When COVID-19 was running rampant, millions of workers stayed away from the office and got their work done from home. This helped mitigate the spread of the disease, but also led to more and more companies adopting cloud-based and digital solutions for their operations. With so much data being stored online and on servers, security […]
A Look at the HR Responsibilities of Medium-Sized Businesses
As a medium-sized business owner, you are likely trying to compete with companies that are both bigger and smaller than yours. Your business sits in that middle lane which presents its own set of benefits and challenges that will need to be overcome. With that said, it’s quite normal that you can feel pulled in […]
Why Employers Should Encourage Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace
Mental health hasn’t always been prioritized in the workplace. In fact, many employers used to focus solely on the numbers without regard for the people who produced them. However, in recent years, that has been changing. There has been a shift toward identifying mental health issues and putting steps in place to resolve them for […]
Everything You Need to Know about Content Buckets in 2021
If you are a content creator, you must have come across this common phrase – “Content is king” more often than you’d like to admit. Yet, it is a phrase that still holds true. Perhaps that’s why one of the most crucial aspects of any online marketing strategy is high-quality content. We all know our content […]
The Death of Marketing: Strategies to Avoid in 2021
Why is marketing important? Methods and ways of promoting a company or brand change almost daily. It is foolish to think that what worked a couple of years ago will still work today. Like everything in our life, tools and means of work become obsolete and stop working. Continuing to use out-of-trend strategies, you risk […]
Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF): Data Reference Model (DRM)
Enterprise Architecture (EA) conveys management best practices for positioning business and technology resources to fulfil strategic goals, enhance Organizational Performance, and guide departments to achieve their core missions more successfully via Operational Excellence. The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) realizes this goal for U.S. Federal agencies and assists systems surpass interagency boundaries. FEAF facilitates through […]
Corporate Learning Strategy
Although organizations invest heavily in Learning and Talent Development, most CEOs when interviewed complain about the shortage of learned managers, leaders, and skilled workforce. The capabilities of knowledge workers, not technology or capital, is often a key constraint for organizational growth. Research reveals that a number of managers consider employee performance to remain the same […]
Strategic Alliance Management
Strategic Alliances are quite ubiquitous in businesses nowadays, but most of them often go unsuccessful. A Strategic Alliance is referred to as “an agreement between 2 organizations to share resources to carry out a mutually beneficial initiative.” The arrangement differs from a Joint Venture (JV) given that both firms in a Strategic Alliance remain independent. […]
5 Decision Support Tools for Strategic Decision Making
Do people always follow a rational linear process to come to a decision? Studies have suggested that a combination of Decision Making Models are used by people to reach quality decisions. Strategic Decision Making is a complex process with a lot riding on those decisions. Eliminating risk from Decision Making is unthinkable but radically enhancing […]
5 Trends for Retail Marketing in 2021
Life has changed for just about everyone since COVID-19 struck. Entire industries shut down, and many workers either lost their jobs or were forced to work from home. Shoppers stayed at home, too, but online shopping rose to new heights in the name of safety. If you’re in retail, chances are you had to make […]
Risk Mitigation in Business Operation
As a business, minimizing risks is top priority. However, certain internal factors like human errors and technological mishaps can be beyond control. What’s worse is that it can impact your business leading to a downward spiral. While avoiding these situations isn’t possible, it’s worthwhile to note you can put in place some proven steps to […]
What Is a Value Analysis?
It is an orderly and creative method to increase the value of an item. This ” item” can be a product, a system, a process, a procedure, a plan, a machine, equipment, tool, a service, or a working method. Value Analysis, also called Functional Analysis was created by L.D. Miles of General Electric Company. The […]