By essentially saying that the business and its leader are one and the same, we don’t leave much room for true data-driven strategy. Short-term strategy. Insisting that the entire company take an opt-in approach to such tools is a respectful policy that furthers corporate goals. MORE

Brett Hurt, the co-founder and CEO of data.world, talks with Leighanne Levensaler, Workday’s senior vice president, corporate strategy, and managing director and co-head, Workday Ventures, about how the smart use of data changes a company’s culture, the early days of e-commerce, and how data.world has created the world’s largest collaborative data community. They stopped having that four-hour-long meeting, it didn’t matter. MORE

65 percent of companies surveyed now rate “inclusive growth” as one of their top three goals, eclipsing strategies like “growing market share” or “being the category leader.”. We now need a set of strategies, investments, and values that reflect the broader role businesses play in our society. MORE

That’s according to IHS Markit’s Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh, who was speaking from the World Economic Forum Davos 2019 meeting. Many CFOs are a bit pessimistic headed into 2019, and I recently read some survey results where almost half of them expected some form of recession to occur by the end of the year or into 2020,” says Betsy Bland, vice president, corporate strategy at Workday. Finance leaders will need to add analytical and data science skills to the function.”—Betsy MORE

While financial professionals still handle traditional areas related to finance, they are increasingly getting involved in departments such as sales, corporate strategy, and business development. Need for better analytical tools. MORE

If your HR organization is like many today, your team takes seriously the imperative to improve performance through data analysis and insight. Time is spent fumbling with data, and meetings are focused, far too often, on arguing over which numbers are the right numbers. MORE

A two-time Pulitzer prize winner, he brought his dynamic insight into creating an internal communications strategy for our new multi-channel world. One way to meet the resistance was reframing the terminology and calling them “experiments.” MORE

65 percent of companies surveyed now rate “inclusive growth” as one of their top three goals, eclipsing strategies like “growing market share” or “being the category leader.”. We now need a set of strategies, investments, and values that reflect the broader role businesses play in our society. MORE

As cloud adoption spreads, the demand for cloud-based analytics is following suit. In a recent EMA study, 56% of businesses cited cloud-based analytical strategies as “essential” or “important” to their corporate strategies. MORE

Review and dissect the current state of corporate talent management requirements. Make sure clear-cut paths are defined, allowing for close gap analysis of problem areas. Take the information gathered above to view an optimization strategy of your current Talent Management systems. MORE