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The Emotions And Moments In The Customer Journey That Really Drive Loyalty

Forrester Digital Transformation

Emotion is key to differentiated experiences that drive customer loyalty. But many companies get emotion wrong. Rather than designing experiences built on a broad spectrum of emotions, they equate emotion with delight. Contrary to popular belief, making customers feel content, happy, or delighted impacts loyalty less than making customers feel respected, understood, valued, or confident. […].

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Helping SMEs Thrive, Locally As Well as Globally

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/undefined undefined Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of our economies. They account for the vast majority of businesses worldwide and are important contributors to job creation and global economic development. At a time when the global economy is still reeling from the effects of the health crisis, the ICC Small Business Champions Network will form a new informal advisory group to support the development of ICC’s global and regional work in market intelligence

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Strategy meeting (22/01/2022)

Groove Technology

Groove t? ch?c h?p Ban Qu?n Tr?. Tu?n v?a qua, Ban Qu?n Tr? c?a Groove ?ã có m?t cu?c h?p thành công. Chúng tôi ?ã bàn v? cách v?n hành công ty, nh?ng l?i ích, con ???ng s? nghi?p và chi?n l??c phát tri?n nhân viên, nh?ng tài n?ng ti?m n?ng và vi?c kinh doanh c?a chúng tôi trong n?m 2022. 2021 là m?t n?m ??y th? thách, và chúng tôi r?t hào h?ng ?ón ch?

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The Big Shift—A Conversation About the Impact of Change

.orgSource

The Association 4.0 Podcast allows me to do something I love. I’m able to exchange ideas and opinions with the savviest leaders in the industry. Recently, Jacqualine Price Osafo, MBA, CAE, and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the need to shift and the impact of change. The adjustments we made to manage uncertain circumstances […]. The post The Big Shift—A Conversation About the Impact of Change appeared first on.orgSource.

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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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Social Media Plays A Bigger Role In Commerce Than Just Buying

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2021, US-based social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and even Twitter piled on user shopping features, paving the way for 61% of US online adults under 25 years old saying that they’ve completed a purchase on a social network without leaving the website or app. Brands salivate at the opportunity to […].

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Today in Global Smalll Business: The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Ildar Abulkhanov What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Martin Luther King III wants no " empty promises. " Martin Luther King's 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech excerpts. Watch the 'Ice Moon' rise on Martin Luther King Jr. day. Quote of the week: "I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Pandemic – Our Agile Coach

Perficient Digital Transformation

The Coaching Program. I can see the quizzical look on your face with the question, “Why is she calling this pandemic an Agile coach?”. My answer is: “Yes because it taught us agile principles, and imbibed agile mindset in us.”. Let me explain in detail: During this pandemic: How many of us responded to change instead of following a set plan? How many of us went beyond our comfort zone to collaborate with our stakeholders?

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Twenty-five percent of Europe-5 jobs are at risk from automation; 12 million jobs will be lost by 2040

Forrester Digital Transformation

Three unique factors shape the future of jobs in the Europe-5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK): The pandemic. Businesses grow revenues by digitalizing their work processes. More work is done remotely, and more routine tasks are automated. Automation is a lever for change to reduce process costs and increase innovation. The decline in […].

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Does Service Work Performed Globally Serve Who It Is Intended For?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/BRO Vector Countless documentaries, books, podcasts and academic endeavors have tried to determine whether service work in global communities truly serves those whom it is meant to serve. The history of global development is complicated, and the ways in which it has evolved are complex. United2Heal is a CIO that donates unused medical supplies to under-resourced health systems overseas.

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Top 9 Mobile Application Development Trends to Watch in 2022

Groove Technology

The mobile application development sector is accelerating its growth. To live and prosper in the digital age, it’s critical to stay current on mobile app development trends. Smartphones are essential for the success of digital communication in the modern era. It rapidly transforms business models, operational methods, and markets. By 2022, income from mobile applications is estimated to reach 693 billion USD.

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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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AMN Healthcare and Perficient Win 2021 Optimizer Award

Perficient Digital Transformation

The ever-changing nature of the pandemic reinforces the importance of digital experiences across every industry. According to a recent article from McKinsey & Company regarding Covid-19’s effect on consumer thinking about healthcare, “consumers increasingly prefer digital channels across all healthcare-related activities.” This created a unique opportunity for healthcare companies to enhance and broaden their platform. .

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Talent Woes: Sometimes Your Best Defense Is A Really Good Offense

Forrester Digital Transformation

Use Agile Knowledge Management Practices To Combat Knowledge Loss In The Great Resignation It’s the fourth quarter, your team is down three points, and there’s less than two minutes to go. A victory is in the hands of the quarterback and coach, who have to execute a hurry-up offense to go the length of the […].

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Top 10 Global Consumer Trends

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/scyther5 Global market research company Euromonitor reveals the Top 10 Global Consumer Trends in 2022. Backup Planners Climate Changers Digital Seniors Financial Aficionados The Great Life Refresh The Metaverse Movement Pursuit of Preloved Rural Urbanites Self-Love Seekers The Socialization Paradox Read on to identify each of the prevalent trends that will define consumer behavior in the year ahead, offering strategic business recommendations to meet new demands.

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The 12 Most Important eCommerce Trends for 2022 and Beyond

Groove Technology

Numerous businesses were compelled to relocate their activities online during the Covid-19 epidemic. Some of them have discovered the wonderful fruit of eCommerce. They continue to concentrate on it, even as pandemic restrictions have been lifted, and they can now go offline again. eCommerce is no longer a luxury, and eCommerce trends are transforming day by day.

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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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Why Investing in Innovation Drives Business, Empowerment, and Success

Perficient Digital Transformation

In today’s highly competitive?and unexpected?market,?it’s important for your company to invest in innovative?practices and opportunities to not only rise above the competition, but to delight customers?and create a business dynamic that positively impacts how your organization operates in the long run.? . In my experience, I’ve seen companies with great employees and incredible ideas create a plan that unknowingly limits their ability to pivot from a “big idea” to a better idea.

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Netflix Saturation Nears, With No Dearth Of Original Content To Binge

Forrester Digital Transformation

Netflix subscriber growth continues to slow. In its Q4, 2021 earnings interview tonight, company executives said it’s “tough to pinpoint” why customer acquisition hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels. But the reality is that the streaming market has become saturated. This translates to more choice for consumers who are growing concerned with the aggregate costs of […].

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Calm Spirit

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." – Saint Francis de Sales.

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From speech to insights: The value of the human voice

McKinsey and Company

In a digital age, live voice contacts matter even more in providing a high-quality customer experience. New technologies make voice-data analysis easier to achieve, for lasting results.

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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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Are You Already Planning to Reforecast Your Loan Loss Projections for 2022?

Perficient Digital Transformation

Everywhere you look and read, we are reminded of the key drivers behind the rising debt and delinquencies Americans face, as well as indications there’s much more to come: Inflation increased at the fastest rate in 40 years over the last twelve months, exceeding expectations, the Labor Department announced on January 12, 2022. Used vehicles , which have become a top leader for the current inflationary environment, have increased 37% over the past year.

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The Future Of Healthcare

Forrester Digital Transformation

If there was a book, movie, or a Netflix series on the US healthcare industry today it would aptly start with the Charles Dickens quote: “It was the best of times…” “COVID was an accelerator for us,” according to the SVP & CIO of Sentara Healthcare. Since the start of the pandemic, the transformation and […].

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How She Went Global® Podcast Ranked #2 in Entrepreneurship

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Never heard of the How She Went Global® (HSWG) podcast? Well exit your cave and listen up. HSWG podcast is where successful women entrepreneurs and business owners share stories about going global, and offer new ways to take on the world, stay inspired and have fun. Produced by nonprofit Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® – achieving #2 in Category Rank Entrepreneurship!

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Author Talks: How to gain a competitive edge with organizational culture

McKinsey and Company

James Heskett examined leading companies around the world and found that organizational culture makes employees more loyal, more productive, and more creative.

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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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Application Modernization Pillar #3: Cloud Modernization

Perficient Digital Transformation

In this blog post, we’ll explore cloud modernization and its role in application modernization. Read about the first and second pillars of application modernization. Cloud adoption can have an impact on many types of modernization, including infrastructure and application. It shouldn’t be done in a vacuum (i.e. only modernizing your business processes but not your infrastructure or platforms), and to do that, you’ll need a coordinated modernization strategy.

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The 10 Best Ways To Spend Your B2B Paid Media Budget In 2022

Forrester Digital Transformation

What's the best way to spend your paid media advertising budget in 2022? Forrester Principal Analyst John Arnold shares the 10 best ideas.

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6 Ways Global Payroll Can Meet the Challenges of the Great Resignation

Immedus

Over the past few weeks, we have heard a lot about the Great Resignation , the mass exodus of talent as the global workforce seek to reprioritize or want new experiences in our ever-changing world. For example, many employees now want the ability to work remotely. The consequences of these trends highlight that businesses everywhere are scrambling to deal with the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of record numbers of new employees.

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Nurses and the great attrition

McKinsey and Company

A recent McKinsey survey found that more than 30 percent of nurses are thinking of leaving direct patient care. What can be done to inspire them to stay?

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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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What you need to know about “The Great Resignation”

Microsourcing

Experts have referred to the mass number of employees expected to leave or quit their jobs during and after the pandemic as “The Great Resignation” or “The Big Quit”. The phenomena coined by Organizational Psychologist Dr. Anthony Klotz circles around the prediction that employees are having certain realizations surrounding the way they think about working, emphasizing remote work, leisure and leading a more fulfilling life not governed by the 9-5 work grind.

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Proposed Surveillance Advertising Ban, Meet Contextual Targeting

Forrester Digital Transformation

Three US lawmakers (Rep. Anna Eshoo, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, and Sen. Cory Booker) made a splash on Wednesday when they introduced the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022. Its primary goal is to limit the data that advertisers and adtech vendors can use to target advertising. Predictably, the adtech industry – most notably, the Interactive […].

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How to Avoid Providing a Bad Customer Service Experience

Working Solutions Outsourcing

We’ve all been there. One negative experience with a brand can affect our future relationship with a company. If your customer service team is unable to transform a negative interaction into a positive one, it could mean the loss of that customer. And every customer is a precious commodity you cannot afford to lose. So, […].

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Prioritizing customer experience in government

McKinsey and Company

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the necessity to center customer experience in dealings with government agencies. This benefits customers, government employees, and agencies’ reputations alike.

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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.