Social Media
Social Business Is Fast Gaining Ground Across All Industries
Industries across the board report that social business has increased in importance between 2011-2012.
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Analytics & Business Intelligence
Big Data and Big Change Management: A Path Forward
Organizations that deal with big data analytics often grapple with change management.
Educating Executives Online in Four Dimensions
During a recent Exec Ed course, Big Data: Making Complex Things Simpler, MIT Sloan offered its first-ever virtual 4Dx course.
With 3-D Printing, the Shoe Really Fits
New Balance leads the way toward using 3-D printing to make custom shoes.
Climate Change
A View from the Peak: Balancing Our Carbon Budget
Is leaving carbon in the ground a realistic answer to climate change? HSBC analysts think so.
Collaboration
What Is Social Media, Anyway? (And Why Managers Should Care)
Managers need to keep up with what social media is becoming and how to use it.
Climate Change
Sustainability Goals — Thinking About What Works and What Doesn’t
Managers should focus on sustainability practices that are proven to be effective.
Social Media
The Emergence of Chief Digital Officers
Companies are appointing chief digital officers to focus their use of social and digital strategies.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Predicting the Performance of Analytics Talent
How to hire the right talent to overcome big data project failures.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Reimagining the Possible with Data Analytics? Some Answers to Your Questions
During our webinar, we described those characteristics that define each group, and what your organization can do to become more like Analytical Innovators.
Collaboration
What Can Managers Learn about Social Media from the Boston Marathon Bombing?
Social media lessons for managers from the Boston Marathon bombing.
Climate Change
Managing Risks, Creating Opportunities from Ecosystem Change
A 5-step process helps managers address risks and opportunities stemming from ecosystem changes.
Collaboration
Can CIOs Step Up and Be Leaders in Social Media?
CIOs face challenges in maintaining leadership in social business within the C-suite.
Digital Marketing
CMOs Using Social Data to Flex Their Muscle
CMOs are very involved in leveraging social media, which may be expanding that function’s strength.
Competitive Advantage with Data? Maybe … Maybe Not
IBM chairman, president and CEO Virginia Rometty has been espousing a bold new future built upon big data.
Climate Change
Designing for Resilience
Designing for resilience can ensure that critical systems continue to operate despite increasing threats.
Collaboration
Redesigning Innovation at Chubb
Chubb wanted to accelerate its innovation process and its field response time. Its answer? Build a more social business.
Social Media
CFOs’ Anti-Social Tendencies may be Changing
Data shows that within the C-suite, CFOs are the least supportive of social business initiatives.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Analytics and Intuition: Finding Equilibrium
With the growing potential of data and analytics, how should managers balance analytics and intuition?
Digital Marketing
What Do Senior Managers Really Want to Know About Social Media?
A study of senior executives’ use of social media identified key reasons why experts are brought in to educate the staff.