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The Top 20 Technology-Driven Trends for 2012
By guest author Daniel Burrus No matter what industry you’re in, your company can’t survive without technology. And these days, even non-technical employees know that technology goes way beyond desktop computers and networks. From smart phones and tablet computers to mobile apps and cloud-based technology, there are a plethora of technological advancements to not only
Creating Paradigm-Shifting Insights Through Co-Creation and Crowd Sourcing
By guest author Soren Petersen; cowritten by Tina Santiago, Tanja Aitamurto, Richard Spencer and Dr. Jaewoo Joo. Coming up with creative ideas that can change mental and technical contradictions into progress and profit are among the toughest challenges in business today. Without previous mental or technical references from which to extrapolate we rely on inspiration and intuition
Gameification: Accelerating Learning with Technology
By Guest Authors Daniel Burrus and John David Mann Anyone who has kids—or who has been around them for any length of time—knows they are attracted to video games like moths to light. You might be tempted to think these young-uns are using their time idly. In reality, they’re pioneering the future of business training
It’s Time To Transform The U.S. Postal Service
By guest author Daniel Burrus The United States Postal Service has been doing poorly, financially, for years. With the advent of email and electronic bill payment, there’s been a dramatic drop in the use of the postal service, yet their expenses have increased. It’s thus no surprise they have recently announced big cutbacks to help rein
Futureview: A Roadmap for Growth and Prosperity
A guest post by Daniel Burrus We just passed a milestone that should have been a thunderclap heard round the world. Instead, it slipped past with barely a whisper. May 25, 2011 was the semicentennial of a great moment in history. In his 1961 “Special Message to the Congress on Urgent Needs,” a young president painted
Anneke Seley on Sales 2.0 (Part 2)
From Chapter 2 of ‘Sales 2.0: Improve Business Results Using Innovative Sales Practices and Technology’ by guest authors Anneke Seley and Brent Holloway. WHY IS SALES 2.0 IMPERATIVE FOR YOUR BUSINESS? Continued Marketing and sales professionals in every industry need to reexamine their markets, potential new customers, and how new and current customers evaluate and
Anneke Seley on Sales 2.0 (Part 1)
For the next two weekends I will feature excerpts from ‘Sales 2.0: Improve Business Results Using Innovative Sales Practices and Technology’ by Anneke Seley and Brent Holloway. Anneke and Brent begin by defining Sales 2.0 and discussing the innovations necessary for its implementation. WHAT IS SALES 2.0? Sales 2.0 is the use of innovative sales practices,
“No You Didn’t!” A Manager Advises People How to Keep Their Jobs
By guest author Richard Laermer You’re doomed and so am I. We are all reeling. The money just is not coming in like it used to. Damn. These are the times when you got to stop whining and do something. And I’m sorry to say you are going to have to change habits—that’s the
