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Embracing neurodiversity in IT for competitive advantage

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So each neurodiverse professional’s experience is unique, but speaking for myself, being neurodiverse has been a huge competitive advantage in my technology career. The term neurodiversity covers a range of conditions, as well as the various spectrums within each. But doing so may require some changes in approach.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

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Following are seven steps to guide this transformation for competitive advantage. Ask IT leaders about their challenges with shadow IT, and most will cite the kinds of security, operational, and integration risks that give shadow IT its bad rep. That’s not to downplay the inherent risks of shadow IT.

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Why companies with a data-driven culture achieve competitive advantage

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Companies that commit to clear and focused action now will achieve a competitive advantage. In today’s data-driven world, many organizations face major hurdles as they navigate a transformation journey that eliminates silos, unifies data, and transforms it into value. For many, building a culture of innovation remains elusive.

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What most CIOs get wrong about strategic IT plans

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It’s because any Martian business will enjoy an insurmountable advantage: With a 687 earth-days long year, Martian enterprises will go through about half the number of budgeting cycles their terrestrial competitors do. Wonder why Elon Musk wants to land people on Mars? But it wasn’t, I insisted, our plan.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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Because Winners Don’t Wing It: Introducing Competitive Advantage Academy

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A week from today, we’re releasing the 2022 State of Competitive Intelligence Report—the 5th installment in the CI industry’s largest and longest-running survey series.

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10 IT skills where expertise pays the most

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If you have experience in any of these 10 skills, it might be worth upskilling to expert proficiency to gain a competitive edge in the market. Having IT pros with NoSQL skills means they can take advantage of unstructured and semi-structured data, building powerful but flexible tools to store, manage, and access that data.

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