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New digital technologies are changing the rules of competition by expanding the boundaries of what a company can handle and introducing new sources of advantage.

Accelerating compression of both revenues and profits in some businesses can be fatal, and fast.

Closely observing how work is done in your business can yield many opportunities for improvements.

Forecasting is recognizing how current patterns may impact the future — and it’s a learnable skill.

Articulating what problem you’re trying to solve is an important (and underrated) management skill.

The challenge we face today is not a “world without work” but a world with rapidly changing work.

Here are the essential elements of a transformative IoT strategy.

New research demonstrates how the most efficient network designs also account for changing market conditions.

For many companies, the headaches of being global are intensifying, The Economist says. In most sectors domestic peer companies are growing faster than multinationals.

There’s value in looking at good processes to figure out what works.

Supply chain sustainability reporting depends on context, collaboration, and communication.

Projects can lose momentum if stakeholders grow skeptical. Here’s how to avert a ‘cycle of doubt.’

Manufacturers thinking about bringing operations back to the U.S. need to weigh the challenges.

Near-term expectations for additive manufacturing techniques are overoptimistic.

Advanced risk identification tools require companies to take a new approach to supply chain resilience.

Water’s low cost in many countries is not yet promoting responsible management within many companies.

Blockchain technology offers a way to transfer not just information, but value.

Talent management processes need a digital update, too.

A sustainable supply chain requires more than just following the law, undertaking audits, or increasing transparency.

For the IoT revolution to progress, data collection and data quality both must be greatly improved.