The Human Side of Tech: How HR Leaders Can Drive Innovation and Disrupt Tradition
Last week, I found myself in Nashville. Sadly, it wasn’t to see Taylor Swift live, but for something equally inspiring: the Unleash HR Summit, a hub for HR innovation. At the event, I reconnected with Dirk Beveridge, whose work transforming legacy distributors into agile, innovative leaders has been nothing short of remarkable. Seeing him bring […]
Emirates NBD and the Future of Work
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week I was in #Dubai, working with Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region and one of the largest banks in the world. My focus was on the future of work and the future of finance and how these two are intersecting in very interesting ways to define our post-pandemic world. […]
What Matters Most for Remote Work
Some recent research suggests groups working remotely can be just as effective as groups working in-person. So what does influence a group’s ability to work effectively together on a range of tasks? The research finds that how the work is done and who is doing it both appear to be strong predictors of collective intelligence […]
COVID and New Product Introduction
In March I wrote about the impact COVID was going to have on new product introduction (NPI). Google delayed the release of its new Pixel smartphone by several months. The newest iPhone line-up was a month later this year. And last week Ford announced they would be delaying next year’s Bronco launch. So even some […]
U.S. Demographic Shifts
Earlier this week the Census Bureau released national and state population estimates. Some key take-aways: U.S. population continues to slow. U.S. Population increased 0.48% between July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2019. This is the slowest growth rates since 1918. Nature increase (births minus deaths) continue to slow. S. births fell 0.9 percent in 2019, […]