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How To Humanize Your Data

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The modern enterprise is digital.


Security needs a new vision to counter the risks associated with digital business as people, business, and things converge and blur the digital and physical worlds.


Why You Need Strategic Recruiters

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Companies want recruiters that can do more than run an efficient process; strategic recruiters or 'talent advisors' will influence line managers' decisions and help hire the right people for the job.


When planning is pointless

Daniel Keating, US Chief Operating Officer at professional services automation leader Kimble Applications

Resource planning meetings can become the bane of a consulting firm's existence.


Step 1: Fan the fire not the smoke Figure out the root of why the growth has stalled.


As part of its mission to deliver world class digital services to government, Kainos gives special focus to the digital transformation of organisations to better prepare them to serve their users and deliver value faster.


Deloitte consultants say they are increasingly fielding questions from CFOs about technology architecture, which runs counter to what many CIOs may say about their finance peers.


Harnessing the power of online influencers is no longer much of an option.


In digital business transformation, mindset really does matter.


Want to broaden your perspective, rethink standard business models and reinvigorate your organization with a fresh approach that leads to higher performance? .


Mindfulness at work: The business benefits

Mark Sidney is the Business Development Director with Newcastle based Mindful Therapies

I'm often asked what mindfulness is and it's simply being able to intentionally pay attention to the present moment.


Working for the wrong company?

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Priorities and Compromise: When I was last looking for work I made a scoring matrix of what gets me out of bed in the morning and would make me want to join a company.


Every week you get an invitation to a blockchain conference.


Corporate leaders learn about the power of analytics Many top-management executives have read about analytics and Big Data being the next frontier in business.


Someone for everyone

Mark Robinson, co-founder of professional services automation leader Kimble Applications

That's the consulting organization's dream: to have the right people available to service the right clients at exactly the right time, with utilization as high as can be without causing burnout.


They say you can choose your friends, not your family – and the same applies to the workplace.


By segmenting users, defining delivery mechanisms, evaluating network options, being sensitive to global and cultural attitudes and keeping a sharp eye on investment returns, organizations can generate more value from the fast-growing “bring your own device” (BYOD) phenomenon.


While the majority of banking executives are optimistic about the future, there is a need for speed and agility to meet the expectations of tomorrow's consumer.


A combination of innate and learned skills is required to succeed in the challenging and continually evolving CIO role.


Ah, “the leisure society” – that utopian idyll where humankind, unshackled from the need to work to live, is free to indulge in arts, crafts, exploration, self-actualisation and similar noble pursuits.


Misconceptions and 'best practices' may have your team spinning wheels rather than continuously churning out productive code.


At the end of a contract term, buyers of outsourced services have several options.


TO MAKE or to buy is perhaps the most basic question in business.


As we approach the referendum on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, the debate rages about what a possible “divorce” might entail.


WALLDORF — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced it has been positioned by Gartner Inc.


A look at the links between Exelon-Pepco, NextEra-HEI, and other large and small consolidations in today’s brave new energy world.


Insider tips on building data quality, context, and how to align marketing measurement across the organization.


Everyday life in a digital world

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How excited are you really about traveling to work and going grocery shopping.


When foresight is 20:20 – Early resourcing

Robert Bruce, Vice-President of Sales, at professional services automation leader Kimble Applications

It’s why they can command the big bucks and the respect they do for projects that, at their best, seem almost clairvoyant for their ability to predict and plan for the future their clients want to come to pass.


The Future of Business is Customer-Centric

Bill Stephenson, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of DLL

Accustomed to fast, digitized services, consumers today demand 24/7 support and expect their voices to be heard.


They may have been founded decades apart, but Microsoft and Amazon have a lot in common.


We don't have the budget.


At the Future Talent Conference, Melanie Richards, vice president and UK board member at professional services firm KPMG, chaired a panel of CEOs and HR directors, to discuss how HR and the C-suite can partner more effectively.


As project management moves towards leaner, more agile processes and practices, project managers must demonstrate an aptitude for flexible thinking.


Forces not unlike wind, rain, thunder and lightning have engulfed retailers in the perfect storm.


‘Leverage’ is one of the six core systems that Shweta Jhajharia from The London Coaching Group recommends to all her clients.


It's no secret that workplace culture has become one of 2016's hottest topics for business leaders.


There are many technology communities around us.


Application Developer One of the key objectives of a project inception is to collect requirements collaboratively.


The Four Barriers that Hinder Digitization in Your Firm Although it would be incredibly rare for a manager to say they want less digitization, many succumb to one or more of four underlying biases that will hold up almost any digitization project While being a fairly nebulous term, digitization has changed and is changing companies beyond recognition.


Removing Performance Ratings is Unlikely to Improve Performance At most companies, employee performance drops by around 10% when ratings are removed because of breakdowns in managers' ability to manage and a fall in employee engagement.


That big data and analytics can transform enterprises in the digital economy no longer is a matter of debate or conjecture.


Whether you are just dusting off the plans for your very own brand new start-up or you are the owner of a small business looking to grow, this book will help you to: - Understand and create your competitive advantage - Get more from your sales and marketing - Become a strong leader and manage your employees - Build partnerships both within and outside your company - Become an ace at managing cash - Get the help you need to thrive and grow This book is designed to help businesses achieve long-term, consistent, sustainable growth.


Did you know that the average pre-schooler laughs or smiles 400 times a day but this number drops to only 15 times a day by the time we reach age 35? Whilst we may not all want or have the space for a Google slide, games room and ‘chill-out aquarium’, Shaw argues that if we have lost the ability to have fun then the risk of seriously stressed employees with little to no creativity increases exponentially.


Often people assume they know exactly what others are talking about when in reality they don’t.


Kate Mercer, co-founder of Leaders Lab and author of ‘A Buzz in the Building’ believes many of us find it all too easy to flip completely to the opposite extreme and become a kind of autocratic figure, based on your earliest assumptions of what a boss should be.


Smart machines are set to change the DNA of the workplace.


Your most experienced employees are also likely to be the most cynical about introducing a customer centric culture, so it's vital to engage them early in the effort and explain how and why their role should change.


Fast-moving global markets and digital disruption have forced companies to innovate rapidly, adapt their products and services, and stay closer than ever to local customers.


High employee engagement survey scores shouldn't be the ultimate goal of the survey; better business performance should.


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