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Dean Guida

Founder and CEO of Infragistics, Author of 'When Grit Is Not Enough'

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Dean Guida is the 35+ year entrepreneur behind enterprise software company Infragistics. Dean has led his business through a series of tumultuous moments, crystallizing insights he's gathered at each key moment in his journey. He shares his hard-won philosophy in his book, 'When Grit Is Not Enough'.

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Human Resources

How to Turn AI From Threat to Teammate — 3 Proven Ways to Align Your Vision with What Employees Actually Need

Data shows there's a gap between CEO's AI aspirations and employee's AI reality. To ensure AI mandates stick, executives need to focus on three things.

Thought Leaders

Employees Are Secretly Using AI at Work. Here Are 3 Ways Leaders Can Encourage More Transparent Use.

Companies are experiencing the rise of the quiet AI workforce — employees who are actively using AI to be more productive and effective, but doing so under the radar.

Human Resources

This Is the Year AI Will Stop Assisting and Start Leading — Plus 2 Other Ways It Will Transform the Workplace

The companies that see the most success with AI this year won't be the ones with the most AI tools.

Business Ideas

5 Things Companies Get Wrong About Agentic AI — Are You Making the Same Mistakes?

Agentic AI isn't a chatbot or a smarter automation tool; it's the foundation for a new way of working.

Building a Business

How AI Helps You Build Smarter, Faster and More Profitable Go-to-Market Plans

They key to making GTM plans more resilient, flexible and positioned for long-term success? AI.

Tech

Don’t Spend Hours Digging Through Data — Let AI Do It For You With These 6 Questions

With the right approach, AI can turn everyday business questions into clear, data-driven answers and actionable recommendations.

Tech

How AI Makes the Go-to-Market Process Faster — Plus the Best Ways to Use It

AI has the power to completely transform how companies go to market, but in order to unlock AI's full potential, companies must first set clear objectives, break down data silos and empower teams to use it.

Human Resources

Your Team Is Burnt Out and Disengaged — Here’s How to Reignite Their Energy and Focus

Employees across generations are feeling overloaded with work — and this rising stress is being exacerbated due to a lack of clarity around what they're working towards.

Human Resources

AI is the Coworker of the Future — 3 Ways Employers Can Get Ready

Companies are eager to embrace AI, but many employees are not fully prepared for it. To turn their AI aspirations into reality, businesses must first foster a company culture where employees feel comfortable with the new technology.

Business Operations & Logistics

4 Steps Companies Must Take to Get Their Data Ready for AI

Companies are increasingly looking to implement AI into their workplaces to optimize day to day operations. But, if employers and employees alike want to integrate AI, they first need to prepare their data.

Business Funding

3 Reasons Why A Lack of Funding Could Become Your Startups’ Secret Weapon

VC funding has become more scarce over the years, posing a challenge for many startups. But, a lack of funding can be a secret weapon for businesses.

Business Ideas

3 Ways to Prepare Your Business For an AI Future

Before businesses can fully dive into everything AI has to offer, they have to make sure their organization and employees are ready for it.

Business Operations & Logistics

Gen Z is Using Data to Drive Performance. Here’s How to Get The Rest of Your Company to Do the Same.

Every day employees are consistently using data in their everyday jobs — but most don't realize it.

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Workers Are Overloaded and Underproductive — Here Are 3 Ways Workplace Tools Can Help

96% of employees are dissatisfied with the tools they've been equipped with to manage their work.

Business Operations & Logistics

Why Data Needs to Be at the Center of Your Organization

When data is at the heart of everything teams do, they will drive better decisions and business performance.

Thought Leaders

The Future of Work: 4 Ways Companies Can Evolve to Usher in the Future of the Workplace

We're entering a new era of the workplace, and companies will need to evolve accordingly to keep employees engaged and drive productivity across the entire organization.

Tech

5 Traits That Distinguish a Digital Workplace From Working Digitally

A digital workplace in today's remote, in-person and hybrid world should drive performance and efficiency for companies, not hinder it.

Tech

How Companies are Rethinking the Workplace to Drive Productivity

In the year 2022, company workplaces will do more with less.

Thought Leaders

4 Ways to Drive Internal Innovation and Unleash Employees’ 91��ial Side

Organizations that adopt a culture of restless innovation among staff members inspire passion, and inevitably operate at an advantage.

Thought Leaders

4 Ways You Can Create a Culture of Ownership

Employees that have a personal stake in an organization and its future will treat every decision as if they're the owner.

Thought Leaders

7 Ways to Successfully Manage Managers

Managing a team is one thing, but managing managers is entirely different.

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More From Dean Guida

How to Turn AI From Threat to Teammate — 3 Proven Ways to Align Your Vision with What Employees Actually Need

Employees Are Secretly Using AI at Work. Here Are 3 Ways Leaders Can Encourage More Transparent Use.

This Is the Year AI Will Stop Assisting and Start Leading — Plus 2 Other Ways It Will Transform the Workplace

5 Things Companies Get Wrong About Agentic AI — Are You Making the Same Mistakes?

How AI Helps You Build Smarter, Faster and More Profitable Go-to-Market Plans

Don’t Spend Hours Digging Through Data — Let AI Do It For You With These 6 Questions

How AI Makes the Go-to-Market Process Faster — Plus the Best Ways to Use It

Your Team Is Burnt Out and Disengaged — Here’s How to Reignite Their Energy and Focus

AI is the Coworker of the Future — 3 Ways Employers Can Get Ready

4 Steps Companies Must Take to Get Their Data Ready for AI

3 Reasons Why A Lack of Funding Could Become Your Startups’ Secret Weapon

3 Ways to Prepare Your Business For an AI Future

Gen Z is Using Data to Drive Performance. Here’s How to Get The Rest of Your Company to Do the Same.

Workers Are Overloaded and Underproductive — Here Are 3 Ways Workplace Tools Can Help

Why Data Needs to Be at the Center of Your Organization

The Future of Work: 4 Ways Companies Can Evolve to Usher in the Future of the Workplace

5 Traits That Distinguish a Digital Workplace From Working Digitally

How Companies are Rethinking the Workplace to Drive Productivity

4 Ways to Drive Internal Innovation and Unleash Employees’ 91��ial Side

4 Ways You Can Create a Culture of Ownership

7 Ways to Successfully Manage Managers

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