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Stop Blabbing About Innovation And Start Actually Doing It

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Wriiten by Aaron Shapiro, CEO, Huge and author of Users, Not Customers.

These days, every established company is at risk of having its industry–and its own business–disrupted by a startup. Cognizant of this, companies devote a lot of time to talking about how important it is to innovate. But here’s the truth: most companies can’t innovate because everyone is paid to maintain the status quo.

This is the single biggest reason companies fail to do anything new or exciting. You and everyone else are maxed out making sure your company is doing what it’s supposed to do; innovation is what the weekends are for. Continue reading →

What does Molson Coors, Coca Cola, KPMG and PA Consulting have in common??

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Not sure, well its more than you think. They are all participating in Integrated Search Solutions first Webinar.We have pulled together an expert panel from KPMG, PA Consulting, Coca Cola and Molson Coors to discuss the future steps that shared services will be taking to stay ahead of client demands.

This lively Q&A lead by our newest associate Joe Hogan will cover topics such as:

?Governance in a Hybrid world of Shared Services and Outsourcing

?The Search for talent on both sides of the issue, ?How do I find them and how do I   keep them?

?What skill sets are required as cloud platforms are integrated, and resources     are available to assist? Continue reading →

HELPING NEW EXECUTIVES HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR TRANSITION PLANS

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by Kathy Bernhard

What would it be worth to your organization to have new leaders at all levels become fully productive sooner, even one month earlier? What would it be worth to you as one of those new leaders?

Organizations routinely spend thousands of dollars in recruitment / executive search fees, intent upon finding the perfect candidate. Yet far fewer do enough, if anything, to maximize the return on that investment by thoughtfully planning for a successful transition. Best practice organizations address this issue and create competitive advantage with transition plans designed to quickly and efficiently ramp up new to full productivity.

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