The secrets to Walmart’s success

Tony D'Onofrio·27 August 2019·Customer Engagement

...Most impressive from a recent evening visit to the Walmart Museum in Arkansas were the company’s yearly chronological milestones throughout the exhibit areas. Being a technology geek, my focus quickly transitioned to understanding the historical innovation adoption cycle. Additionally, as a student of leadership, of interest was the culture messaging… Read More...

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Induction – It’s my first time

Peter Cook·27 August 2019·People & Change

...I am serialising and augmenting my 2016 book “Punk Rock People Management”, a book which looks at disruptive thinking on human relations, humanistic business management and humanity, for the ADHD society, where people want fast answers to complex problems. Punk Rock Business seminars are available on a worldwide basis… Read More...

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VR, AR, QR: The digital ways we shop in store

Nathan Sykes·27 August 2019·Customer Engagement

...The rise of online shopping makes it easy to buy things in the digital realm without setting foot in a store. Even so, there’s a growing trend of merchants putting digital elements in their physical stores. Here, we’ll look at three of those technologies: virtual reality (VR), augmented reality… Read More...

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What is the future of Data Science?

Nathan Sykes·27 August 2019·Data & Analytics

...Data science is a rapidly evolving industry that has already gone through a substantial amount of change. Many people understandably wonder what’s next in the sector. Here are some likely possibilities. Data Science will increasingly combine with Artificial Intelligence Data science lets practitioners examine huge amounts of information much faster… Read More...

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The offline reality of protecting data

Nathan Sykes·27 August 2019·Cyber Security

...One of the most vulnerable aspects of any data center lies with its physical infrastructure, not just online content or digital tools. Commonly, managers tend to discuss the concept of securing stored information via digital means, which might include firewalls, real-time IP monitoring and even regular data backups. These things… Read More...

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The myth of shareholder value

Greg Satell·26 August 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...The Business Roundtable, an influential group of almost 200 CEOs of America’s largest companies, recently issued a statement that discarded the old notion that the sole purpose of a business is to provide value to shareholders. Instead, it advocated serving a diverse group of stakeholders… Read More...

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Give it up. Knowledge-based leadership and collaboration

Karen Ferris·26 August 2019·People & Change

...Transitioning people through constant change. In this series of posts, I am exploring the Give It Up model in which we move away from the command and control of manager to the delegation and trust of true leaders. Knowledge-based leadership When leaders delegate and trust, leadership becomes based… Read More...

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Why most corporate innovation programs fail (and how to make them succeed)

Greg Satell·18 August 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...Today, everybody needs to innovate. So it shouldn’t be surprising that corporate innovation programs have become wildly popular. There is an inherent… Read More...

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Will smart cities redefine urban energy?

Nathan Sykes·18 August 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Most of the world’s population lives in cities. These centres of socialisation and commerce have always been where progress and technology happen. However, as smart city projects take off all over the world, these urban areas will become even more convenient, comfortable and efficient places to live and work. Among… Read More...

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Cyber Security in the “when-not-if” era

JC GAILLARD·18 August 2019·Cyber Security

...No longer just as an equation between risk appetite, compliance requirements and costs. The “When-Not-If” paradigm around cyber-attacks is changing the deal completely around cyber security. Many large organisations now assume that breaches are simply inevitable, due to the inherent complexity of their business models and the… Read More...

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Why mid-size professional service firms should position for the autonomous buyer

Randy Shattuck·18 August 2019·Customer Engagement

...Most small to mid-size professional service firms today acquire clients by way of referrals. I recently interviewed a leader of a mid-size management consulting firm who stated that 85% of their new business opportunities come from referrals from existing clients or from their network of business contacts. This is a very common… Read More...

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Traditional leadership in the digital age

Phil Darby·18 August 2019·People & Change

...It’s understandable that the relationship a business founder has with the organisation they have created is personal. The same principle extends to business leaders who have steered their organisation through years of growth. However, when the very things that delivered success become the instruments of the organisation’s demise, which is… Read More...

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