Sat.Mar 05, 2022 - Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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Why is Web Accessibility Important?

Perficient Digital Transformation

Whether you build websites or pay someone else to do it, building for web accessibility is a best practice. Did you know that according to the Colour Blind Awareness Organization , as many as 1 in 200 women and 1 in 12 men are color blind? Or, that according to the CDC , 1 in 4 adults living in the U.S. have some type of disability? Now, you may be looking at your current website and wondering if you really need to update your site to meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.

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Fix The Vulnerability Within: Break Gender Bias In Cybersecurity

Forrester Digital Transformation

Forrester predicts that in 2022, one in 10 experienced security pros will exit the industry. This brain drain is the result of a few dynamics colliding: poor financial and advancement incentives; general stress and burnout impacting security teams; and cybersecurity’s dirty little secret, workplace toxicity! And cybersecurity isn’t immune to the hidden epidemic impacting women’s ability […].

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3 Tips to Capitalize on Real-Time Call Analytics for Your Speech Program

Provana

While speech solutions have certainly been successfully used for recording 100% of phone conversations to help you safeguard against compliance risks, adherence to compliant script in real-time has become a genuine concern for many agencies lately. This explains why collection agencies might not just analyze voice recordings under their post-call speech analytics goals, but also dig deep into live calls with real-time speech analytics to gather actionable insights on items like talk-offs, compli

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Global Businesses Operating in Russia Are: Suspending. Severing Ties. Closing. Exiting. Stopping. Pausing.

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Jakub Laichter Giant global businesses in every sector are suspending, severing ties, closing, exiting, stopping or pausing activities in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: In addition to condemning the invasion, the companies see an impossible environment — from worker safety to the logistics of getting supplies, financial and sales disruption and the complexity of complying with sanctions.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Ten lessons from the first two years of COVID-19

McKinsey and Company

On the second anniversary of the pandemic, we take stock.

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B2B Sellers Must Reevaluate How They Build Trust With Buyers

Forrester Digital Transformation

B2B buyers are making decisions on behalf of their employer and must constantly balance not only the risk factors of their organization and the functions they represent but also their own professional risk factors. New Forrester research illustrates how complex this decision-making process can be and shows how risk avoidance and defensive decision-making often dominate […].

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Today in Global Small Business: wegg® Serves International Women Every Day

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global. All rights reserved. We salute and celebrate all women entrepreneurs and business owners who make the world their business! Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® , a nonprofit that educates women entrepreneurs and business owners on taking a business global, is powered up everyday and ready to serve the needs of women who aspire to take their businesses global.

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Gone for now, or gone for good? How to play the new talent game and win back workers

McKinsey and Company

Nearly half of the employees who voluntarily left the workforce during the pandemic aren’t coming back on their own. Employers must go and get them. Here’s how to start.

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The Great Resignation: The Reality Behind The Headlines

Forrester Digital Transformation

Far from a short-term talent crunch, the so-called “great resignation” has been 10 long years in the making. If you respond to it with short-term measures, you will miss the underlying drivers of today’s talent problems and leave yourself struggling to manage the future of work. In my new report, Unpacking The Hype About The […].

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10 eLearning Pitfalls to Avoid in 2022

Groove Technology

When creating eLearning content, authors need to consider many factors. Their job is to create compelling and helpful eLearning content that clearly matches the organization’s brand and mission. They must learn to make even the simplest eLearning project valuable. Even seasoned instructional designers make eLearning pitfalls. Because there is so much to consider while building an eLearning algorithm, it becomes difficult to keep track of everything.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Brain Calming Music

The Global Small Business Blog

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IoT comes of age

McKinsey and Company

McKinsey research shows that adoption of IoT technologies has increased exponentially the past five years—but successful implementation still eludes some. Here’s how to get it right.

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Speaking Up For Ukraine: Consumers Want Businesses To Pull Out Of Russia

Forrester Digital Transformation

Forrester continues to cover the increasing collision of brands and politics. We’ve even predicted that, in 2022, 10 big brands will step in where governments fail to act. But the situation in Ukraine is different than other (past or present) issues on which companies have taken action. It’s not caught up in the current culture […].

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Chúc m?ng ngày qu?c t? ph? n? 8/3

Groove Technology

Chúc m?ng ngày qu?c t? ph? n? 8/3. Th??ng g?i t?t c? nh?ng ng??i ph? n? tuy?t v?i, nh?ng n? khách hàng, ??c bi?t là các n? Groovers c?a chúng tôi, xin hãy bi?t r?ng th? gi?i này t??i ??p h?n chính là nh? có các b?n. C?m ?n vì ?ã tr? thành ánh m?t tr?i r?c r? cùng v?i nh?ng ?óng góp ý ngh?a cho xã h?i và công ngh?. Nhân ngày ??c bi?t này, cùng v?i món quà nh?

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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What Do You Do When There Is a Massive Movement That Says #BoycottXXXXX? (Fill In Your Company Name)

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/kb79 McDonald’s and Coca-Cola are closing their Russian operations. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski sent a note to staff yesterday afternoon (3/8/22) saying, “Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless suffering unfolding in Ukraine.” Is it really about McDonald's values? #BoycottMcDonald s had become a trending Twitter topic, and the Golden Arches ultimately decided to fold.

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People of Perficient: Meet Inna Suarez, Senior Project Manager

Perficient Digital Transformation

I recently connected with one of our senior project managers, Inna Suarez, to discuss what it’s like to serve Perficient’s healthcare clients. We discussed what Inna values most about Perficient’s culture and her team. I loved hearing Inna’s thoughts on what makes the Perficient community special, and I’m sure you will too.

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Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2022

Forrester Digital Transformation

Between February 28 and March 3, the leading global telecoms and networking event, Mobile World Congress (MWC), took place in Barcelona. The event was hosted as a hybrid event. It attracted about half the attendees that it saw before the pandemic struck, namely 60,000 attendees. The event organizers reduced the floor space accordingly. Nevertheless, there […].

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Native vs Cross-Platform Mobile App Development in 2022

Groove Technology

The debate over native vs cross-platform is an age-old one. It’s a debate that has divided the tech community for years. Many claim to have discovered the ultimate solution, but both cross-platform and native app development technologies are constantly evolving. And, given the ever-changing nature of technology, it’s worth revisiting these topics from time to time to see which of these options is currently in the lead.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Craziness Is Like Heaven

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven." – Jimi Hendrix.

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From risk management to strategic resilience

McKinsey and Company

Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience.

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Marketing Sourcing: A Metric Built To Get A CMO Fired

Forrester Digital Transformation

Why do CMOs continue to embrace sourcing metrics when they provide such limited insight?

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The Cyber Angels and The IT Mission

Perficient Digital Transformation

The IT Mission. Considering the increasing cyber threats, our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) asked our IT manager to elevate the IT security systems of our business unit by a notch above its current state. He had a weeks’ time to come up with a plan for the same. With the same thought, the IT manager left for the day as it was already late for his kid’s birthday party.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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Author Talks: Why your boss may indeed be a psychopath

McKinsey and Company

Brian Klaas, who spoke to some of the world’s most corrupt people, says we need to rethink the way we select our leaders.

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Two Seismic Shifts Disrupting B2B Sales And Marketing

Forrester Digital Transformation

Each year, our planet has thousands of earthquakes. Most of them are small events, but a few powerful ones change the landscape. It’s hard to know if a tremor will turn into a major earthquake. B2B sales trends are like that, too. So let’s talk about two seismic shifts disrupting sales and marketing. Shift Number […].

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Eight Resources to Help the People in Ukraine Right Now

Perficient Digital Transformation

The eyes of the world are on Ukraine. As the destruction and displacement have unfolded over the past several days, one transcendent theme has emerged: the power of humanity. Across the world, everyday people from all walks of life are committing their time, talent, and treasure to support the people of Ukraine, showing that the actions of one entity are not representative of the collective whole. .

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Retaining Employees with the Help of Automation

Automation Anywhere

As the effects of the pandemic appear to be waning, most businesses (63%) say retaining employees is more difficult than hiring them, according to new research. And many (81%) say that employee turnover is a “costly problem.” It’s the Great Resignation, which is in full swing two years after the first lockdowns were announced. More than 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in December 2021, according to the Labor Department’s latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report , ending a record-breaki

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How business operations can respond to price increases: A CEO guide

McKinsey and Company

Companies need better tools to tackle rising prices. CEOs can look for them across their business operations.

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If Your Board Is Bored, Then You’re Boring

Forrester Digital Transformation

CIOs and CTOs have a complicated relationship with their boards. Now is a ripe opportunity for tech execs to become the digital expert your board needs.

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Perficient Named 2021 Acquia Partner of the Year for Drupal Cloud

Perficient Digital Transformation

Acquia recently announced the winners of its 2021 Partner Awards. We’re delighted to share that Perficient received the Outstanding Partner Contribution award for our outstanding performance in Drupal Cloud for 2021. We’re one of Acquia’s first Certified Drupal Cloud Practices and a valued Acquia partner since 2017. Throughout that time, our Acquia practice has demonstrated consistent expertise with Acquia products and cloud hosting services.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.