain communication? with Gary Cookson https://t.co/aeHGNcfHqc via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Success #Management #HumanResources #HR
Smart metrics don’t just measure performance, they shape behavior. If we’re deploying #AI across the enterprise, we need guardrails against metric gaming from day one. Governance isn’t a brake on innovation, it’s what makes transformation durable. Especially as agentic systems enter ops. https://t.co/r792RxQbTa...
“Why don’t people recognize that @IBM is likely to adopt these tools and be able to reduce their labor cost by making it easier to do upgrades”, brilliant commentary on IBM from @ACMJoAnneFeeney of Advisors Capital Mgmt, moments ago. Same...
New data reveals AI governance gap between policy and practice, creating ESG risks - Thomson Reuters Institute “While 76% of companies with an AI strategy reported management-level oversight, only 41% made their AI policies accessible to employees or required their...
