The Tech Skills Gap: Skate to Where the Puck is Going to Be
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. – Wayne Gretzky Gretzky’s approach is invaluable business advice – especially when it comes to closing the technology skills gap. Our...
View ArticleIt takes a village to become a Pacesetter
“It takes a village…” – African proverb I was recently reminded of the old proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” as I presented the findings of the 2014 IBM Business Tech Trends study to...
View ArticleLearning from your best through workforce science
In the high-stakes war for talent, traditional HR practices are no longer a tactical advantage, because traditional approaches lead to average results. Fortunately, traditional HR practices are being...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day at IBM: Global thought leadership and more
Image credit: IWD March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Every year on this day, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women, celebrate their...
View ArticleMarketing to the full suite
While not a new term, Consensus Marketing is becoming more common in marketing’s lexicon as the dynamics of business-to-business (B2B) decision making are changing. As many marketers in B2B industries...
View ArticleExperiments in Agile
Source: IBM Several years ago, a company I previously worked for hired a team of developers to redesign our outdated website. The website had been built for a previous decade when our company, a...
View ArticleOur creativity crisis
I recently saw a video featuring the IBM Design Studios. It described our Design Thinking and how we’ve put into place “people”, “places” and “processes” to re-establish our customer-focused design of...
View ArticleHave you found your startup soulmate? A partnership discussion with Gina...
One of the key findings from the Business Tech Trends study is that leading companies use partnerships to stay ahead of rapidly changing markets. They not only partner more – they partner more...
View ArticleNetting business value through data leadership
Today’s never-ending proliferation of data can feel like an ocean: expansive and bountiful, but also unknown and untapped. Like water, data is a “natural resource,” as IBM CEO Ginni Rometty puts it,...
View ArticleP-TECH student, Chigozie Okorie, interning with IBM Center for Applied Insights
Chigozie Okorie, P-TECH student and summer intern for IBM Center for Applied Insights “Businesses have many open jobs for skills that you can’t fill today – [P-TECH] prepares the kids to be employable”...
View ArticleBrain implants to learn Mandarin? Meet blogger Krista Sande-Kerback
“I recently heard a futurist predict that we’ll be able to obtain chip implants for our brains that could provide perks such as Mandarin language instruction. Sign me up!” – Krista Sande-Kerback, IBM...
View ArticleCDOs take the lead in big data & information sharing
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend MIT’s Chief Data Officer & Information Quality Symposium. The annual event brings together data leaders – chief data officers, chief analytics officers,...
View ArticleP-TECH intern: My interview with IBM executive Nancy Pearson
“One piece of advice that I think helped me, and still continues to help me today, is to know the difference between when you need to sprint and when something is a marathon.” – Nancy Pearson, IBM...
View ArticleData leaders are getting results
Leading organizations are investing in highly skilled data leaders and are rapidly moving to capture new value from data. From greater success rates to decreased fraud, organizations steered by data...
View ArticleDigital transformation: Threat or opportunity? / Transformation Digitale :...
français Digital transformation is a key discussion topic around boardroom tables and is setting the agenda for more and more businesses, regardless of whether they are a large global bank or a smaller...
View ArticleFive human lessons from Content Marketing World 2015
Content Marketing Institute held its fifth Content Marketing World this year in Cleveland, OH. It is reputed to be one of the largest in-person content marketing events in the world, with over 3,500...
View ArticleIf you listen, they will speak
Employee voice may be one of the most valuable resources an organization has. By employee voice, I mean their opinions, feedback, suggestions, concerns and even actions. Listening to employee voice can...
View ArticleHow CFOs can add more value through collaboration
For CFOs looking to make a bigger impact, greater collaboration with HR, supply chain and marketing can change the value equation. Research studies have shown that strong collaboration among CFOs and...
View ArticleP-Tech intern: My interview with IBM executive Arvind Krishna
“So when I say innovation that matters, it’s actually innovation that can help make a difference to the world.” – Arvind Krishna, Senior Vice President and Director, IBM Research Chigozie Okorie,...
View ArticleCISO insights on building risk-based cybersecurity strategy
Security has always been a contentious topic, and high-profile cyber attacks have only heightened public awareness of the impact of security breaches. With the increase in digital business,...
View ArticleWho will win as Finance doubles down on analytics?
A US manufacturer leverages advanced analytics to improve and streamline its revenue forecasting. The company added additional variables—including invoice data, the number of ongoing projects and even...
View ArticleThe rise of the Millennial CIO
Today, Millennials are 83.1 million strong and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Between the ages of 18 and 34, these digital natives are entering the workplace with a better...
View ArticleMeet data scientist blogger Derek Franks
“The more people are able to speak data science, the better.” ” – Derek Franks, IBM Center for Applied Insights Analyst Our Blogger Beat series features our top bloggers to gain a little insight into...
View Article‘Thanks giving’ could keep workers in your organization
Similar to saying “thank you,” the magic word in daily life, providing recognition in the workplace can make people feel important and valued and thus help your company attract, engage and keep talent....
View ArticleThe European CIO: A social portrait
by Madalina Irimia and Raluca Dode There was a time when the Information Technology department was not as glamorous as marketing or advertising. For lots of people, IT meant smart geeks, technology...
View ArticleP-TECH intern: My interview with IBM executive Maria Winans
“I’m a huge believer in calculated risk-taking – taking smart chances, looking at the data, and making a decision. I think it’s also important as leaders to make a decision and not flee from it.” –...
View ArticleHow data leaders and data scientists are driving change
Change can be hard when it comes to becoming more data-driven. One banking COO we spoke with highlighted the paradox many companies face simply in establishing the role of a chief data officer....
View ArticleMeet futurist and IoT blogger Bill Chamberlin
“I have always believed that the greatest impact from technology is that it makes our lives better in some way” – Bill Chamberlin, IBM Market Research Analyst As 2015 comes to an end, we’re closing out...
View ArticleHow deep does digital transformation go?/ Jusqu’où votre organisation se...
français Digital transformation is on every business leader’s mind. But what does it mean? To understand this fundamental shift more deeply, IBM partnered with French think tank group ebg to interview...
View ArticleThree New Year’s predictions for HR
As 2015 is behind us, I find myself reflecting on notable happenings in the world of HR during the previous calendar year, and looking ahead to what we might expect in 2016. The past 12 months have...
View Article”Uberization” and the threat of digital invasion
Today’s business leader is bracing for a sucker punch. In IBM’s second annual Global C-Suite Study, more than 5,000 sitting executives shared their top insights on the competitive landscape. After...
View ArticleBest of IBMCAI: Top seven tech lessons from 2015
By Julie Yamamoto and Raluca Dode Have you made any tech resolutions for the New Year? Going green with a hybrid car? Making your home more intelligent with smart appliances? Trying to get healthier...
View ArticleThe myth of the Millennial leader
We are experiencing a demographic shift in the United States — Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers. In the coming years, Millennials in the workplace will increasingly influence decision making and...
View ArticleDigital business, done. What’s next?
Digital transformation was once the future. Now, as companies large and small are in the midst of transforming themselves to out-disrupt competitors, they’re searching for ways to use proven...
View ArticleInsight, Incorporated
Never bring a hunch to a data fight. If profitability were a matter of intuition, very few would get ahead. To outthink the competition, successful business leaders draw on experience, knowledge-based...
View ArticleWhere are the engineers?
“The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented.” This quote by Dennis Gabor, electrical engineer and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics, captures the progressive spirit of...
View Article3 ways technology can save trees (and our planet)
March 21 seems destined to be a significant day for the convergence of nature and technology. It is traditionally considered to be the first day of spring by most cultures, and it was also established...
View Article“Data beats intuition” says blogger Sheri Feinzig
“There’s so much potential for improving the work experience and simultaneously driving better business results, simply by applying a research and analytics approach and mindset to Human Resources.” –...
View ArticleWhat can we learn from CMOs succeeding in the age of creative disruption?
IBM recently published Redefining Markets: The CMO Point of View, which you can access freely at ibm.biz/cmostudy. It is one of the largest studies of its kind, surveying 723 CMOs globally. For me,...
View Article[Quotes] IBM Business Tech Trends Webcast Speakers #IBMBTT
(All graphics courtesy of IBM Ecosystem Development) Learn more about IBM Business Tech Trends Watch the webcast (replay available until Nov 19, 2014) ——————————————————————————— –Posted by Julie...
View ArticleThe right answers only come from good questions
At the IBM Center for Applied Insights, we’re always searching for new best practices to share with IBM, our clients, and the rest of the world. Which is why, at a recent team meeting, we gathered to...
View ArticleTake Your SaaS Pulse
The use of Software as a Service (SaaS) has skyrocketed over the last few years and shows no signs of slowing down. Leading companies are leveraging SaaS in powerful and even transformative ways. Read...
View ArticleSmarter Policing Infographic
This study – based on data relating to 56 police agencies from around the world and the communities they serve – suggests the potential returns for rapidly developing economies can be dramatic, on...
View ArticleHarness innovative ideas by listening to the broader workforce
Innovation is the driving force behind much organizational success. Innovative ideas can come from anyone in an organization, but the organization needs to be listening to hear them. That means...
View Article11 places to find great content (and thank you!)
As of today, we will no longer be publishing new content on this blog, but you can still access the archives by clicking on the navigation above. Going forward, check out these 11 great places to find...
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