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AI for IT modernization: Faster, cheaper, better

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Gen AI agents are starting to deliver breakthrough value, but only when companies figure out how to build and orchestrate hundreds of them.
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Author Talks: Tony Blair on leadership essentials
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What does it really take to lead a nation effectively? The former Prime Minister of the UK shares a lot of practical...
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Unconventional partnerships: The real estate developer’s innovation edge
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Global real estate developers can find enduring success through deep collaborations with nontraditional partners. Here’s...
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Revitalizing fields and balance sheets through regenerative farming
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Millions of acres of US corn and soy crops—as well as the planet more generally—could benefit from regenerative agriculture...
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Capex excellence in oil and gas: Innovations for market challenges
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Novel capital deployment and procurement approaches could help address the current challenges within the oil and gas industry’s...

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Effective leaders continually adapt their priorities, roles, time, and energy practices to stay ahead of new realities. Here’s...
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The CEO’s essential checklist: Questions every chief executive should be able to answer
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Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their...
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How leaders can tap the power of vulnerability
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Showing vulnerability can build connections and trust. One place to start: create a ‘to be’ list rather than a ‘to...
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Sixty years of innovation: Key moments in business technology
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From semiconductors to cell phones to generative AI, here are 25 breakthroughs that changed business forever.
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The next big arenas of competition
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Arenas are industries that transform the business landscape. Eighteen future arenas could reshape the global economy and generate...
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America’s small businesses: Time to think big
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US micro-, small, and medium-size enterprises, like their global counterparts, struggle with productivity. But a win–win...
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Boosting Europe’s competitiveness across the AI value chain.
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The UNDP’s Pedro Conceição talks about today’s global gridlock, uncertainty complex, and a pervasive...
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