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Think SoLoMo or SoCoLoMo – Social Commerce, Local & Mobile – For Digital Success

Modern Servant Leader

Social CEOs : 77% of buyers say they are more likely to buy from a company whose CEO uses social media1. Employee Trust: 82% of employees say they trust a company more when the CEO and leadership team communicate via social media. Billion in 2015. Influence on Retail: By 2016, $689 Billion will be influenced by mobile retail.

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Changes In Job-Related Training Since Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

This broad trend has worsened during a pandemic that has forced many companies to tighten their belts, even while also demanding more from employees as they adapt to their new circumstances. in 2011 to 6.4 in 2011 to 6.4 “The total number of days trained per trainee in the UK has fallen by 18% from 7.8 A sticking plaster.

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Don’t Acquire a Company Before You’ve Asked These Questions

Harvard Business Review

Large companies in industries ranging from retail, to aerospace, to financial services are buying talent and technology to develop new digital capabilities and reinvent themselves quickly. But they will need to adopt the more hard-headed way that Silicon Valley companies evaluate acquisitions for their deals to pay off.

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2010 to 2015, compared with 4.1% trillion in 2015 to $3.5 from 2000 to 2010. Yet the overall picture disguises stark divergence.

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. The Indian government sponsored the introduction of 3G services in 2011 with a $30 billion spectrum auction. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015. Mobility will drive much of the expansion in Internet usage.

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Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. While the Constellation study is careful to say that companies rise and fall for many reasons, digital disruption is clearly responsible for a large share. The subsequent mobile revolution created challenges for retailers who found customers flocking to online alternatives.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business Review

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011. of deposit accounts could be fraudulent. ” Deterrents to speaking up.

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