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The Future of Work and Automation Will Kick-Start Jobs

It’s a question that’s been asked for well over 50 years: Are robots coming for your jobs? The thing is, the pundits declaring that automation is a job killer are missing an important point. The world needs…

Profits Eat Innovation for Breakfast

Michael Porter said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This is the first thing that popped into my mind when I read Steve Blank’s HarvardBusiness Review article explaining why Jeff Immelt lost his job as CEO of GE. Steve…

Overview: The Gig Economy Worker’s Guide to Stability

While the link between the gig economy and the future of work is becoming stronger, the former is still in its infancy. Organizations and individual workers who have jumped onboard are likely to encounter growing…

4 Expansion Options to Achieve Success for Finance SMEs

The financial industry can be highly competitive almost everywhere in the world, but for SMEs that are successful and experience good growth there are plenty of opportunities to expand even more. However, it is important…

Why Cash is Only One Measure of Employee Happiness

In 1981, Herb Cohen wrote and published “You Can Negotiate Anything”, an excellent guide to great negotiating. I’ve read and reread the book a number of times and find myself using the techniques often in…

How to Save a Relationship with a Customer When Things Go South

Sometimes, being an entrepreneur isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. When I left my 9-5 job, it was to pursue the ultimate freedom of self-management. I became the boss, and that meant the power…

It’s Time for a New Way of Thinking About Business

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. They have proven themselves unable to innovate, and they have lost more jobs than…

You Are What You Measure

Back in the good old days, measuring your business outcomes and the impact of marketing on those outcomes was a challenge and at best, imprecise. Today, we have the opposite problem. Thanks to the web, Google…

The Future of Recruitment: 4 Things to Focus on in 2018 and Beyond

Over the years there has been a rapid change in how people view work. A lot of these changes are a result of the late millennials getting into the job market. Employers are also realizing…

How Weak Leadership Impacts Customer Loyalty

Customer experience is foundational to the success of your organization. As a customer experience expert, and as a customer myself, I have seen my fair share of customer experiences ranging from exceptional to downright disturbing. Check…

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