Innovation Insights

The Importance of Professional Networking
Why Distributors Are the Future of Distribution
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Why Distributors Are the Future of Distribution

Distributors are positioned at the confluence of vendors on the one side and partners on the other; they are in an ideal position to orchestrate the many moving parts and relationships involved in getting technology to market to the satisfaction of the end customer.

Dave O'Callaghan
Dave O'Callaghan
Managing Partner
Upskilling: What It Is And Why It's Critical
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Upskilling: What It Is And Why It's Critical

The pace of innovation is relentless and enabling your employees with upskilling programs can be the difference in the long-term success of a business.

Vation Ventures Team
Vation Ventures Team
Why Psychological Safety Is Paramount For Your Team's Success
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Why Psychological Safety Is Paramount For Your Team's Success

The key to overcoming issues and achieving success for any team is allowing every member’s voice to be heard, respected, and considered without the threat of undue negative consequences.

Vation Ventures Team
Vation Ventures Team
How Successful Leaders Ask Successful Questions
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How Successful Leaders Ask Successful Questions

Technology leadership demands critical thinking above all, and the bedrock foundation of critical thought is a well-formed question. If you only add one skill to your leadership portfolio in 2021, make it the skill of strategic questioning.‍

Jordan Loyd
Jordan Loyd
Partner
Three Ways Automation Will Humanize The Workforce
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Three Ways Automation Will Humanize The Workforce

In most probable futures, business automation won't be that sexy or that scary—it will be a lot more boring, a lot less threatening, mostly transparent, or operating in the background.

Vation Ventures Team
Vation Ventures Team
The Four Drivers of Success In 2021
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The Four Drivers of Success In 2021

Excellence in 2021, along with the rest of the 2020s, is well within reach for executives who can embody the post-pandemic leadership characteristics. Leaders who seize strategic opportunities by developing and collaborating with the community will inspire colleagues and outpace the competition.

Vation Ventures Team
Vation Ventures Team
How Effective Innovators are Leading 2021
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How Effective Innovators are Leading 2021

As we step out of yesterday’s shadow and aim to rediscover a sense of optimism, 2021 is already looking less like a return to normalcy and more like a new era of agility and resilience.

Vation Ventures Team
Vation Ventures Team
Future Focus
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Future Focus

Many senior IT leaders have started to live by the well-known Peter Drucker guidance that, "the best way to predict the future is to create it."

Joe O'Callaghan
Joe O'Callaghan
Partner & Co-Founder
The Business of People
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The Business of People

As we wrap up the last month of a very interesting 2020, to say the least, we've taken time to reflect on some of the many trends that we've heard from Council Members as well as our roundtable sessions.

Jessica Stone
Jessica Stone
Partner
The Courage To Stop
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The Courage To Stop

There is little doubt that the significant effects of coronavirus on the economy at large and businesses across most industries will be realized over the short and long terms.

Jordan Loyd
Jordan Loyd
Partner