A great way to see how AI is being used by companies and not just the future predictions of how AI could be used. Made me more open to how AI will change my industry (retail) and how people can use it to make better decisions. It kicked off my current journy to become more AI aware. As always, I appreciate anything that Thomas Davenport writes.
A fascinating look at the trailblazing companies using artificial intelligence to create new competitive advantage, from the author of the business classic, Competing on Analytics, and the head of Deloitte's US AI practice.
Though most organizations are placing modest bets on artificial intelligence, there is a world-class group of companies that are going all-in on the technology and radically transforming their products, processes, strategies, customer relationships, and cultures.
Though these organizations represent less than 1 percent of large companies, they are all high performers in their industries. They have better business…
What a fun and funny read! If you are ready to connect to other generations and how they work, then Several People are Typing is for you. I have no idea why this book is so difficult to find. I happened upon it in a NYC bookstore and even the cover notes had me laughing. A great book about working in the current work-from-anywhere environment.
Whilst working on a spreadsheet for a New York-based PR firm, Gerald has his consciousness uploaded into his company's Slack channel. He posts for help, but his colleagues assume it's an elaborate joke to exploit the new working-from-home policy, and now that Gerald's productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from . . . wherever he says he is.
Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists co-worker Pradeep to care for his body and Slackbot, the service's…
Listen: This book may seem out of time with its non-PC references because it was written in 1966. But I have thought about this book more than any I have read this year. A book that clearly predicted today's American dialog. To be recommended by both Dwight Eisenhower and Hillary Clinton intrigued me. Be forewarned: Although it is a thin volume, the writing is extremely literate and very dense.
“Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly.” —New Yorker
The famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (Wall Street Journal) by the legendary San Francisco longshoreman.
A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer—the first and most famous of his books—was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.
This book helps every retailer and small business owner focus on what really matters.
This book is for you if you: *Own your own retail business- and wear many hats *Manage a team that is always busy - but is not achieving the results you want *Aspire to a career in retail and want to understand how it all fits together *Need help developing inexperienced managers and new hires to succeed quickly *Feel overwhelmed with multiple priorities in your retail operation *Are a vendor who wants to be a better partner to your retail customers.
Like talking to a smart friend, 74 easy-to-digest topics let's you select the exact issue you want to focus on (pricing, managing, marketing, etc.) and gives you real actions to take to make improvements.
