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How to Navigate Transformation Despite Data Noise

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Kevin Novak and Deborah Patton
May 29, 2025
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Issue 214, May 29, 2025

Here’s the world we live in professionally: “In today’s world, business leaders must navigate rising global competition coupled with unprecedented interconnectedness, disruptive technological forces, persistent economic uncertainty and proliferating geopolitical crises,” says JPMorgan’s Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. (Axios)

And here’s the world many of us live in personally: “Body hacking is a favorite pastime, best exemplified by the Oura Ring, a quiet status symbol in the C-suite and among policy wonks who are obsessed with optimizing every facet of their lives. For years, the appeal has been clear: a continuous stream of biometric data — from sleep quality and heart rate variability to body temperature — promising insights that could unlock peak performance.” (NY Times)

In both cases, we are increasingly dependent on data and analytics to help us understand trendlines, market information, ourselves — and even the headlines. Yet as organizations navigate change …

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