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Facepalm: You might think that the RTX 5000 series couldn't run into any more problems, but Nvidia continues to find ways to make the worst GPU series release even worse. Following the poor reviews of the RTX 5070, reports claim there will be no Founders Edition versions of the card available during today's launch. Hardware Luxx editor Andreas Schilling writes that Nvidia informed him that no RTX 5070 Founders Edition cards would be available during today's launch just two and a half hours before the review embargo lifted. The company wrote that the RTX 5070 FE will be available later in March. This applies worldwide, not just in Germany.Third-party RTX 5070 cards will launch today at 6am PT / 9am EST. Newegg currently only lists cards with the MSRP, and even those are listed as out of stock.Best Buy also has several third-party RTX 5070 cards at MSRP, along with a few more expensive models, two of which are priced at $740. The retailer also lists an RTX 5070 FE, though it's likely that it will remain listed as 'Coming Soon' until later this month.Nvidia had originally planned to release the RTX 5070 in February, but last month it pushed the launch date back to March. The company never gave a reason for this decision, though it was suspected to be related to boosting stock levels and competing with AMD's RX 9070 series, which arrive tomorrow perhaps Nvidia is already regretting the decision?Reviewers have slammed Nvidia for claiming the $549 RTX 5070 would offer performance on par with the $1,600 RTX 4090. That claim only referred to the Blackwell card's use of multi-frame generation, of course. Our six-game average chart (1440p, ray tracing), saw even the RTX 4070 Super outperform the RTX 5070, while the RTX 4070 Ti was still ahead in 4K ray-tracing results. We awarded the card a score of 60, noting that it is essentially a refreshed RTX 4070 Super with $50 knocked off the MSRP.On top of the sub-par reviews, the RTX 5070 will have to deal with today's launch of AMD's RX 9070 and 9070 XT. According to industry insiders, Team Red's stock levels will be "much healthier" than those of the RTX 5070. // Related Stories

In a nutshell: Despite lukewarm consumer interest in generative AI, Google continues to promote the technology as the main selling point of its new Pixel 9 phones. The company focused its latest Pixel Drop update almost entirely on new AI-powered functionality that aims to help users stay organized and avoid scams. Several significant new features are now available for users with recent Google Pixel phones. Their usefulness will depend largely on how much users trust generative AI with their information.One of the highlights of the March 2025 Pixel Drop is real-time scam protection. The feature analyzes calls and chats for signs of persuasive tactics associated with scammers and immediately warns users. The company claims it can catch scammers who initially appear trustworthy but become threatening over time.Scam protection is currently only available in English, and Google hasn't specified plans to expand it to other languages. Furthermore, it only uses Google's latest Nano AI model on Pixel 9 phones, defaulting to machine learning models on Pixel 6 or later if users enroll in the company's beta program.Additionally, the small print in Google's announcement notes that scam detection isn't 100 percent accurate and the company expects scammers to change tactics constantly. Although Google assures users that scam detection will keep conversations private while analyzing them in real time, the company doesn't specify how this is achieved. To toggle the feature, navigate to Settings > Scam Detection in the Phone app.The recent Pixel Drop also introduces and expands common GenAI features like organization and summarization. A new "suggestions" function in Pixel Screenshots helps users sort pictures into collections, and the Screenshots app can automatically categorize receipts or other work documents. Compatible devices can also automatically transcribe recordings transferred from older phones or Pixel Watches. // Related StoriesFurthermore, Pixel Studio, AI weather reports, and the pollen tracker are now available in Japanese and German. Japanese users also receive AI summaries, but whether they are more accurate than Apple Intelligence remains unclear.Gemini Live's new multimodal capabilities, previously exclusive to Pixel 9 phones, are now available on Pixel 6 and later and on Pixel Fold. At Mobile World Congress this week, Google unveiled an update that enables the AI model to analyze objects seen through the camera in real time. With the 2.0 Flash update, Gemini can understand multilingual conversations in over 45 languages.Other new features include external camera connections, sharing Find My Device locations with friends, Loss of Pulse detection for Pixel Watch 3, and more.

html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" Table of ContentsTable of ContentsSlim, light, and comfortable to useMediaTek-powered mid-range goodnessWhat else should you know about the Honor Pad V9?Honor announced a bunch of products alongside its Alpha Plan at the Mobile World Congress 2025. One of them is the Pad V9, which packs a 10,000mAh+ battery in a slim form factor. Its a thin and light tablet, promised to offer long battery life on a budget. Its more affordable than the latest base iPad 11. I went hands-on with the device at MWC, and heres what you should know about Honors latest tablet.Prakhar Khanna / Digital TrendsThe Honor Pad V9 is remarkably thin at 6.1mm, especially considering the battery size. For context, the new iPad 11 measures 7mm thick, whereas Apples thinnest and most expensive iPad Pro is 5.1mm thick. The new Honor tablet feels very much like an iPad when you first pick it upgiven the flat sides and button placements. It should be comfortable to hold and use for long durations.Recommended VideosThe Honor Pad V9 is also lighter than the iPad 11. It weighs 475 grams, while the Apple tablet is 477 grams. Its not a big difference, but every gram matters on big tablets, and the Honor device is no small thing. It features an 11.5-inch LCD on the front, which feels like a sweet spot for productivity-focused tablets.RelatedYou get a 2,800 x 1,840-pixel resolution with support for a 144Hz refresh rate and up to 500 nits of brightness. I couldnt test the claims during my hands-on, but in the brief duration, the display was responsive, sharp, and plenty bright in indoor lighting. This display, paired with the eight speakers, should offer a fantastic media consumption experience.From my previous experience with Honor tablets, MagicOS 9.0 is pretty good for productivity. I love its folder view on the home screen, which can be expanded in a horizontal or vertical grid, allowing you to tap on an icon to access it without opening the folder. Its a minor feature, but its great for grouping similar apps and saves time.Prakhar Khanna / Digital TrendsThe Honor Pad V9 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Elite chipset, which isnt really different from the non-Elite version. Its the same processor found in more expensive devices like the Oppo Reno 13 Pro and Oppo Pad 3.I couldnt find any spec-to-spec difference between the Elite and non-Elite variants. That being said, it is a powerful processor that can handle day-to-day tasks easily. It is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. I expect the Pad V9 to be a good multi-tasking tablet that can be used for working on the go. I also checked out the keyboard case, and while the key travel was nice, it makes the otherwise lightweight tablet hefty.Honor has fitted a large 10,100mAh battery inside its slim 6.1mm chassis. It has a bigger battery capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and is on par with the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus 10,090mAh cell. I expect the Pad V9 to deliver excellent battery life because the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 isnt a very power-hungry processor. It also charges at 35 watts with the included cable and charger in the box.Prakhar Khanna / Digital TrendsThe Honor Pad V9 sports a 13MP camera on the back and an 8MP front camera for video calls. The quality wasnt the best in indoor lighting, but it should be good enough for video calls. Other features include a Dynamic Island-like Magic Portal and Honor Connect, which allows wireless data transfer from your Honor phone.The company is offering a few AI features like formula recognition, voice-to-text, and more within the Honor Notes app. I wasnt able to check them out, but from my past experience with the Magic 7 Pro, I havent bothered with AI features because theyre finicky. I hope Honor has improved their reliability in the latest release.The Honor Pad V9 is priced at 250 euros (roughly $265) for the base 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant in Europe. Its more feature-packed than other similarly priced tablets.Editors Recommendations

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsHitting the VRAM wallWhy affordable 16GB of VRAM mattersHow wide is your bus?I know, I know were all hopped up about the RX 9070 XT and 9070 launch I know I am. But looking beyond the potential big win AMD is on for with its first RDNA4 graphics cards, Im also particularly excited about the potential for the rumored 9060 XT. Not because itll be cheaper again it will be but because it might have up to 16GB of VRAM. Thats going to wreck Nvidias long-term second-hand card market, which could have a much greater impact on AMDs market share over the long term.Its all just rumors for now, and some of my colleagues are much less excited by this than I am, but I think theres some real potential here for this little card to be a game changer.Recommended VideosVideo memory, or VRAM, has been a front-and centre feature of graphics card spec sheets for generations, but its started to matter a lot more in recent years. While flagship graphics cards have exploded in their VRAM quantities, with the 5090 now offering 32GB, most mainstream cards have been getting by with less. It was only a couple of generations ago that the flagship RTX 3080 only had 10GB of VRAM, and outside of the top few models, youll still see 12GB, 10GB, or even 8GB.The RTX 3080 should still be a great option for gamers on a budget, but its lack of VRAM makes it largely redundant. DigitalTrendsThe problem is, this is really not enough any more. Not for the latest games, and not when you enable demanding settings like ray tracing. Alan Wake 2 has been clocked using over 15GB when running at full tilt, 4K, ray tracing, all the beans. Other games arent far behind.Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming DLSS cant help with your card running out of VRAM when you enable 4K textures. Neural texture compression isnt anywhere near ready to fix this, either. As other games start to raise their VRAM requirements for more modest settings, older high-end cards are going to be left behind.AMD has been putting more VRAM in its cards for the past couple of generations. The RX 6700 XT had 12GB of VRAM, where the RTX 3070 only had 8GB. The RX 7700 XT has 16GB of VRAM, while the 4070 only had 12GB. Even Nvidias new RTX 5070, which is reviewing very poorly, only has 12GB of VRAM.These cards with sub 16GB of VRAM are going to be incapable of playing some games at higher settings in a few years. At settings that they should still be able to match based on their raw performance, but simply wont be able to enable because of the VRAM shortage.Jacob Roach / Digital TrendsEnter the RX 9060 XT. This card is going to launch at some point in the next couple of months with a lower price than the $550 of the 9070. Probably much less. Lets assume that over the long term it works out to around $300 the high-end of RX 7600 XT pricing at the time of writing. Thats a $300 card that is going to be able to do things that some of Nvidias recent-generation high-end GPUs just cannot do.That means in a year or so when people are considering buying a new graphics card, and they look at the price of AMDs entry-level models, and compare them to the higher-end models from Nvidia on the second-hand market, theyre going to choose the model that can play the games they want to play.The only caveat to all this, is bus-width. As my colleague Monica points out in her preview of the rumored RX 9060 XT cards, AMD could ruin these GPUs before they even get out the gate. In previous generations, the X600 series of graphics cards from AMD have had their performance wrecked by limited bus widths and PCIExpress bandwidth.If AMD does that again with the RX 9060 XT and 9060, my prediction may turn out to be short-sighted and overly rosy. Poor performance is poor performance, whether you have lots of VRAM or not.But if AMD doesnt do that if it manages to make these cards decently competitive with whatever RTX 5060 Nvidias been working on, with the bolstered ray tracing and new FSR features,with lots of VRAM? AMD could be on to a winner that could stand a chance of competing for the most popular graphics card in the Steam Hardware survey. The same one that AMD barely makes a blip on in early 2025.Editors Recommendations

Quality time with ghosts and goblins Shadowveil is a stylish, tough single-player auto-battler The first Legends of the Five Rings PC game will make you work for your wins. Kevin Purdy Mar 5, 2025 7:00 am | 1 Credit: Palindrome Interactive Credit: Palindrome Interactive Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreOne thingShadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings does well is invoke terror. Not just the terror of an overwhelming mass of dark energy encroaching on your fortress, which is what the story suggests. Moreso, the terror of hoping your little computer-controlled fighters will do the smart thing, then being forced to watch, helpless, as they are consumed by algorithmic choices, bad luck, your strategies, or some combination of all three.Shadowveil, the first video game based on the more than 30-year-old Legend of the Five Rings fantasy franchise, is a roguelite auto-battler. You pick your Crab Clan hero (berserker hammer-wielder or tactical support type), train up some soldiers, and assign all of them abilities, items, and buffs you earn as you go. When battle starts, you choose which hex to start your fighters on, double-check your load-outs, then click to start and watch what happens. You win and march on, or you lose and regroup at base camp, buying some upgrades with your last run's goods.Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings launch trailer. In my impressions after roughly seven hours of playing, Shadowveil could do more to soften its learning curve, but it presents a mostly satisfying mix of overwhelming odds and achievement. What's irksome now could get patched, and what's already there is intriguing, especially for the price.DetailsDeveloper: Palindrome InteractivePlatform: PC (Steam)Release Date: March 4, 2025Price: $25 (discounted at launch)Minimum specs: Intel Core i5 2500 or equiv.; 16GB RAM; GeForce GTX 1070 or equiv (6GB VRAM)Links: Steam | Official websiteThe hard-worn path to knowledge There are almost always more enemies than you have fighters, so it's your job to find efficiencies, choke points, and good soldier pairings. Credit: Palindrome Interactive There are almost always more enemies than you have fighters, so it's your job to find efficiencies, choke points, and good soldier pairings. Credit: Palindrome Interactive Some necessary disclosure: Auto-battlers are not one of my go-to genres. Having responsibility for all the prep, but no control over what fighters will actually do when facing a glut of enemies, can feel punishing, unfair, and only sometimes motivating to try something different. Add that chaos and uncertainty to procedurally generated paths (like in Slay the Spire), and sometimes the defeats felt like my fault, sometimes the random number generator's doing.Losing is certainly anticipated inShadowveil. The roguelite elements are the items and currencies you pick up from victories and carry back after defeat. With these, you can unlock new kinds of fighters, upgrade your squad members, and otherwise grease the skids for future runs. You'll have to make tough choices here, as there are more than a half-dozen resources, some unique to each upgrade type, and some you might not pick up at all in any given run. Back at your camp/hub, you can upgrade characters with traits, masteries, stats, item slots, or whole new classes and jobs. Credit: Palindrome Interactive Back at your camp/hub, you can upgrade characters with traits, masteries, stats, item slots, or whole new classes and jobs. Credit: Palindrome Interactive There is no difficulty setting, and while the tutorial-style, pre-credits run gives you the basics of choosing abilities and placing troops, you are going to learn a lot through trial and error. Each fighter has a dozen stats to consider, and the game leans into abbreviations and tiny icons for each. The game has a codex, which helps (though I'm still uncertain on how a fighter gets "Marked"). I did not really get what "Elemental Power" was until a half-dozen runs had failed (it powers not only magic attacks, but healing amountspretty important).Watching your team get mauled a few times will teach you the rest. You might, for example, set up your melee fighters near the enemy's ranged attackers, assuming they'll take them out and then pivot to the boss in the middle of the stage. But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back. Your other two fighters refuse to pivot, sticking to their own corners while an unlucky one is flanked and murdered, and, yep, it's time to abandon this run.Next time, you would focus your upgrades on defense for the little guy, movement speed for your hero, and position them all very differently. Will that work? Maybe, but you won't fight the same fight again. The invisible dice rolls on each hit, the changing order of battles and rewards, the seemingly algorithmic but often chaotic choices by your fightersit's certainly a more accurate a portrayal of battle than turn-based, perfect-knowledge strategy, but definitely not more confidence-boosting.That elusive balance of challenge and reward Some abilities only work for certain classes, others are generic, and some can be combined into upgraded versions. Each time you run, the ability cards are different. Credit: Palindrome Interactive Some abilities only work for certain classes, others are generic, and some can be combined into upgraded versions. Each time you run, the ability cards are different. Credit: Palindrome Interactive Is it fun? Does the challenge bring you back? I've had fun more often than not, and I've enjoyed my introduction to the Five Rings world, despite some exposition-dumping dialogue. I failed the first chapter many, many times, and started getting sick of the goblins and wraiths that inhabit it, but more enemy types have shown up in Act 2. Each run has made me feel a smidge wiser, gradually better prepared, and occasionally clever, but one dumb move can doom an otherwise winnable run. It's not a straight line, which can make the wins feel great, but the losses a bit random.The card art, character portraits, and cutscenes have the look of a collectible card game brought to the screen, which is appropriate for this very collectible-deck-driven franchise. The animations during battle are not entirely fluid, but slightly violent and jerky; this seems like an aesthetic choice to bring out the chaos and violence, not a tech limitation. There's a dark look to everything, and lots of calligraphic hand-brushed symbols and writing, including in some interface elements I wish were a bit easier to parse and navigate. I have no real critiques about the sounds, and especially the music, which is engaging and sometimes perfectly forboding. There's a painterly look to a lot of the game's visuals, giving you interesting things to look at while you wonder why your tactician chose to go the long way around. Credit: Palindrome Interactive There's a painterly look to a lot of the game's visuals, giving you interesting things to look at while you wonder why your tactician chose to go the long way around. Credit: Palindrome Interactive The good news is that pretty much everything that irks me about Shadowveilinitial difficulty, resource scarcity, some UI hassle and unexplained systemscould be tweaked in code updates. A day-one patch may or may not have tweaked the difficulty already; I've had much better success after the full release than in pre-release beta. Auto-battling and position strategy are still not my strongest suits, but that might change if I keep at it.Shadowveil is not a casual game, but it is one you can play in sessions. It has a lot of built-in replayability, and it's set in an interesting world to dive into. There is no official Steam Deck or controller support at launch, but you can probably get by with the Deck's trackpads in a pinch. And I would guess that, given the game's very modest hardware needs, Deck certification and maybe even a non-trackpad gamepad scheme could be on the way.Shadowveil will almost certainly benefit from strategy guides and community wikis. If you're intrigued by the setting, the look, or the prospect that you're way better at this type of game than this reviewer, by all means: journey into the dark mists.Kevin PurdySenior Technology ReporterKevin PurdySenior Technology Reporter Kevin is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering open-source software, PC gaming, home automation, repairability, e-bikes, and tech history. He has previously worked at Lifehacker, Wirecutter, iFixit, and Carbon Switch. 1 Comments

In November 2024, McKinseys Alex Panas (the global leader of industries) and Axel Karlsson (global leader of practices and growth platforms) wrote:The tech opportunities for todays organizations are alluring. Businesses are racing to capitalize on the proliferation of technologies like generative AI, and with more data at their fingertips than ever, the potential to transform the business through tech seems vast. But companies looking to make digital hay need to play their cards right, otherwise they risk falling into the same traps that befuddled business leaders of yore faced with earlier digital disruptions.Pana and Karlsson cited digital missteps like not having a clear vision for a digital project or overestimating a projects ultimate economic return to the company. But there are two other ground floor caveats that also are requisite for digital project success: The new technology must be seamlessly integrated into company business processes; andthe users must be trained to successfully use it.The goal is total digital assimilation into the business. That digital assimilation is hard to attain if the business processes that use the technology dont work right, or if employees get confused with the new technology. At this point, the project sputters and the blame game starts, often with the burden placed on IT.Related:Why is this? Isnt it the job of HR or user departments to train employees and to redesign business processes so the business flows can work with new digital technology? And, isnt it ITs job to stick to technical tasks, like developing, integrating, testing and deploying new digital technologies so that users can use them?Thats the general idea in theory, but all you have to do is to walk up to a bank teller or a clerk at a hardware store counter whos struggling to put your transaction through. As they struggle, they will tell you, Its the system.How to Deal with the 'Its the System' ProblemI still find CIOs today who will consider a digital project complete and successful if delivered within budget and timeline. They wash their hands of it and dont consider it their responsibility if users later struggle with the system. Or, maybe the new system renders an internal business process painful or unwieldy. Unfortunately, taking a position like this can cost a career!Digital transformation expert Eric Kimberling talks about why CIOs get fired and says that CIOs can become captivated by the technology itself, focusing on its bells and whistles and cool features, while ignoring the organizational and human dynamics of a transformation. Related:He goes on to say, CIOs sometimes assume that if technology works well from a technical perspective, it will automatically work for the business ... However, this assumption may or may not hold true. The best CIOs I have worked with are actually those who possess limited technological knowledge but possess a deep understanding of operations and the business they work for. They recognize the value and importance of the human and organizational aspects of change.CEOs and boards see this, too. Thats why they expect their CIOs to be as strategically and operationally on top of the business as they are on the technology. Its also incumbent on CIOs to assume more active roles in the human and business sides of digital project deployments if they want to avoid the its the system blame syndrome.The CIO Role in User EducationUser education and business process design isnt the forte of most CIOs, nor of IT staff for that matter. How can CIOs and IT engage more substantially in digital projects to ensure that systems work well in business workflows and that knowledge transfer to employees has occurred?Digital assimilation should be the goal of the CIO and the project team. If a digital system is to be assimilated into the business fabric of the company, it must meld well with business processes and be intuitively simple for workers to use and understand. Seamless business workflows and optimal ease of use should be ground-level goals of the user-IT project team, and it is the CIO who should push this idea. It is not enough to proclaim a project complete and successful just because it meets the timeline and comes in under budget.Related:Project tasks should reflect business processes and ease of use goals. If a business process needs to be redesigned to accommodate new digital technology, tasks should be assigned for developing the workflow, doing the business workflow walkthrough, documenting it, testing it for all routine operations foreseeable exceptions and debugging it until it runs cleanly. If this sounds a bit like the design, develop, test-and-deploy sequence of traditional IT application development, it sounds that way because it is. Developing, testing and revising business process flows, and usability should have equal billing with getting the software done.New business processes using digital technology should be pilot tested. Before new software is deployed, its tested in a system environment that emulates the environment the software will run with in production. The same should be done with new business processes that incorporate digital technology. The new tech and business process should be run in a pilot environment that emulates the live business environment where users will be operating. This is the only way you can really see the business issues and fix them for a smooth project cutover. The CIO should collaborate with other C levels. Launching new business processes and tech, and ensuring that employees have the skills to use them, is everybodys business. However, its especially the business of the user area executive and the CIO who should be co-sponsoring the project and energizing their teams. When both parties and their staffs are aligned with the on-the-ground strategy of making sure the tech works, and that users know how to use that tech, theyll not only finish the project, theyll fail-proof it.

The era of globalization and digitization seemingly has facilitated collaboration amongdifferent countries, regions and ethnicitiesor did it? While there are significantly fewer barriers between people and more common values to work towards, the increased diversity of cultural backgrounds and experiences poses new challenges for leaders.However, this positive change opens the door to opportunities for growth and acquiring new skills. Moreover, this change is necessary for any enterprise that plans to scale globally and enter foreign markets. At Trinetix, there has to be a strategy for managing teams in other regions, one that combines the enterprises policies and quality standards while acknowledging unique perspectives and respecting cultural nuance.Having expanded beyond the US to EU and LatAm markets, I can share my insights on leading cross-cultural teams and creating a healthy environment for every team member.Value of Workplace DiversityWhen you are an enterprise leader, your greatest and most important assets are people. The knowledge they possess, the values they share with you, and the goals you pursue together are the factors that define the success of your every endeavor. When you try a new direction for your enterprise, you want to make your first steps with the strongest talents available, and with the highest morale possible.Related:How can workplace diversity assist you with it?Elevating enterprise operations. Companies with ethnically diverse teams outperformed their competitors financially by 27% in 2023 and improved their decision-making by 35%, according to McKinsey & Co. Such great results were achieved through the inclusion of different perspectives that allowed solving problems from new angles, optimizing expenses and accelerating return on investment.Improving employee retention. The battle for talent is a real thing right now, and employees are more likely to vote with their feet, choosing employers that meet their needs and respect their concerns. For that reason, the following statistic should be taken into account: 69% of younger employees are more likely to stay working in companies with diverse staff and greater representation, according to Queens University. We live in a time of what the US Chamber of Commerce calls a growing workforce shortage and, what Pew Research lists as employee aging. This emphasizes the importance of workplace diversity for healthy business growth.Igniting idea generation. Organizations want to stay competitive, but delivering consistent quality and maintaining high KPI is half of the battle. To maintain their advantage over rivals, businesses need to make a difference, offering something new to the market. This requires seeing opportunities in the ongoing changes and introducing a service or a solution that addresses the unique needs of a certain niche. Therefore, the more perspectives executives can gather, the more successful they will be in creating a powerful, competitive differentiation that will tip the scales in their favor.Related:Nurturing talent.Sometimes, the best experts arent hired but taught. In over 12 years of our work as a company, Ive seen people who were seemingly not leader material become the most efficient team leaders, driving outstanding results. Once they received an opportunity to shine and expand their knowledge, they were more eager to explore their potential and offer their ideas. That enabled greater agility and added more versatility to our innovation adoption strategies. Workforce diversity makes it possible to nurture people with exclusive backgrounds into professionals who, in turn, will lead and mentor new experts, supplying you with great team leaders that become your most important assistants with growth and scaling.Related:Cross-Cultural Team ManagementSo, with the benefits of a diverse workforce explored, how can diversity be embedded into organizational workflow? Without a doubt, there are countless best practices and cases to read and try out, but they wont work without proper leadership.According to Deloitte, 70% of the success depends on company leaders and management. Its up to them to make sure that every team member feels included and important while being acknowledged for their contributions and skill background.Therefore, if leaders want to transition into a cross-cultural model, its up to them to start the change by acquiring the following leadership skills and traits:Cultural flexibility. Multicultural environments are rooted in respect, consideration for diverse backgrounds, and the ability to adapt and learn. Inclusive leaders aim to understand other cultures and explore them through communication, dialogue and collaboration. Leaders are also willing to make sure that every person in the company feels comfortable and research their needs to provide that comfort.Bias awareness.There will always be blind spots and gaps in judgment; whats important is that leaders can recognize that and work towards providing fair and equal policies for all employees. Establishing a culture of mutual respect, and professionalism. They must leave room for honoring the differences that make unique teams and achievements possible, creating a powerful core for a future-driven organization.Open-mindedness. New idea generation begins with the readiness to accept new knowledge, embrace suggestions from others, and try out new directions. Such leaders are willing to collect opinions and encourage company events such as hackathons or other programs, to identify interesting projects and one-of-a-kind products.Independence-oriented mindset.The most challenging issue for conservative-thinking leaders is to enable autonomous teams, entrusting team leaders with making decisions, following through, and accepting responsibility for their decisions. While autonomy isnt without risk, the long-term value is much greater, especially for enterprises that expand beyond their region. The bigger the business becomes, the harder it is to control everything. So building solid feedback challenges and training leaders who will advocate and integrate company values and culture is a more viable way to secure resilience and growth.Workplace diversity isnt just an optional change or a trend. Its a natural occurrence in globalized societies. Modern leaders who can manage cross-cultural teams and successfully transfer their business to other regions see their journey not as a solitary hero story, but as an endless jigsaw puzzle where each piece matters and everyone belongs in the bigger picture. Becoming such leaders requires letting go of rigidity and unlearning behaviors that resist change and flexibility.