Five strategies for midsize service firms to break through revenue plateaus

Randy Shattuck·17 January 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...Over the years of working with midsize professional service firms, I’ve encountered the same issue several times. I call it the plateau. This often occurs after a firm has been in business for a few years. At some point, the firm hits a ceiling in terms of revenue growth that… Read More...

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Time travel innovation

Braden Kelley·16 January 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...Is it really possible to travel back in time? What about travelling into the future, have we finally figured out how to do that? Well, you’ll have to read on to find out… But before we explore whether someone has finally figured out how to successfully time travel and recruit… Read More...

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Innovation Building Block 2 – important, unsolved problem or opportunity

Jeffrey Phillips·16 January 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...I’m going back to basics for a handful of blog posts – back to what I call the innovation building blocks.  In the first blog, I wrote about the importance of defining an innovation bias in your culture. In this episode of the continuing series on innovation building… Read More...

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Cyber Security maturity stagnates because CISOs are structurally prevented from looking beyond day-to-day firefighting

JC GAILLARD·16 January 2020·Cyber Security

...The Tactical Trap: many CISOs struggle to look beyond day-to-day firefighting and get trapped in tactical games. We highlighted this last year in the context of our “100 Days” series and it is one of the major factors preventing organisations from… Read More...

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Why midsize service firm leaders must think like entrepreneurs to grow

Randy Shattuck·14 January 2020·People & Change

...Most successful professional service firms can grow by way of referrals up to a point. Then they hit a plateau. After serving more than 50 midsize service firms over the last 21 years, I’ve discovered that the mindset of the firm’s leadership is the No. Read More...

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What’s inside the CEO’s Innovation Playbook?

Braden Kelley·14 January 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...Recently I received an advance copy of “The CEO’s Innovation Playbook” – the latest white paper from Mastercard and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. For the effort they interviewed a dozen CEO’s highly innovative companies including Citigroup, Lyft and Coca Cola. The paper spends most of its real… Read More...

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What Amazon’s entrance tells us about the new era of Quantum Computing

Greg Satell·14 January 2020·Enabling Technologies

...This past December, Amazon announced that it was launching a new quantum computing service, called Braket, joining the ranks of tech giants like Google, Microsoft and IBM. However, it quickly became clear that Amazon was not creating its own technology, but offering that of other companies to its customers… Read More...

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Beyond Modeling 101

Kevin Gray·14 January 2020·Data & Analytics

...Anyone working in marketing research or data science has had some exposure to statistical modeling. This might be quite basic – linear regression and ANOVA in an introductory statistics class for example – or extensive – a PhD in mathematical statistics for instance. For those in the first group,… Read More...

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Resilience – Leadership Superpowers

Karen Ferris·14 January 2020·People & Change

...This is a blog in the series about leaders creating a resilient workforce in the face of constant change. There is an inordinate amount of research which shows that constant and uncertain change can cause stress and anxiety in the workplace. We need leaders who can create an environment in… Read More...

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Creating leadership impact in the digital world

Paul Taffinder·13 January 2020·People & Change

...Leadership is getting people to do things they have never thought of doing, do not believe are possible or that they do not want to do. In organizations, leadership is the action of committing employees to contribute their best to the purpose of the organization. The Leadership Crash Course… Read More...

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The digital revolution will not be evenly distributed

Jeffrey Phillips·13 January 2020·The Case For Digital Transformation

...I’m writing today about digital transformation, and starting with two of my favourite quotes.  The first, referenced in the title, is from William Gibson, the author of Neuromancer and other great sci-fi books, who wrote:  “The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed”. That is, we experience glimpses of… Read More...

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Platform Talent: The New Frontier In The Platform Economy

Peter Evans·6 January 2020·People & Change

...Barclays, the multinational investment bank and financial services company, recently posted a position for a Partner Manager, Platform Ecosystem.  The job role stated: “As a Senior Product Manager, you will drive and communicate the overall Global Platform strategy and vision with business partners, with internal and external stakeholders and within… Read More...

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