People analytics: Why some companies are making a fortune while others are losing out

Max Blumberg·3 July 2019·People & Change

...People analytics – when implemented in the right way – can be a real fortune-maker for businesses. The problem is that a lot of ‘analytics’ styles out there will not reap the rewards that businesses expect. Explore the four styles outlined below to see if your analytics approach is missing… Read More...

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Unlocking innovation in your organisation

Phil Darby·3 July 2019·Customer Engagement

...The original Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising had no problem unlocking innovation. However, when Maurice and Charles Saatchi wanted to buy the crisis-struck Midland Bank their board prevented them from doing so, much to the brothers’ frustration. Whether or not this was a wise move on the part of the board… Read More...

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Reaching for personalization in tours and activities

Peter Syme·2 July 2019·Customer Engagement

...As we approach the halfway point of 2019, I took time to reflect on the forty plus startups and established businesses in the tours and activities sector that I have had contact with this year and hopefully have helped. After reading my notes and looking to identify trends, I identified… Read More...

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When “Employer Branding” isn’t helpful

Phil Darby·2 July 2019·Customer Engagement

...It’s funny how the conversations I have with businesses adopt clear seasonal themes. It may have something to do with the media’s habit of picking up on what they consider to be the “latest hot topic” and milking it for all it’s worth, before moving on to the next big… Read More...

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Intrapreneurship: The secret sauce of exponential growth

Bernardo Crespo Velasco·1 July 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...Intrapreneurs, network catalyzers, promoters of the independent republic of your company, bootstrappers or simply innovators + executors [1] are some of the names given to those human beings within your organization who have internalized the need to transform your company. [Read the original post in Spanish: “Intraemprendimiento o… Read More...

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What are “Finite Mixture Models?”​

Kevin Gray·1 July 2019·Data & Analytics

...Many marketing researchers and data scientists may have heard of finite mixture models (FMM) but are not clear what they are. This is understandable since articles and online discussions about technical subjects such as FMM often confuse more than enlighten. It’s also unfortunate because FMM are useful tools for… Read More...

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The Recruiting Future Podcast: Building a Disruption Mindset with Matt Alder and Charlene Li

Matt Alder·30 June 2019·People & Change

...Matt Alder, an expert on digital transformation for recruitment and author of ‘Exceptional Talent’ is host to one of the most successful recruitment podcasts; The Recruiting Future Podcast.  Here he is in Episode 190 as he interviews Charlene Li, bestselling author of six books, an… Read More...

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IT careers: how to make your digital move swift and successful?

Philippe Abdoulaye·30 June 2019·People & Change

...The digital business expansion in the global economy introduces changes that certain IT professionals aren’t prepared for; what I see is frustrated tech workers, paralyzed by the fear that they have to make that digital technology career change. What’s happening is, the massive marketing surrounding the recent IT innovations —… Read More...

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The two factors killing GRC practices

JC GAILLARD·30 June 2019·Cyber Security

...Excessive complexity and lack of first line integration render many GRC metrics useless. Many CISOs complain of communication problems with their business. They are not being listened to. They are not getting the budget they think they should get. They feel their business prioritises against security too… Read More...

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Amazon is coming to eat your lunch: Here are eleven ways to fight back

Tony Paul·30 June 2019·Customer Engagement

...If you are a small brand selling on Amazon – brace for impact.  Amazon is coming to eat your lunch. I’m not exaggerating. This article is your mayday call. Amazon positions itself as a marketplace for small businesses to reach a massive customer base. However,… Read More...

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A Futurist’s eye-view on how work is changing

Connected Futures from Cisco·24 June 2019·People & Change

...In this podcast, Connected Futures executive editor Kevin Delaney speaks with Gerd Leonhard who ranks as one of the top 10 futurist keynote speakers, worldwide, with over 1500 engagements in 50+ countries during the past 2 decades and a combined audience of over 2.5 Million people. Gerd has written 5 books… Read More...

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A strategic CIO on culture and talent

Connected Futures from Cisco·23 June 2019·People & Change

...“CIOs are being asked to step up our game,” says Cisco CIO Guillermo Diaz Jr., “to be business liaisons, the bridge between the technology and business outcomes.” However, to do that demands sweeping culture change in IT – which Diaz calls the hardest part of digital transformation. A true strategic… Read More...

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