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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

CIO

-based company, which claims to be the top-ranked supplier of renewable energy sales to corporations, turned to machine learning to help forecast renewable asset output, while establishing an automation framework for streamlining the company’s operations in servicing the renewable energy market. million in its first year, contributed a $5.5

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7 ways diversity and inclusion help teams perform better

CIO

And many of those campaigns seem, in retrospect, to have been little more than marketing. Politics — and even marketing — aside, there is no doubt that your teams should be diverse. This is especially true for technical teams, where innovation is your lifeblood, but it is true for every team, everywhere.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO

IT leaders must understand how the business plans to compete, grow, and create value in the market to align IT initiatives within the company’s broader objectives. If competitors are using advanced data analytics to gain deeper customer insights, IT would prioritize developing similar or better capabilities.

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Advancing the Agenda: Executive Leadership Team Coaching for Modern Businesses

N2Growth Blog

The Value of Executive Leadership Team Coaching in Today’s Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the value of executive leadership team coaching cannot be understated. It allows executives to tap into their full potential, improve their decision-making abilities, and build high-performing teams.

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Beyond Metrics – Why Human Capital is Key in Founding and Leadership Team Assessments

N2Growth Blog

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. As businesses grow and adapt to shifting market demands, the strength of the leadership team often dictates a company’s ability to scale and succeed.

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How to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one

CIO

To keep pace with the growing complexity of software development, organizations have spent years working to implement agile practices into their developer experience. It enables teams to deliver value faster, with greater quality and predictability, and greater aptitude to respond to change.

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Outer, D2C outdoor furniture brand, secures $50M Series B funding to spur expansion and materials development 

TechCrunch

This trend has led to more market opportunities in the outdoor entertainment industry. The fresh funding will be used to cement its position in the outdoor living industry as they develop new sustainable materials, build an eco-friendly supply chain and expand their product offering and community, Liu said.