Posts by George Veth
Data is the basis for most digital decision-making but how reliable is data?
Data is the basis for many operations, but it doesn’t mean data is always reliable. Things can get complicated when you don’t know which data source is reliable and which is not. But we must use data all the time. Sometimes it is possible to increase the accuracy, but the more meaningful solution is to…
Read MoreOperationalization: the art and science of making metrics
Essential psychology for all data professionals
Read MoreHow One Company Worked to Root Out Bias from Performance Reviews
About two years ago, a midsize U.S. law firm reached out to the Center for WorkLife Law to learn how bias was surfacing in their performance evaluations. The firm’s D&I director had spot-checked a sample of supervisor evaluations for bias and identified several red flags. They decided they wanted to go a step further and…
Read MoreStreamlining Your Company’s Strategy
Felix Oberholzer-Gee, professor at Harvard Business School, says many organizations spend so much energy on strategy that it overwhelms with conflicting priorities. Instead, he argues companies should simplify and focus on two value drivers: customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction. By aligning strategic initiatives on these alone, leaders make their workers’ jobs less complicated and also improve…
Read MoreEvery brand should embrace these 5 lessons in customer loyalty from super group BTS
How the K-pop band keeps its fans, aka, the Army, delighted and growing, according to a marketing strategist.
Read MoreWhy Organizations Must Reinvent Their Talent Strategy And Embrace Open Innovation
In his seminal book, Crowds and Power, Nobel Laureate Elias Canetti writes about the “freedom and relief” that the experience of “becoming one with the crowd” provides to individuals otherwise unconnected to one another.
Read MoreMajid Al Futtaim’s new growth formula: Innovate fast, stay ahead, work the ecosystem
This Dubai-based conglomerate outpaces competition by adhering to its long-term vision and seizing opportunities quickly—with the help of an ecosystem of external partners.
Read MoreThe Four Fs of employee experience
These simple principles, based on the empathetic, iterative practice of design thinking, can help you help your people perform to their fullest potential.
Read MoreThe How-To of Hybrid Work
How can we preserve the benefits of remote or hybrid work as offices reopen without unintentionally institutionalizing the downsides of virtual models? That is the question facing many employers today.
Read MoreEffective Time Management Starts With Leader’s Holding Themselves Accountable
Time management is a zero-sum game. Either you’ve used the time well or you’ve wasted it.
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