Click to learn more about author Daniel Jebaraj. For decades, business intelligence (BI) has been limited to power users and senior decision-makers. Business analysts have prepared dashboards and reports and delivered them to the C-suite for high-level strategic discussions. Outside of that rarified atmosphere, business has been conducted without access to real-time data and BI. […]
How to Keep Remote Workers Motivated with AI
Click here to learn more about Dr. Tommy Weir. With remote work becoming the norm, the portfolio of requisite leadership skills has expanded to include the ability to inspire employees from afar. The million-dollar question, of course, is how? Well, a mix of carrot and stick should form the bedrock of your strategy. “Sticks” don’t […]
Why AI and Big Data Will Be the Heroes of the Great Recession
Click here to learn more about Dr. Tommy Weir. The current global crisis has ushered in a tough new reality that makes it difficult for employers and employees to cope, and we are all struggling. Let’s face it — with record unemployment and an uptick in virus cases across North America, we all know that […]
The Virtual Chief AI Officer: A Critical Advisor to the C-Suite
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. AI’s rapid surge in value-add has left companies struggling to adopt this highly complex technology. Executives struggle to understand it. At a basic level, the terminology is confusing — machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, computational statistics, cognitive computing, natural language/speech processing, robotic process automation (RPA), AI, etc. […]
Forget the Turtles and Hares: How to Manage a Successful Digital Transformation Project
Click to learn more about author Leon Adato. Technical projects fail – but they don’t fail because of technology. They fail because of planning. The numbers vary on how many transformation efforts fail, but most experts agree it’s high. One estimate says it reaches 84%. Billions have gone up in smoke, despite all the flowcharts and […]
Anticipation, Fear Uncovered in New Study on What Executives Really Think About AI
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “For nearly two years, artificial intelligence has been one of the most hyped fields to hit enterprise software and modern business. New research data from CITE Research, sponsored by SugarCRM, aims to detect how the relentless news cycle is affecting business executives, and whether or not they […]
Trend Micro Research Reveals C-level Executives Are Not Prepared for GDPR Implementation
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect May 25, 2018, businesses around the globe should be preparing accordingly. However, through a recent survey, Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, found that C-suite executives are not approaching the regulation with the seriousness required, […]
Radware Survey Shows: AI Joins the C-Suite As Execs Turn To Automated Cyber Defenses
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Radware®, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, released its 2017 Executive Application & Network Security Survey, which strikingly elicited that executives in the U.S. and Europe now place broad trust in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems, designed to protect organizations […]
The Expanding Role of the Chief Data Officer
by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “The chief data officer is one of the newest arrivals in the C-suite. The title didn’t even exist until Visa coined it in 2001. But with the increasing importance of data analytics to all businesses, more companies are bringing CDOs on board – there are now about […]
Increasing Business Intelligence Competency in the C-Suite
by Angela Guess Larry Alton recently wrote in The American Genius, “Many companies are still lacking real business intelligence competence at the C-Suite level, and these companies risk falling behind in an era built on big data. So, how do we increase business intelligence competency in the C-Suite? The first step is increasing education about […]