Executives who think they're in a technology arms race are focusing on the wrong area: The 2015 Digital Business Global Executive Study and Research Project by MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte identifies strategy, not technology, as the key driver of success in the digital arena.
The Internet of Things — sensors and actuators connected by networks to computing systems — has received enormous attention over the past five years. A new McKinsey Global Institute report, The Internet of Things: Mapping the value beyond the hype, attempts to determine exactly how IoT technology can create real economic value.
Spectrum’s 4th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 22 June in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. As usual, the debate was wide-ranging, this time with the customer experience, and, in particular, the role of the physical store explored in detail. The most notable discussion points were:
Telling CEOs these days that leadership drives performance is a bit like saying that oxygen is necessary to breathe. Over 90% of CEOs are already planning to increase investment in leadership development because they see it as the single most important human-capital issue their organisations face. And they’re right to do so: earlier McKinsey research has consistently shown that good leadership is a critical part of organisational health, which is an important driver of shareholder returns.
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Simon Cowell is seeking out the best young technology entrepreneurs in the UK through a new competition known as The F Factor. The X Factor judge is turning his attention from tunes to apps as an increasing number of celebrities start to realise the importance of technology.