Sat.Oct 16, 2021 - Fri.Oct 22, 2021

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Everything Shortage

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/dorian2013 Disruptions in global supply chains have generated the phrase "everything shortage." But US imports are at record levels at some ports, and Americans are breaking shopping records, too. Supply-chain professionals plan to alleviate the backlog container by container. What's up? Yet claims that the country is running short on everything miss a key point.

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Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I) is now core to a go-to-market tech stack

Forrester Digital Transformation

If there is one go-to-market tech category that generates significant confusion amongst buyers and even providers, it's revenue operations and intelligence (RO&I). Fortunately our first New Tech report on the category has just dropped with the explicit goal of removing the ambiguity around this category. Here its author Anthony McPartlin, provides some highlights.

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Top 8 Features to Look for in an Extended Enterprise LMS

Groove Technology

Extended Enterprise (EE) LMS has become more and more popular in all kinds of industry, especially since COVID-19 pandemic occurred. With numerous great benefits, it is considered as the future of corporate e-learning. Let this article walk you through a closer picture of what you need to know about Extended Enterprise LMS. An overview of the extended enterprise LMS.

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Closing the gender and race gaps in North American financial services

McKinsey and Company

An updated view into gender and racial diversity in financial services—as well as women’s day-to-day work experiences—reveals some progress. But challenges in building an equitable and inclusive workplace persist.

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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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Just Relax and Have Fun Doing What You Are Doing

The Global Small Business Blog

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Relax. Just relax and have fun doing what you're doing. Don't worry so much about being results-oriented. Just commit yourself to the moment." – John Goodman.

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Phantom Phishing Haunts The Inbox

Forrester Digital Transformation

Recently, my colleagues and I highlighted some haunted happenings that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a scream. Today, I’d like to tell you a little ghost story of my own. The data is in from the Forrester Analytics Business Technographics® Security Survey, 2021. When we asked those respondents who suffered an external attack in the last year how that attack was carried out, 31% of them reported […].

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Reviving the art of apprenticeship to unlock continuous skill development

McKinsey and Company

Postpandemic skill gaps need filling, and formal learning alone won’t do the trick. Scaling the lost art of one-on-one learning can make the difference.

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No Magic Solution

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/vchal The Plymouth candy company Maud Borup has been around for more than 100 years. Christine Lantinen purchased the company in 2005, when it had $100,000 in sales. Today, sales at the privately-held company are up to $45 million. Besides a worker shortage, Maud Borup is experiencing – as many importers and exporters are – higher shipping costs.

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Phantom Phishing Haunts The Inbox

Forrester Digital Transformation

Recently, my colleagues and I highlighted some haunted happenings that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a scream. Today, I’d like to tell you a little ghost story of my own. The data is in from the Forrester Analytics Business Technographics® Security Survey, 2021. When we asked those respondents who suffered an external attack in the last year how that attack was carried out, 31% of them reported […].

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NET Development Services And Practical Advantages

Groove Technology

Online research of the most used libraries and frameworks among developers worldwide, as of 2021 by Statista shows that 34.2 percent of respondents used Dot Net Framework or.NET that occupies the top position compared to other frameworks such as Numpy, Pandas or React Native, etc. Most used libraries and frameworks among developers, worldwide, as of 2021: Often described as the best development framework built by Microsoft,NET has been on the market for over 2 decades.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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It’s time for philanthropy to step up the fight against climate change

McKinsey and Company

Climate change’s negative effects are coming to bear on high-priority philanthropic issues. More and better funding can protect vulnerable stakeholders and speed the net-zero transition.

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Build On Your Success

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/marchmeena29 Many global small businesses have such interesting origin stories—and sometimes the challenges and hurdles they face are equally unique. The 'Business Card Chronicles' series embraces that insight. A new film from dentsuMB can count on American Express business cards for dough—and other forms of support to global small business owners—to ensure their fortunes continue to rise.

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How B2B Marketing Leaders Will Build A Path To Growth: A Discussion

Forrester Digital Transformation

Forrester CMO Shirley Macbeth interviews VP and Senior Research Director Jennifer Ross on the results of our 2021 Global Marketing Survey, which reveals what B2B marketing leaders are doing and planning to do to weather the ongoing uncertainty.

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Clutch Recognizes Groove Technology as one of the Best E-Commerce Development Companies in Vietnam

Groove Technology

The success of e-commerce companies like Amazon has signified an upbringing of a new successful industry online. A lot of companies have copied this formula, from bigger enterprises to small businesses, creating an online storefront has become the norm in the 21st century. Groove Technology understands the growing need for high-quality development services and we are here to deliver just that.

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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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Setting a new bar for online higher education

McKinsey and Company

Colleges and universities that learn from online education pioneers could improve operations and students’ experiences—and ensure their long-term viability.

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Today in Global Small Business: [Go] Easy On Me (Music Video)

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/fightbegin What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: [Go] Easy On Me – Adele's new release ( video ) Take My Breath – The Weeknd ( video ) Love Again – Dua Lipa ( video ) Quote of the week: "Music is life itself." – Louis Armstrong Lost – Maroon 5 ( video ) Up – Cardi B ( video ).

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Tune Order Management NOW To Create Stellar Customer Experiences This Holiday Season

Forrester Digital Transformation

Speed, Options, And Transparency Should Guide Holiday-Season Planning Retailers, get ahead of the holiday-season chaos and prepare your order management processes. Guide your holiday logistics planning around: 1) speed; 2) fulfillment options; and 3) transparency to create seamless and stellar experiences for your customers. 1. Speed of retail is a perpetual desire — and consistent […].

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Beginning your Perficient Career in a Virtual World

Perficient Digital Transformation

We now live in a world where we can collaborate with our colleagues from virtually anywhere. Thanks to remote work in these unprecedent times, employees can work safely from their own home office. Being said, remote work can oftentimes be a learning curve for many individuals who are beginning their career virtually. Adapting to new technologies and software, learning how to develop professional relationships virtually, and finding ways to feel connected to your company while working from your h

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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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Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy

McKinsey and Company

New analysis shows how companies can target renewable-energy purchases and investments to reduce water risk and carbon emissions in tandem.

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Gen. Colin Powell: He Was An Optimist to the End

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/jokerpro Gen. Colin Powell is widely acknowledged by a grateful nation as distinguished and exemplary. Indeed, for many years he has been recognized as one of the most admired Americans. We [Roger B. Porter] last met in mid-July. He was characteristically cheerful, optimistic, engaging and positive. When asked how he was feeling he responded without hesitation: “Other than my multiple myeloma cancer and Parkinson’s disease, I feel fine.

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Oh, Snap: Data Deprecation Cuts Into Revenue

Forrester Digital Transformation

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. While reporting Snapchat’s Q3 results yesterday, CEO Evan Spiegel conceded Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework “disrupted” Snap’s advertising business as it reported lower-than-expected earnings. The earnings miss drove sharp declines in Facebook and Twitter’s stocks as well. ATT, which rolled out with iOS 14, requires users to opt […].

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5 Key Takeaways From Our “Optimization Strategies To Improve Collections” Webinar

Perficient Digital Transformation

Financial institutions must prioritize instilling empathy when interacting with their clients. It’s more critical now than ever because of the economic hardships many are facing due to COVID’s impact. In our latest webinar, “Optimization Strategies to Improve Collections,” Scott Albahary, Perficient’s financial services chief strategist, and Byron Gifford, Perficient’s collection transformations lead, shared tangible solutions to the challenges collections and recoveries groups face.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Five actions to build next-generation know-your-customer capabilities

McKinsey and Company

KYC programs are key in banks’ customer gain and retention, but their results aren’t optimal, despite technology and operations spend. Improving five KYC areas can generate substantial business value.

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Transforming Payroll from Back Office to Strategic Business Function

Immedus

Recently I was invited to speak on an Unleash webinar, The State of Play in the World of Pay , with George LaRocque , a leading work tech analyst and advisor and founder of WorkTech. It was a great opportunity for me to address an issue that is very close to my heart: the elevation of payroll from a back-office function to a front of house and integral to the continued success of any organization.

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Prepare Now For Successful 2022 Channel Sales Planning

Forrester Digital Transformation

Management and growth of the channel is too important to be left to chance. Here are the five actions to take in Q4 to ensure you and your organization are ready to begin building your 2022 channel sales plan.

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Signal 2021 Day 1: Twilio Engage, Intelligence for Voice, Flex One and more

Perficient Digital Transformation

As expected, there was no shortage of announcements on the first day of Signal, mostly during the keynote. We’ll be able to dig deeper into the details on some of these in breakout sessions, but there is certainly some interesting stuff to talk about. Twilio Engage represents the first over-arching consolidation of services into a Twilio customer engagement platform.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Maximizing agile productivity to meet shareholder commitments

McKinsey and Company

Large organizations’ commitments to financial results are at odds with traditional agile methodologies. Adapting them to meet enterprise-wide goals is key.

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8 Areas to Focus on When Deploying Personnel to New Locations

Immedus

In Effectively Utilizing Global Mobility to Support Growth and Talent Attraction , we explored the many reasons companies and employees want to move to another location. We also talked about what it means for payroll teams to have employees on assignments overseas from a payroll perspective. Today I want to expand on this subject and examine the main areas payroll must concentrate on when dealing with globally mobile employees.

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Gluttonous Persuasion: The Christmas Dinner Problem Of Retail

Forrester Digital Transformation

Retailers: of course it’s ok to influence people to choose your products. What you should avoid is veering from persuasion into coercive and deceptive design (formerly referred to as dark patterns).

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5 Proven Ways to Promote Successful Engagement in your Team

Unosquare

One of the lessons the pandemic taught us was how to be resilient and face challenges from a new perspective. Even in situations that we could have handled proactively before, such as investing efforts in people engagement, they are now cushioned from the impact caused by the lockdown in teams and companies.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.