NoonDalton

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Global versus local outsourcing Do they actually differ? Depends, really. There is no easy “yes” or “no” answer to the question. The term “outsourcing” refers to a business activity when a corporation employs a third party to carry out duties, manage operations, or offer services on the firm’s behalf. This could imply that you could contract with a company nearby or a third party on the opposite side of the country to handle a task, a job function, or an

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

©iStock/Matthew Skubis What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Why study global business? Five benefits to consider. Why developing a global strategy is important. Quote of the week: "We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization." – Kofi Annan An excerpt from Euromonitor’s Q4 economic forecast 2022.

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Generative AI and other foundation models are changing the AI game, taking assistive technology to a new level, reducing application development time, and bringing powerful capabilities to nontechnical users.

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Global Help Desk Services

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Outsourcing your help desk support is one of the most cost-effective ways to make sure your users receive the assistance they need for resolving tier 1 concerns. Yet how do you make sure you’re bringing on the right provider of outsourced IT services? When it comes to help desk support, sometimes the wrong partner can be worse than no partner at all.

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

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Microsourcing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In early 2020, a small business owner named Matthew Ross faced a dilemma that was becoming increasingly common for employers. As the co-owner of mattress review site The Slumber Yard 1 , he oversaw a team of 12 and one of those workers had plucked up the courage to raise a subject that remained taboo at many organizations – remote work.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As Forrester approaches its 40th anniversary, we reflect on a few of the monumental changes that we correctly predicted.

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The blueprint to achieve a lifetime of great health is increasingly clear and within our control. But unlocking it requires challenging the orthodoxies currently guiding individuals and institutions.

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31 West

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As security concerns are increasing exponentially, there has been a growing demand for advanced protection tools that can closely monitor your digital assets. Traditional firewalls might protect your data to some extent, but they are not as robust and comprehensive as cloud firewalls. A cloud firewall has become an important security component, more now than ever.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Long-standing “waterfall” knowledge management (KM) practices are failing to meet the needs of the modern enterprise, and technology leaders must reassess their approach. Agile principles transform knowledge management within the enterprise from lengthy, delay-laden processes to lean practices that seek to make sharing knowledge easy and adaptable. For the same reasons that agile principles have […].

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

©iStock/nazarkru Trade finance can be a huge booster to global trade—to make it accessible by ensuring that importers receive their goods and exporters receive their payments. But the core ecosystem—exporters, importers and banks—is complicated with multiple parties involved in a single transaction. But according to a CEO of a global trade finance network, there are three factors at play that he thinks will reshape the future of trade finance. 1.

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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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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 19, 2022

5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology. Its increased speed, lower latency, and improved reliability stand to revolutionize a wide variety of industries.

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31 West

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The threat of an increasing number of cybercrimes has encouraged businesses and individuals to adopt a robust security system. Gone are the days when traditional data centers were sufficient. Now that most companies are moving their operations and workflows to the cloud, these traditional units are often inefficient in securing sensitive data. Your outsourced IT help desk services will enforce the best security protocols to keep your company safe and ensure streamlined business operations.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“You haven’t defined what story is,” said the voice of experience that afternoon, September 16, 2022. “That’s odd,” I thought. “What am I missing?” We were discussing my first leadership storytelling report, Master Storytelling For Impactful Leadership, intended to explain the “what?” and “why?” of leadership storytelling. In the report, I describe the three-arc structure […].

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s safe to say our colleagues around the globe are committed to giving back to the communities in which they live and work. So much so, that we even have a dedicated Perficient Giving Employee Resource Group , which aims to make an individual and collective impact on the world. From volunteering at local food banks , teaching the next generation of AI leaders , or collectively raising over $10,000 for animals in need , you can count on our colleagues to make an impact in their communitie

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Banking is radically transforming. Many banks can thrive by fundamentally changing the way that financial services are embedded into daily life.

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31 West

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Are user tickets piling up in the help desk’s ticketing queue? Are help desk agents missing response and resolution SLAs? Are your customers dissatisfied with the quality of service offered? If yes, you need to find out what is going wrong and optimize processes to improve customer experience. As you can only improve what you measure, the first step would be tracking help desk metrics.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Forrester Wave™: Artificial Intelligence For IT Operations, Q4 2022 evaluated 11 vendors on 35 different capabilities. Read the report to see the vendor that came out on top with the highest-ranked capabilities for the broadest set of organizations.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Turn Your Visitors into Paying Customers and Boost Your Sales! Businesses LOVE to generate inbound traffic. They run ads, deploy SEO, send out emails, blast on social media, and use paid advertising to drive traffic – To bring MORE visitors! . However, when starting an ecommerce business, many business owners overlook conversion rate optimization, which is not unusual.

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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Interviews with more than 100 chief human resources officers and people leaders reveal how the HR operating model is changing to drive value in a volatile business environment.

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31 West

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Any IT issue that results in the disruption of business services is known as an incident. The issue may affect a single or multiple users. It may affect your employees’ ability to complete a business deliverable or hinder customers from using your product or service. Every organization should have an incident management team that can identify, categorize, escalate and resolve issues within agreed-upon SLAs.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 19, 2022

(Part two of a two-part series) In part one of this series, Account-Based Selling Technologies: What You Need To Know, Anne Slough defined account-based selling (ABS) technologies and the business value that users can expect from these solutions. When properly selected, deployed, and adopted, these solutions deepen the understanding of key accounts, allowing sellers to […].

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating new things.” Antione de Saint Exupery. If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for a colleague, consider joy. Most of us don’t begin the workday expecting anything joyful. In fact, according to Gallup about 85 percent of people in the global workplace are either not engaged or disengaged.

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In an uncertain economy, executives’ first instinct might be to cut costs and shore up established holdings. A better way is to build new businesses.

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31 West

DECEMBER 19, 2022

ITIL 4 has come up with a group of management practices for IT service providers to achieve their targeted goals. This version of ITIL has included automation and data management practice in its infrastructure along with IT service management. The newly added functions can enhance the IT service desk services to the maximum extent. One of the most crucial parts of ITIL Service management is its practicing regulations.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 23, 2022

During the next round of sales kickoff (SKO) meetings, sellers will seek answers to probing questions. Will there be shortfalls, layoffs, and reorganizations? Better products, achievable quotas, and more support? CSOs/CROs, together with sales enablement leaders, must address these questions and emotions. They must also use their budgets creatively to drive the agenda and energy […].

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SEBPO

DECEMBER 23, 2022

CES. JANUARY 5th – 8th, 2023. Las Vegas, NV. EVENT WEBSITE. The stage is set for the most influential and innovative global tech event. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association, CES hosts the world’s biggest brands as they attend breakthrough panels from the sharpest, most reputable players in the industry and meet new partners.

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The metaverse is morphing—and investments in the space are growing. Are you making the right moves?

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RampRate

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Join us on LinkedIn - Facebook - Twitter - Google Plus. RampRate is a B Certified Corporation. B Corp Certification is a recognition of the arduous work we’ve been doing to create a better world as one of the top consulting, sourcing, and advising firms in the world. It took us three years to cross the finish line, yet here we are. B Corp certification is… Read More » RampRate is B Certified Corp!

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Historical data collected during the pandemic might suggest UK consumers buy their annual supply of toilet paper and pasta in March. Today that information remains in companies’ insights and marketing databases alongside data that predicts buyer behaviours. The same applies to B2B data both in terms of areas where sales grew and declined. The question is which behaviours are part of a trend and which are simply anomalies and what can B2B marketing leaders do to ensure they don't sleepwalk into m

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Velocity Global

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Hiring contractors overseas has many benefits and offers more flexibility in global expansion. Employers can engage contractors for specialized projects, save time and money that would otherwise go toward hiring full-time employees, and test a new workforce in an international market. However, hiring contractors comes with misclassification risks. Contractor misclassification leads to fines, employee entitlement back pay, and legal headaches.

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