Prevailing wisdom holds that banks are officious and sluggish, while tech startups are quick and nimble. The two business models–and those who work within them–have little in common. Prevailing wisdom is wrong: in reality, the skills necessary to be successful in both spaces often overlap. Last year, after 15 years at Morgan Stanley, I made […]
Peter Rush, CEO of Formica Group, discusses the changing dynamics of the CEO role. Traditionally considered a lonely position within a business, the role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has evolved over the years. A variety of factors have influenced this change, including mounting pressure from investors to deliver not just financial results, but […]
The answer lies in spotting when a trend turns into a cultural shift. The saying goes that once you react to a trend it’s already too late. For businesses, where getting maximum bang for buck is the name of the game, detecting the next big thing in its infancy is critical. The clear downside to […]
Timothy J. O’Brien is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces, leading all aspects of the $1.4 billion, 5,000+ employee global enterprise. Below, Timothy tells us about Wilsonart’s roots, accomplishments and the impact that new technology has on the development of engineered surfacing solutions. What has been Wilsonart’s greatest achievement that […]
Dan Turner, CEO of British cybersecurity firm Deep Secure, surveys the ever-growing list of successful attacks and asks why the cybersecurity industry has been getting it so wrong for so long. Unquantifiable Risk Some years ago, in a previous life, I had an experience that changed my view of cybersecurity forever. At the time, […]
Yuichi Ishizuka began his Canon career in 1981 with the Camera Division and has since served in a variety of roles, most recently as President & COO of Canon USA. He’s spent 33 years of his career in North America which has given him a unique perspective on the importance of Canon’s international business and […]
At its simplest level, the core purpose of the supply chain is to get the right amount of ‘stuff’ from one place to another at the right time, designed to transform raw materials into finished products for consumption as efficiently as possible. But while the theory may be simple enough, the reality is clearly far […]
Has the Effort to Retrain Workers and Attract Tech Savvy Talent made any Difference on Productivity? Mr Suresh M Lodha is one of India’s formidable business figures and is accredited with scaling businesses for sustained growth. He is the Chairman of the British Engineering company Western Thermal Group, a leading specialist engineer in thermal & […]
Ron Nersesian is the President and CEO of Keysight Technologies. Keysight provides world-class electronic measurement capabilities to accelerate the technology innovations that make the world more productive and a safer place to live. No other company offers the breadth and depth of measurement tools and expertise to meet the world’s critical requirements for electronic measurement. […]
Artificial Intelligence is speeding up logical and analytical tasks, shifting through datasets, identifying new patterns and helping to inform decision making. However, great business decisions are made with a significantly broader context than a single data point. Matt Jones, Lead Analytics Strategist at Tessella, explains in detail. As organisations work within the confines of a […]
Companies that have embraced digital transformation are 26% more profitable than their average industry competitors. They also enjoy a 12% higher market valuation, according to the MIT Centre for Business. However, digital transformation can be an incredibly complex process. With that in mind, Terri Hiskey, Vice President, global product marketing for manufacturing at Epicor Software, […]
There’s no doubt that technology has added incredible efficiency to business processes. But we’ve all seen plenty examples of overpromising and underdelivering (such as the proverbial vaporware). How can you ensure that advancements in the accounting and finance industry actually drive better decision-making tactics for the business? Ed Gromann, CPO at Centage Corporation, explains for […]
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