An Epic “Chicago Way” Celebration Toast

Tony D'Onofrio·25 June 2017·People & Change

...A few weeks ago had the pleasure of sharing a great evening with 100+ retail attendees at the world famous Walnut Room in Chicago. Opening in 1907 and currently located in a Macy's, the Walnut Room was the first ever restaurant in a department store. The elegant interior is surrounded with Circassian wood paneling imported from Russia and features Austrian chandeliers. Read More...

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Being transparent about your Vision and Strategy has more benefits than you may realise…

Peter Abraham·25 June 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Now more than ever it’s important to be transparent about vision and strategy. Elon Musk famously posted Tesla’s long term strategy in 2006. Its last line said “don’t tell anyone.” and it led other start-ups and entrepreneurs to follow suit and be transparent about why they exist and how they’ll go about becoming a ‘stay-up’ not just a start-up. Read More...

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The Automotive Tortoise versus the Hare

Lee Bryant·25 June 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...The automotive sector is a fascinating place to work right now thanks to the rapid acceleration towards electric vehicles and autonomous driving. The changes we are seeing will not just transform a major product category and an industry, but also, just as the combustion engine once did, this shift could fundamentally change the way we live in towns and cities Read More...

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The great GDPR hoax

Jane Frankland·25 June 2017·Cyber Security

...One of my favourite stories as a child was Chicken Licken. I'm sure you'll know it, but in case you don't, it's a macabre folk tale about a chicken who believes the "sky is falling down" after an acorn lands on his head. Hysterical about the impending disaster, he rushes off to tell the king, amassing followers in the process, and leading them to their untimely death. Whilst the story teaches children about courage, the main lesson they learn is not to follow blindly and believe everything they're told. Read More...

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Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC): The “Three Lines of Defence” model only works on Trust

JC GAILLARD·25 June 2017·Cyber Security

...It is no big secret that the “Three Lines of Defence” model underpinning many GRC practices in large firms is poorly understood and poorly applied at grass-root levels. Read More...

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A Conversation with Change Management Executive, Andy Prince

Peter Goral·21 June 2017·People & Change

...I have a genuine treat for everyone this week in my fifth of the series of “Conversations With A Change Management Executive” in that I got to spend some time on a recent road trip to Montreal, with Andy Prince, President of Watershed CI, who is also a very accomplished Change Management leader Read More...

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A Conversation with Change Management Executive, Steve Pinkus

Peter Goral·21 June 2017·People & Change

...We have a special treat for you today, as my fourth in the series of “Conversations With A Change Management Executive” features Steve Pinkus, who is not only a leader in Change Management but has also authored a great book on this very subject entitled “Big Change” which presents an experiential 10-step plan to lead large organizational transformations from the inside. Read More...

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How to Start Incorporating Machine Learning in Enterprises

Ronald van Loon·19 June 2017·Enabling Technologies

...The world is long past the Industrial Revolution, and now we are experiencing an era of Digital Revolution. Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data Analysis are the reality of today’s world. Read More...

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Enterprise dualities

Peter Murchland·19 June 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...There are a range of conceptual pairs that I have found to be important to understand and consider when architecting enterprises. Each of these pairs constitute a duality where change of one encompasses or allows change to the other. Read More...

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Why trust is the gatekeeper of payments innovation

Francesco Scarnera·19 June 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Genuine innovation in payments often means to tear up the rulebook. This was the message that came across loud and clear at our Smart Devices and Payments event at the Tanner Warehouse in Bermondsey during London Tech Week. Read More...

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5 Lessons in Survival for Entrepreneurs

Roderic Yapp·19 June 2017·People & Change

...Leadership Forces was founded two years ago next month. Anniversaries are a good point to pause and reflect. A chance to look at the past and consider what has worked and what hasn’t. It creates an opportunity to look to the future with a view to ‘doubling down on what has worked’ and killing off the activities that haven’t. Read More...

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Preaching About Primary Research

Kevin Gray·19 June 2017·Data & Analytics

...If marketing researchers disregard primary research, they're going to be punished. Data, data, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink... Experienced statisticians and data scientists have all had the experience of analyzing masses of data every which way from Sunday without finding the answers they were seeking. I should be honest and confess that data dredging is a statistical sin... but everybody does it. See Stuff Happens for some of the ways it can put your analysis, and perhaps your job, in peril. Read More...

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