Author: Colin Henderson

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AI

LTIMindtree wins its largest deal in its history: … embedding AI into all offerrings

Colin Henderson

Current progress by LTIMindtree including expansion into US. The focus on embedding AI into all services, and rationalising smaller clients who do not folllow this approach is designed to create a forward looking portolio of customers.. Sources Times of India, Ecomomic Times India’s sixth-largest technology services company, LTIMindtree, has reportedly won its largest deal ever. The company focuses on revolutionising smaller clients and grabbing a higher share of vendor consolidation deals with artificial intelligence (AI), the biggest transforming technology. Now, the company has established a strong presence in the market.  “We are now embedding AI into each of our services, reimagining with … Continue reading LTIMindtree wins its largest deal in its history: … embedding AI into all offerrings

Growth

The importance of empathetic leadership has never been clearer.

Colin Henderson

BY LISA HOLMES3 MINUTE READ In today’s fast-paced and often unpredictable business environment, companies can longer rely on traditional top-down leadership. In its place, organizations are recognizing the profound impact of human-centric leadership—an approach characterized by empathy, transparency, and a genuine commitment to employee well-being. As companies navigate challenges like remote work, mental health crises, and the need for greater diversity, the importance of empathetic leadership has never been clearer. THE SHIFT TOWARD EMPATHETIC LEADERSHIP Empathetic leadership isn’t just a trend—it’s a necessary evolution in how we view leadership roles, and a solution to many workplace issues that organizations face today. 84% of employees believe … Continue reading The importance of empathetic leadership has never been clearer.

AI

AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round

Colin Henderson

AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round Investor frenzy over artificial intelligence continues after OpenAI valued at $150bn in latest fundraising Perplexity seeks to take on Google with an artificial intelligence-led approach to search ads © Dado Ruvic/Reuters AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round on x (opens in a new window) AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round on facebook (opens in a new window) AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round on linkedin (opens in a new window) Save current progress 100% … Continue reading AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round

Growth, Innovation

Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience.

Colin Henderson

From risk management to strategic resilience March 9, 2022 | Article By Alfonso Natale,  Thomas Poppensieker, and Michael Thun PrintDownload Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1230698668&color=%2307254d&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true DOWNLOADS Article (7 pages) In a volatile world, resilience is an increasingly critical prerequisite for corporate performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive shock to public health, with dire human consequences. The crisis has dramatically demonstrated the sensitivity of economies to demand shocks as well as industry vulnerabilities to supply chain disruptions. Furthermore, the pandemic spread in an environment defined by … Continue reading Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience.

africa, Economy

On The Payments Ecosystem And Africa:

Colin Henderson

On The Payments Ecosystem And Africa: ‘That’s Disruption, That’s Power, That’s Inclusion’ RAGHU MALHOTRA (PHOTOS BY AJEESH LOTUS) Published 3 days ago https://www.forbesafrica.com/ceo-strategies/2024/10/16/ceo-strategies-thats-disruption-thats-power-thats-inclusion/ By Renuka Methil With Mastercard for almost a quarter of a century now, is well-versed with the digital payments and financial services landscape. As the president of global enterprise growth, he divides his time between Dubai and London. Here, he imparts some of the learnings from his vast stints in the African continent, and what he thinks the future holds. Growth outlook for Africa If you [look at] macroeconomics, it’s no longer one or two countries driving the continent’s … Continue reading On The Payments Ecosystem And Africa:

Uncategorized

TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish

Colin Henderson

Senator Colin Deacon summarised the impact of the fine TD Bank was hit with after the US Innvestigation assessed they knowingly worked to avoid AML rules and thuse became criminals themselves. This United States Attorney General Merrick Garland humiliated this Canadian bank over something so fundamental. AML rules are intended to eliminate one aspect of the transfer of cash or funds from being criminal proceeds to legitimate business proceeds. Deacon is correct in thei being a humiliation for Canada, yet OSFI have been silent on this matter, something I find even worse. Here is a short piece on thereaction of … Continue reading TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish

Risk1 Comment

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,”

Colin Henderson

The idea of the philosopher king, a leader who governs with wisdom and morality, has long captured the imagination. During a recent coffee chat, my friend and I debated whether the most moral person should lead an organization. My friend argued that if a moral leader were at the top, they would always make the right decisions for the benefit of everyone. While I understand the appeal of this idea, I believe it overlooks a key problem: even good people can make mistakes, and the path to power often requires qualities that are far from virtuous. Good intentions alone are … Continue reading “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,”

AI

Toyota Joins With Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics on AI-Powered Robots

Colin Henderson

Research effort aims to develop, deploy multi-tasking robots at scale. By Chester Dawson October 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM EDT Updated on October 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM EDT Save Translate 3:28 Toyota Motor Corp.’s research unit and Hyundai Motor Co.’s Boston Dynamics are joining forces to speed up development of humanoid robots with artificial intelligence. The partnership will pair Toyota Research Institute’s expertise in large behavior model learning for machines with Boston Dynamics’ humanoid Atlas robot, they said Wednesday. Boston-based teams from TRI and Boston Dynamics will conduct research on use cases for AI-trained robots in areas such as human-robot interaction, they said. … Continue reading Toyota Joins With Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics on AI-Powered Robots

AI

Google’s Nuclear Deal Points to a Promising New Group of Stocks

Colin Henderson

Follow Barron’s in Apple News Companies that own nuclear reactors have been the biggest beneficiaries of rising demand for nuclear power for most of this year. That includes Constellation Energy and Vistra, whose stocks have more than doubled this year. Now, a new group of nuclear stocks is beginning to rise—companies that are designing, building, and fueling new kinds of reactors. That includes NuScale Power, Oklo, BWX Technologies, and Centrus Energy, and their ascent may just be getting under way. On Monday, Alphabet’s Google announced that it had made a deal with privately held Kairos Power, a California-based developer of … Continue reading Google’s Nuclear Deal Points to a Promising New Group of Stocks