Posts by George Veth
Picking the Right Approach to Digital Collaboration
Many software tools promise to facilitate teamwork — but what suits close-knit colleagues may not help those who need to make connections across the organization.
Read MoreSupport and Control Functions Go Agile
Support and control functions like human resources and finance can empower Agile teams and benefit from becoming more Agile themselves.
Read MoreSmart Simplicity in Global Business Services
Smart Simplicity involves the consolidation of all GBS activities into a more modular, interoperable, and far more comprehensively coordinated form. It is designed to achieve excellence and transform customer and employee experience, as well as user experience in general.
Read MoreThe data gambit: How large B2B companies can outmaneuver start-ups
Incumbents often overlook the value of their most significant asset: their own data.
Read MoreAre you building employee capabilities across these four critical areas?
Leaders have the potential to capture value and drive impact at levels previously thought unimaginable by building individual capabilities across four quadrants.
Read MoreWhy the first five minutes of a meeting shape its outcome
The best meetings are a group improvisation, a chance for co-creation. Much of the expertise and talent needed to do the “work” of the meeting is already in the heads of the participants. But, just like improvisers on stage, they need to warm up to get in the creative spirit.
Read MoreHow incumbents can lay the foundations for hypergrowth
To accelerate core-business and new-digital-business growth, established companies should adopt the best practices of successful start-ups.
Read MoreBuilding a digital bridge across the supply chain with nerve centers
Many companies operate some type of supply-chain control tower, but upgrading to a digital, end-to-end nerve center can manage risk even more effectively, while boosting output and productivity.
Read MoreIt’s time to debunk the ‘pipeline problem’ once and for all
For the first episode of the series I spoke with Porter Braswell, CEO and cofounder of Jopwell, an HR tech platform that helps diverse students and professionals unlock opportunities for career advancement. Braswell broke down why the myth of the “pipeline problem”—the enduring notion that the reason why there are so few people of color…
Read MoreEven overs: The prioritization tool that brings your strategy to life
… if everything is a priority, nothing is priority. As you’ve no doubt found from your own experience, the “we can have it all” mindset fails frequently as we repeatedly come up short trying to be the best at everything … A better approach is to make trade-offs explicit, by choosing one thing over another…
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