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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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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

It will be important for companies to remain vigilant to market opportunities and not dismiss investments that have not worked in the past, but could benefit from some adjustment. Another result of the tightening labor market is that employers will get serious about upskilling their own people.

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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. For example, increasing your marketing spend for digital channels or upgrading internal communication systems. Estimates of digital transformation failures range from 66% to 84%.

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Facebook's New Golden Rule

Harvard Business Review

You don't often attend an NFL game to bring home a profound insight about marketing. 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. is an old chestnut of the marketing world.

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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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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research. Of course, they haven’t had a chance to think it through, but that’s the first reaction.” Zabeen Hirji, CHRO at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), grew up in retail banking and operations management roles before moving into HR.

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