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Included in the #procuretech100 next to OpenAI 🚀 If you are interested in learning more about Levelpath drop me a DM, would love to share! Thank you Lance Younger, Dr. Elouise, ProcureTech 💚 #AI #Procurement #Innovation

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Is AI making product managers obsolete? Brad Eiben reveals the truth about the future of our profession. In our conversation, Brad Eiben, the Executive Director for the MS Product Management program at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, sheds light on the impact of AI on product management practices. -> Efficiency Through Automation. AI is revolutionizing how product managers work by automating routine tasks, allowing them to focus on high-value strategic activities. This shift is enabling teams to be more productive and creative. -> Human-Centered Skills Remain Irreplaceable. While AI can handle many technical tasks, the human elements of product management—like understanding user needs and crafting a compelling vision—are irreplaceable. Product managers must continue to hone these skills to stay relevant and effective. -> Strategic Organizational Change. Successful AI integration requires more than just adopting new tools. It demands a cultural, organizational, and process shift within organizations, driven by clear leadership and a willingness to experiment. I could not agree more with Brad. Full interview: https://lnkd.in/gzRFzhHq #PMtransformation #PMproductivity #CPO

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Boston: check out this great free webinar on attracting AI talent hosted by Mass Technology Leadership Council, Imagination in Action and AI Blueprint for MA

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Free case-study webinar on July 25th. Al Transformation: Overcoming Adoption Challenges How Al Accelerator Addresses Key Obstacles to Full Integration? Register with the QR Code.

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Back in May Mark Stiving, Ph.D. at Impact Pricing LLC and Steven Forth at Ibbaka did a well received webinar on how new AI functionality is being priced. More than 500 people registered. This week, Mark and Steven connected again on the Impact Pricing Podcast. The conversation focused on a theme that had emerged in the webinar comparing the disruption of the SaaS model with the current generative AI disruption. Is generative AI disruption smaller or larger than the SaaS disruption? - For customers - For vendors - For pricing Mark and Steven have different views on this. https://lnkd.in/gjujda3d #podcast #pricing #SaaS #generativeAI #disruption

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As AI continues to shape the future of business, it's crucial for boards to understand the risks and opportunities involved. In a Q&A with Corporate Board Member, Diligent's President and CEO Brian Stafford discusses best practices for how boards should be approaching AI adoption.

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IBM applauds U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) for spearheading the Senate AI Insight forums and for advancing this new AI roadmap, which aims to balance necessary R&D funding with protecting citizens, businesses, and national security. This framework illustrates how the public and private sectors each have an important role to play in furthering safe and trusted innovation. This report is a step in that direction, and I look forward to working alongside government and industry partners to advance this reality. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d3uvajsp.

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Thrilled to have completed the Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications program with UC Berkeley Executive Education. This program offered invaluable insights into how AI can transform businesses—covering everything from strategic formulation to practical, real-world applications. It was a fantastic blend of technology and business strategy. The tools and knowledge I’ve gained will help me empower organizations to harness AI for smarter decision-making, improved efficiency, and greater innovation. Looking forward to applying this knowledge to drive impactful changes in the world of Wealth Management and Financial Services technology. Grateful for this invaluable learning experience. #AI #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Leadership #DigitalTransformation #AIForBusiness #LifelongLearning

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It’s true. Facts don’t change minds, questions do. Collaboration does. Relationships do. In many cases, explaining your own position does little more than enable the person you disagree with to prepare their arguments against your facts. It’s far more effective to ask questions and seek data that enable them to see the gaps in their own reasoning. Enter these conversations with an open mind and an understanding that you both might learn something. Try it it works.

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For our Day 2 keynote at the Fall MarTech Conference, we're pulling out the CMOs. Before you overdose on politics this election year, hear from these marketing leaders about how they navigate their way through the role and the C-suite. This is a must attend for current and aspiring marketing leaders. #marketing #leadership

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Watch the replay of our latest webinar, "The Role of AI in Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders." Josh Bersin, founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, shares insights on Heidrick Navigator and the power of leveraging a leadership intelligence platform to manage and create robust pipelines for senior leaders, paving the way for unparalleled growth and success: https://bit.ly/3JfTUYg.​ Josh Bersin Academy #HeidrickNavigator #Leadership #FutureLeaders #AI ​

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AI is at an inflection point for society, and particularly for leaders. In this Harvard Business Review article, authors and researchers Jacqueline Carter and Rasmus Hougaard discovered how AI has the potential to evolve how executives lead by helping them to save time on menial tasks and more effectively empathize with employees. I really enjoyed how they outlined the importance of embracing the idea of leadership augmentation with an emphasis on awareness, wisdom and compassion. This is a great piece on how leadership accountability is evolving, and I invite you to give it a read: https://lnkd.in/gT4xeHeV

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Just like Stella, we’ve gotten our groove back (for business travel) Gearing up for Boston tomorrow to host 42 CROs and heads of sales for a yummy dinner. Pumped. When we started traveling around to other cities doing IRL events again in 2022, we were rusty. And pretty innefficient when it came to making our trips productive (esp given how our execs were the ones traveling). Covid helped us forget what GTM teams are really supposed to do when on the road :) But today, is how we ensure Uber-successful, cost conscious, and ROI driven trips: 1) if we’re hosting an event of our own, leverage attendees for +1s to help fill the room with more net new ICP who we don’t know yet 2) limit travel to 2 days, if possible. 3) schedule well. Arrive early day 1. Load up mtgs in afternoon. Have an event night 1. Meetings day 2. Event night 2 4) if we’re traveling out to host a dinner on a Thursday for example, try to do a dinner or HH on Wednesday for a different yet still relevant group (like we’re doing in SF next week…dinner for CROs, HH for enablement leaders) 5) unless critical, no more than 2 team members travel 6) run reports ahead of time of all client POCs in market and try to set up mtgs while in town. Show customers the love they deserve. 7) if hosting events, try to get sponsors / partners to pay 8) bring swag that fits in a carry on. Ppl like to get something but doesn’t need to be much 9) pack light, make bouncing around downtown with a bag easy 10) if hosting an event, be super detailed in tracking RSVP roster. Populate notes ahead of time and share w colleagues who will be there. And drop into the google sheet the next day to brainbump more notes from convos 11) properly follow up with everyone as soon as humanly possible 12) if possible, fly home night 2 (like I’m doing on Thursday). That way I don’t kill my Friday plus I can see my kids Fri morning before school. 13) try to plan your travel around another event where you clients or prospects will be. And maybe attend. Like I’m doing with the pavilion event on Thursday. 14) book a cheap hotel room, close to your venue. If you plan mtgs right, you’ll spend almost no time there. Holiday Inn works great 15) connect with everyone you will or might meet while in town, on LinkedIn, before you leave 16) put up a custom OOO to let folks know exactly what you’re doing…and don’t be boring with it. Matt Green is good at this I think that’s the whole list for us? What else do you do for your travel?

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Uncover the role of Chief AI Officers in federal AI integration! In their FedScoop op-ed, Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan and Joel Meyer outline key success factors: 🎯 Lead with vision ⚖️ Balance risk and innovation 🚀 Target strategic wins Explore how CAIOs are pivotal in enhancing public service with AI. https://gag.gl/XhykVA #AI #Government #Leadership

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Discover five strategies for dealing with the short term sales slowdown resulting from the pending 2024 U.S. election. Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard #MTLC #BostonTech #TechHotTopicSeries

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It’s time for policymakers to adopt smart, effective #AI regulations that protect consumers while supporting innovation. Yes, we can do both. At the state level, Connecticut is leading the way with a forward-thinking and balanced approach to AI regulation.  It's critical that policymakers across the country – from the national to the state and local levels – consider thoughtful AI regulatory policies like this one.    You can read more about why IBM supports Connecticut’s SB2, and why other states should follow its risk-based approach to AI regulation, in my op-ed in the Connecticut Post:     LINK: https://lnkd.in/gFsbZQZZ 

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ShotSpotter and ACLU in Boston, MA. Kade Crockford, director of the Technology for Liberty Project at the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Thomas Chittum, SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter)'s SVP of Analytics and Forensic Services, joins Katie Lannan to discuss ShotSpotter's role and impacts in Boston on WGBH Radio and Television. "When you remove the opinion pieces and look at the facts, what you see is that ShotSpotter works. We are locating gunfire. We are leading [police and first responders] to crime scenes. We are leading them victims. We are not simply getting lucky..." Insightful conversation. There is a lot of alignment between SoundThinking and core ACLU principles. https://lnkd.in/gEd8XgUN #publicsafety #shotspotter #communitysafety #civilliberties

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New research highlights the danger of sustained disinformation campaigns powered by generative AI. The study emphasizes how a constant drip of fake news can significantly impact elections more than large-scale dumps. This underscores the growing challenge of combating AI-fueled misinformation. The research highlights the importance of public awareness campaigns alongside fact-checking efforts to combat disinformation's influence on elections. #generativeAI #electioninterference #elections #AI #LLM #misinformation #disinformation #cognitivesecurity https://lnkd.in/g48Ki4pu?

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