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Michael Cupps is a new author and enterprising and tenacious business executive with 25+ years of experience in sales, marketing, operations, and channel development, specializing in the SaaS and enterprise software sectors. Having spent most of his career in the tech industry, Michael has honed broad technical knowledge and the ability to translate complex concepts into simple business terms. His technical skills have proven especially integral to closing multimillion-dollar deals with high-profile clients and investors. Focused on using simplicity and thinking one step ahead of the game, Michael is known for conceiving and implementing new ideas to improve companies go to market. One of Michael's greatest strengths is his ability to form mutually beneficial go-to-market partnerships with high-profile corporations including Microsoft, UiPath, Blue Prism, and IBM. He is equally skilled at shaping new models to drive sustainable growth and scalable operations. Michael has recently published a book named Time Bandit. A simple method to prioritize your focus and energy to do more. It is available on Amazon and other online bookstores.
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Ignore your inner voice of self-doubt—you got this. Here's how successful thought leaders can start writing today, and keep going. For thought leaders who have solidified their reputation in a particular industry (or are looking to do so), one next step to build up credibility among colleagues and followers is to broaden their credibility by publishing a book. Doing so can help elevate trust and loyalty among your current audience. It may also bring in a new base to keep the momentum thriving in the future. If you've got plenty of ideas but don't think you have the time or patience needed to realistically get the job done, think again—11 experts from Fast Company Executive Board are here to help. They each share some tried and true best practices for a thought leader or influencer who wants to share their knowledge through book publishing for the first time. Here's how new writers can get their thoughts down on paper and expand their reach.
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Is your business team getting the most ROI from this growing technology? If not, lean in to explore these additional benefits. As the uptick in generative AI continues to be at the forefront of company workflow in many cases, it's not only relied upon for the efficiency of data and daily tasks, it's also useful to boost brand creativity that will lead to increased growth and a brighter future for the establishment. To help business teams think outside the box on ways to get the most ROI from AI tools they've enlisted, 16 Fast Company Executive Board members offer their best practices to incorporate generative AI into new products and services.
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Encouraging your team to be problem solvers is a better way to build trust and keep them engaged in the process. Unleashing your full potential as a leader begins with having the willingness to embrace your own humility and enable others to shine. Empowering others to find the right solutions when they are faced with business challenges is an essential part of delegating responsibilities and building stronger teams. When it comes to helping direct reports develop decision-making strategies at work,16 experts from Fast Company Executive Board agree that it is much better to "coach" people rather than "manage." This is how potential successful leaders continue to grow.
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Investing in human capital is essential to competitive advantage in today's marketplace. One of the keys to building a successful company is hiring the right people. But, hiring the top talent will only take an organization so far if the leadership is not willing to support the education of high-performing employees who want to pursue the latest skills, invest in their personal growth, and apply their knowledge to the work they are doing every day on the job. If you want to invest in employee training and development, here are 12 strategies to consider when it comes to upskilling or reskilling your team, courtesy of Fast Company Executive Board members.
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Embracing empathy within our teams and companies holds the promise of fostering a more collaborative work environment.
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Leading experts share 20 tips to help managers and their employees find a reasonable work-life balance that gets the job done. Even before the COVID-19 crisis took the world by storm in 2020, managers at most companies were not promoting the idea of a remote or hybrid work culture environment. But when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a shelter-in-place mandate, employers had to quickly adjust their traditional policy. Realizing the cost-effectiveness on both sides of the aisle, some companies have fully leaned into the idea of enabling employees to WFH and have never looked back while others continue to resist the idea when their staff members question whether they must commute from home just to sit inside a cubicle space. Below, 20 Fast Company Executive Board members weigh in on how employers can work with employees to find common ground and implement the right policies—aside from the current standard hybrid solution.
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ActiveOps helps organizations turn operational management from a guessing game into a game-changing source of efficiency and value. Our solutions provide real-time employee productivity and workforce management technologies for a 360° view of your operations – both digital and human. With more than 20 years’ experience managing complex operations in labor- and knowledge-intensive industries such as banking and insurance, ActiveOps enables managers to transform productivity, secure employee well-being, and create a platform for confident, constant transformation and market leadership.