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Are We Experiencing A Technology Tsunami?

Rich Gee Group

I can carry most key files I need on my 64GB Flash Drive (duplicates of course). What’s the impact on organizations like Symantec (virus), Gartner/Forrester (advisory), HP (printing), and Microsoft (operating systems)? With the advent of the App Store this week, I see it going away. I carry my laptop less and less.

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How to Keep Your Team Agile and Aligned Under Pressure

Strategy Driven

You can see this play out in your daily operations and ultimately in the P&L. This asset is, of course, alignment. No one (besides Forrest Gump maybe) meanders their way to success. As a leader, you are constantly trying to maximize the magical effort to effectiveness equation (a.k.a. efficiency).

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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

For the foreseeable future, we will still need skilled workers to operate most machines. In a recent study, Forrester Research reported “close to 15 million new jobs will be created in the US alone over the next decade as a result of automation and smart machines.”

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. Yes… of course! A few months prior, I had been selected to be executive officer, or XO (Chief Operating Officer), of U.S.

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7 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Digital Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Although digital investment is almost unquestionably the right course of action for most firms, organizations still struggle to create the desired results. Of course the end goal of a transformation is to affect revenue, profitability, and investor value. Estimates of digital transformation failures range from 66% to 84%.

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Online Shopping Isn’t as Profitable as You Think

Harvard Business Review

Census Bureau, ComScore, eMarketer, and Forrester. Of course, that pesky “if historical trends continue” phrase generates ferocious debates. In general, however, e-commerce operations aren’t as cheap to run as most people think. in operating margins over the past three years. Growth rates first. All show similar trends.

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Facebook's New Golden Rule

Harvard Business Review

The panel included Jeff Levick from AOL, Cindy Jeffers from Huffington Post, Chris Stutzman from Forrester, and me. Of course, we know these consumers use media and devices in new ways, be they Millennials or, very soon, members of Gen Z. Still, most companies don't operate by the Golden Rule. On its face, this may seem obvious.