The five biggest misconceptions about B2B pricing optimization
Technological disruptions tend to cause anxiety and elicit misconceptions. Early Americans called trains iron horses and found it dizzying to ride something that went as fast as 30 miles per hour. Telephones were said to deliver electric shocks to anyone who touched them. There are still claims that texting is ruining the English language. It’s no wonder, then, that after …
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What’s next for supply chain processes?
Global supply chains have been under immense pressure over the past year. Unprecedented demand for online goods, critical medical supplies and more, coupled with worldwide stock shortages, has left supply chains struggling to keep up with ever-increasing customer needs and expectations. Indeed, recent research suggests that the pandemic disrupted more than three-quarters (78 percent) of supply chains. The pandemic brought …
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If it quacks like a duck…
Technology is a great enabler. The countless advancements ranging from self-driving cars to virtual reality and a million others are astounding badges of honor to human ingenuity. Ok, that is the positive preamble. Maybe it is just the alarmist in me, but where we seem to be lagging in our meteoric rise as a species is coupling the question …
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Securing business communications in a post-Covid world
The current pandemic has changed our world beyond all recognition, forcing us to urgently adapt ‘old ways’ and prioritize safety above all else. In business terms, this has translated into the acceleration of remote working and digital transformation, prompting a greater reliance on digital communications, governed by the need to avoid physical contact wherever possible. In the Netherlands last spring, …
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Remote working has led to greater commitment to employee wellbeing
Employees were experiencing burnout long before Covid-19, but the switch to remote working has placed wellbeing front and center and a greater number of business owners are now committed to creating a healthier workplace. These are the conclusions of a new report from collaboration platform Slack. The majority of respondents (56 percent) said their employers were already making improvements to …
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Workers increasingly worried automation will make them redundant
Concerns among employees that automation might make their roles redundant have been exacerbated by the pandemic, a new report from TotalJobs and Boston Consulting Group claims. Polling more than 209,000 people in 190 countries, the pair found workers aged 31-40, especially those who were laid off during the pandemic, to be most fearful of AI and automation taking their jobs. …
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