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A CEO was asked how many people work in his company: ‘About half of them,’ he responded. This is a joke, of course, but it has a troubling undertone. The truth is that in many companies, a significant number of people are “checked out.” They show up to work to...

Increasing employee productivity is a goal most companies attempt to achieve whether it's through Six Sigma methodologies or the implementation of performanace based methods of encouraging better work ethics. Recently, there have been new developments in the IT industry that focus on the use of video conferencing as a means...

The numbers don’t lie: Some 80 percent of American parents say they want to see diverse families represented in brand messaging, and another 66 percent report that diverse family representation factors into their purchasing decisions.   Clearly, consumers are tired of seeing brands blast the same messaging that features the same family —...

Many companies lack comprehensive strategies for data analytics, despite broadening opportunities to identify areas for internal investment or savings. That’s an important consideration, given that the digital universe will grow significantly through 2020, with the vast majority of enterprise data volume coming from new sources. What’s more, corporate America is starting...

There’s a fine line between caring emotionally about everything in your company and trying to accomplish every task yourself. While it may be essential for success, caring can be draining, but trying to do everything by yourself is a recipe for disaster.   I know — it feels good to...

Most companies promote their products and services with a corporate branding strategy but far fewer realize the importance of promoting their employer brand. And as the U.S. economy picks up steam and the hiring market gets tighter, your employer brand is a crucial factor in your company’s ability to finding...

Ivy Exec, a curated community of the world’s most successful professionals, is proud to announce their new strategic partnership with CEOWORLD Magazine, a leading business and technology magazine. This partnership will provide the opportunity for an exchange of executive content and resources to each partner’s respective audience. Combining Ivy Exec’s...

For the third year in a row, sales effectiveness has declined across all industries. According to the latest CSO Insights report, the average sales organization achieved 57.1% of its goal in 2015. That’s a problem, and not just a theoretical one. Declining sales performance correlates directly, across the board, to...

The level of performance in a company is not only dependent on processes and individual talent. Companies need to create richer learning environments in which knowledge access is provided to all employees and where a culture of collaboration precedes every decision made. As this is intimately connected to technology, we...

In 1996 John Kotter from Harvard Business School famously stated that 70% of change programs fail. Twelve years later in 2008, McKinsey surveyed 3199 executives and showed that nothing had changed with the fail rate holding at an obstinate 70%. More recently in 2013, Towers Watson reported that despite the...