Disruptive Tech For Life Insurance & Annuity Outsourcing
Insurers, outsourcers and third party administrators increasingly want options as to how they can deploy a system. According to Insurance & Technology magazine: “having options for hosted, Software as a Service, and BPO deployments makes sense for vendors not wanting to leave any piece of the pie on the plate.” Is the time right for disruption? Tom ...
Why Failure Is Nothing To Be Afraid Of
Failure is often seen as a dirty word in business – yet a whopping 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start a new venture fold within the first 18 months. So why the stigma? Amongst his many projects, BJ Cunningham is best known as the founder of Death Cigarettes and now as co-founder of luxury shoe ...
Nike, Nando’s and Knowing Yourself
In what may sound a warning note for smaller companies, legendary marketer John Grant recently said: “My experience is not necessarily that it is easier for small players to have a real impact in that great DIY entrepreneurial way. Some do, but millions of others don’t and there is still luck and brilliance required – and it’s ...
Ten HR Best Practices #1
Experts reveal their 10 best practice HR tips to MeetTheBoss. The HR landscape is changing, and best practices need to be adhered to so that the organization can achieve its goals year-after-year. From a safe and happy workplace, to 360-degree performance management systems – what are the key attributes that define HR success? Includes: Alan ...
Applying HR Metrics
What human resources metrics do McDonald’s use? Chief of People at McDonald’s Europe, David Fairhurst tells us why he is so opinionated about the lack of insight that many business have about their HR function – and how to get it right. “We actually have 167 HR performance metrics in a store and we have many people measures ...
Nonverbal Communication Lessons
“If we find success, it’s all about sustaining it. And if we are struggling, it’s all about responding.” Trevor Moawad, Director of IMG Performance Institute, explains the main key to effective communication in the workplace and adopting the correct attitude to affect the performance and being able to talk athletes into winning. Watch more world business ...
Increasing Employee Energy
Charles Bresler, EVP HR, The Men’s Wearhouse offers his top-line strategy for instilling employee connectedness and energy. “I think it’s hard to train the people working in the stores on a day-to-day basis to have employee energy. In sports they have this saying, you can’t coach speed. And employee energy is a little bit like that.“ ...
Managing the ‘Human’ in ‘Human Resources’
Gary Steel of ABB explains: “building a common and consistent set of values is the way we do business in the ABB group”. How advantageous have they found this common culture? And why do they involve all levels in leadership? In this interview, we talk to Gary Steel about HR employee management and leadership skill development. ...
Software Unification: Ensuring simplicity
User experience. Simplicity. Enablement. Three priorities for any Head of IT – and anything but simple to achieve. But as Ash Massoudi, CEO of NextAxiom puts it – that leap in simplification could be right around the corner. For Ash and his team, the question then becomes: How does silo-free virtualisation on top of the ...
Into the Unknown: Identifying Your Vulnerabilities
IT security rhetoric has undergone something of a change in recent years: most firms now appreciate the importance of protecting your critical information assets. The problem is, many don’t know what they’re at risk from. MeetTheBoss TV’s Ben Thompson spoke with the experts over at security firm Codenomicon to find out how to secure against ...