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Are We Experiencing A Technology Tsunami?

Rich Gee Group

What’s the impact on organizations like Symantec (virus), Gartner/Forrester (advisory), HP (printing), and Microsoft (operating systems)? Is the same thing happening in the tech industry and all ancillary organizations who attach themselves like barnacles to tech? If so, what is the impact on the industry? Is it getting cheaper?

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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

Case in point, Jay Patel, CEO of Wintergreen Hospitality in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. For the foreseeable future, we will still need skilled workers to operate most machines. More companies will hire for soft skills and culture fit. . For years, we have heard employers say, I hire for attitude and train for aptitude.

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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO? We interviewed search professionals, CEOs, and CHROs with nontraditional backgrounds to find out what happens when business leaders outside of HR move into the role. That’s precisely what we found.

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Facebook's New Golden Rule

Harvard Business Review

But that was my good fortune last week at Massachusetts's Gillette Stadium, where 50 or so CMOs and CEOs gathered to discuss the impacts of digital, social, and mobile media on marketing. And, yes, celebrities were present: "The Donald" showed for a pre-game photo opp with Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren at the 50-yard line.

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The Rise of the Chief Customer Officer

Harvard Business Review

About one quarter of these CCOs formerly held operations positions. Our operations departments were focused on our products and services, our finance teams on collecting payments, and our sales and business development teams on meeting short-term revenue goals. They have power and influence resources.

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The Battle Over iPhones in India

Harvard Business Review

Forrester Research reports that online spending in India will grow to nearly $75 billion by 2020, from $12.1 If enforced, such a requirement would eliminate Cloudtail, the largest seller on Amazon India, effectively making its operations illegal. Although only one-fifth of its 1.3 The evidence continues. billion in 2015.

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