Bret Greenstein - January 5, 2021 - 114 views

As the curtain opens on 2021, there’s plenty of uncertainty mixed in with the overall hope for a better year. Amid the unknown, however, one thing is sure: Artificial intelligence will play a major role in whatever the next 12 months may bring. Second, even as businesses and governments jostle for AI domination, those who […]

Margaret Schweer - October 7, 2020 - 894 views

Intensified by the global pandemic, a sense of belonging has become a pressing organizational priority.  Work routines have been upended for leaders and employees alike – office shutdowns, remote work, extended work hours, and furloughs and layoffs. Given the prolonged nature of the disruption, what does it mean to “belong at work” during a sustained […]

Surya Gummadi - September 29, 2020 - 214 views

COVID-19 gets too much credit for changing everything. In reality, it’s not the virus itself but how organizations and people respond to the pandemic that will – and in some cases, should – create lasting change. In healthcare, one such change is the concept of “care anywhere.” Care anywhere can mean care received at home, […]

Bret Greenstein - September 24, 2020 - 971 views

For most of us, 2020 has ushered in unwelcome chaos and uncertainty. Who would have guessed in early March that within days, personal decisions that were once mundane – like where, when and how to get groceries – would spur paralyzing anxiety. What was missing – and still is – is information and, in particular, […]

Randal Kenworthy - September 17, 2020 - 384 views

It’s unseemly to include “silver linings” and “COVID-19” in the same sentence. The pandemic has claimed nearly a million lives worldwide. While optimism around a vaccine is reasonably high, for now it remains beyond our grasp. And we’ve barely begun to feel what the World Bank says will be the worst global recession since World […]

Jillian Powers - September 16, 2020 - 405 views

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust our lives into uncertainty. The unemployment rate remains high, people struggle to plan their days and their lives due to unclear and ever-changing guidelines for returning to work and school, and consumers worry about both their finances and the health and well-being of their families and communities. COVID-19 has resulted […]

Amresh Singh - September 15, 2020 - 433 views

Even with many employees continuing to work remotely, as many as 80% of workers are expected to return to the workplace in the next few months. This represents a massive challenge for organizations that need to adhere to social distancing and worker hygiene requirements. Some of the key challenges will be to ensure a contactless […]

Sashi Padarthy - August 25, 2020 - 252 views

As if to punctuate the growing shift to on-demand healthcare spurred by the pandemic, Teladoc and Livongo have announced the merger of their two companies, creating the first end-to-end virtual health delivery “system.” With a combined estimated valuation of over $38 billion and over 70 million lives under management, the merger will create the first […]

Mahesh Subramanium - August 20, 2020 - 616 views

The impact of the pandemic on small businesses has spurred changes in banks’ lending practices – but the upheaval hasn’t stopped there. While the shifts underway in functions such as trade finance and mortgages are typically more nuanced, they speak to how important small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are to banks – and how critical […]

Bruce J. Rogow - August 6, 2020 - 1165 views

Over the past two years, when I’ve asked business, digital and IT executives what critical skill or talent they most sorely lack, I’ve gotten an unexpected response: It’s what several called “chunkers.” Not only has the pandemic increased the need for chunkers; it also requires a different set of perspectives and skills from these individuals, […]