Many U.S. companies are battling persistent economic headwinds as they strive to attain profitable growth. Executives are finding that the growth levers that have traditionally served them well —…
When Steve Jobs was trying to lure John Sculley from his lofty position as CEO at Pepsi to Apple, he asked him, “Do you want to sell sugar water for the…
The age of digital disruption is here, and no company is immune. Leaders who believe their companies can afford to be cautious in their digitization overhaul should think again. While…
Only 60 percent of the organizations surveyed have a documented disaster recovery plan in place, and just 40 percent of them test the plan annually, according to a new survey.…
It’s certainly not news that cloud computing has become a standard tool for the enterprise. Clouds have introduced a level of agility and flexibility that would have been unimaginable in…
If you thought creating a new strategy for your business was tough, that’s probably the bad news-because you’ve only just begun. While you and the rest of the leadership team…
The most effective way of driving innovation at an organization, while ensuring employees are engaged, is by providing them with a platform where they can share their feedback and…
Welcome to 2017. It is going to be an interesting year. We have not seen so much creativity, innovation and evolution before in history. Trend watchers go berserk with…
The use of Robotic Process Automation, using concepts such as software bots, is emerging, but its use can’t succeed in isolation. The CIO needs to get involved to implement…
The following excerpt is from Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood’s book Simplify. Proposition-simplifying can make life easier and more pleasant for consumers, and it can make a fortune for…
“We’d love to have a best-selling author write for us. We don’t pay writers but you’d gain a lot of exposure.” I receive invitations like that all the time. I…
While a execution of a digital mutation has emerged as a tip vital priority for many organizations, stability dependencies on bequest technologies emanate barriers to such efforts, according to a…
Analytics is popping up in more functional areas of businesses, outside of IT’s control. Like BYOB, the trend is inevitable. How will your organization manage it? Businesses are under…
t. Here’s the problem: most business folks can’t properly identify their core. They think that determining your core is like determining how you take your coffee. But this is not…
Up to 80 percent of an organization’s improvement potential could come from frontline employee ideas. However, the average employee suggestion box or idea program gets less than 10 percent…
The conventional wisdom within the banking industry about its troubles since the recent global financial crisis goes something like this: Rightly or wrongly, regulators imposed new rules that forced…
As time progresses, the Internet of Things (IoT) creeps further and further from our periphery and into our everyday lives. The government, usually the last to adopt any type…
In order to increase agility, should organizations aim to become more nimble across their existing structures or should they capitalize on separated units/ventures – such as innovation or digital labs…
Before you jump into DevOps understand what problems you are trying to solve, and whether you need to make a complete commitment to all of the elements or just…
In today’s ever changing business climate, an entrepreneur can easily become overwhelmed. It’s vital, though, to stay focused on your goals for the company. Even with a firm strategy in place,…