Wanted. Chief Digital Officer…

Craig Cockburn·1 December 2016·People & Change

...Must love Waterfall techniques, email, form filling. No mobile experience necessary.  Must have plenty of spare time. I have recently completed reading the excellent book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt which claims to have transformed management thinking. I am applying what I learned by reading this transformational book and as a result must abandon much of my leadership thinking. Read More...

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Scott’s Solution – Getting to “Rinse & Repeat”

Derek Miers·1 December 2016·People & Change

...You may remember Scott's Dilemma.  Within that post we outlined a somewhat realistic description of an aspiring change agent who wanted to transform his 100 year old defense contractor.  A few of the couple of hundred viewers offered comments -your thoughtful suggestions were most welcome. Apart from hinting that Scott should head for the hills, the primary advice was to find like-minded managers within the organisation to highlight any dissonance between business challenges and espoused mission, vision, and strategy. Read More...

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Getting millennial hires by giving back

Carla Curtsinger·1 December 2016·People & Change

...Competition for talent is tough these days. Now that millennials are the largest segment of the US population, master of ceremonies Carla Curtsinger discusses why using a more value-based recruiting approach might prove successful. Read More...

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People analytics – The 2016 bottom line

Max Blumberg·30 November 2016·People & Change

...HR analytics is more than simply data mining on employee efficiency. Beyond this it ultimately aims to provide tangible insight into the processes that define the day-to-day business operations - the pre-set actions taken that ultimately lead to the pence and pound on the bottom line. At its heart, it is about improving strategy and processes. Read More...

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Avoiding People Analytics Project Failure

Max Blumberg·30 November 2016·People & Change

...Making sense of people data is a struggle for many HR professionals. People analytics is only effective when data collection is focused on achieving a particular management objective - such as improving talent management processes, recruitment or retention, or to demonstrate HR's contribution to the value/ROI of these processes. Read More...

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Multilevel, Longitudinal and Growth Modeling

Kevin Gray·30 November 2016·Data & Analytics

...Though written from the perspective of a Marketing Researcher, I think (and hope!) this post will be relevant to researchers and Data Scientists working in many fields.  Multilevel, Longitudinal and Growth models are related methods that originated largely independently in Statistics, Econometrics, Psychometrics and other fields. They are used in Marketing Research as well, though perhaps less often than they should be. Choice Modeling is one example. They are complex and sometimes confusing subjects, as authors from different disciplines may use the same terms to mean different things and different terms to mean the same things. Read More...

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New MR Tech We Can’t Ignore – A Discussion with Leonard Murphy

Kevin Gray·30 November 2016·Data & Analytics

...Marketing Research is being flooded with new technology. If your head is swimming, you're not alone. Which new developments should we pay most attention to? MR Realities is series of podcasts in which Dave McCaughan and I discuss a wide range of topics important to marketing researchers with special guests. We ask our guests questions you would want to ask, the way you would ask them, not just what we're interested in.  And, we let our guests speak for themselves even when we disagree. Read More...

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Filtering Healthcare Data

Carla Curtsinger·30 November 2016·Data & Analytics

...In his keynote address at the recent NG Healthcare Summit, Gianrico Farrugia, CEO of the Mayo Clinic Florida, said it’s not that we don’t have enough data, we don’t have enough usable data…at least not yet. Read More...

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Creating a Culture of Innovation

Niall McKeown·30 November 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...Live Webinar Nov 18th 2016.  An overview of the cultural mindset required if Digital Transformation is to succeed.  We look at models that help us understand the requirements, identify the right people and help us create the right conditions for innovations to germinate. Read More...

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Learning the ropes of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Indra Chourasia·30 November 2016·Enabling Technologies

...Financial Services firms are constantly exploring transformation opportunities in these times of disruptive change. While several innovation and next-gen fintech ideas remain on the drawing board - jostling to get attention for business sponsorship and an implementable plan, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is silently finding a well-carved place in back-office processes labyrinth of firms. Read More...

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Atom Bank COO on how technology is changing behaviour

Sasha Qadri·30 November 2016·Enabling Technologies

...At our industry summits, discussions frequently focus on how technology is changing consumer behavior and how enterprises can better position themselves to address this. In our latest GDS video Snack, Sasha Qadri, Editor at MeetTheBoss TV discusses this with Atom Bank COO Stewart Bromley. Read More...

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Sizing up the Social Media Platforms

Shawna Ryan·30 November 2016·Customer Engagement

...Marketing experts discuss the value of various social media platforms for brands looking to convert followers into sales.  Learn more about the NG Omnichannel Summit. In our latest GDS Video Snack, Shawna Ryan, Editor at Meet The Boss TV, speaks to Lyle Stevens, the CEO and Founder of marketing company Maverick, about rating social media platforms for brands looking to gain followers whose purchase power can be measured. Read More...

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