As manufacturers strive to keep pace with customer expectations, sellers are faced with understanding a rapidly evolving portfolio of products, product configurations, and new value-added services. How can you optimize the sales side of your manufacturing process for long-term sustainability?
This whitepaper introduces...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Workday provides an entire suite of global applications for your enterprise—from Finance to HR—all delivered in the cloud, all designed for the way you work.
You'll see how Workday enables your organisation to:
Operate with a complete picture of the company
Align people and financial performance...
Published: Apr 21, 2017
The way we work is changing – but not fast enough. In the current challenging climate, most companies and public sector organisations are looking closely at what they do and how they do it.
Now is the time to take steps not only to deal with the impacts of the recent recession, but also to...
Published: Sep 07, 2016
Employee absence costs are on the rise. Yet while many organisations have processes in place to administer leaves, many lack the tools need to actively manage absences. Employers that enable managers to react quickly to leave requests, and empower HR to rein in excessive absences, can outperform the competition.
This...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Are you the meeting organiser, moderator or leader? How you can make a difference and inspire others?
Download this checklist and learn more about our top tips to banish boredom, promote productivity and enhance effectiveness.
Published: Sep 07, 2016
With the threat to businesses constantly developing and changing, it’s never been more important to be vigilant when it comes to security. An attack on your business can not only mean a loss in productivity, but it may lead to a loss of brand credibility and, in future, fines that could total up to tens of thousands...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
How can analytics help drive sales performance?
This guide will help you establish the power of using sales analytics in your business, and how you can apply the correct strategy and tools to utilise it.
Over several chapters you will learn:
Sales Analytics best practices
What KPIs you need to keep...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
For HR professionals, the need to be flexible in the face of change is constant. From budget constraints to the latest data security protocols and increasing regulatory compliance demands, there’s a lot to keep up with. Juggling so many competing priorities can make it difficult to know where you should spend your...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Imagine a company in which Sales and Finance agree on everything. A company in which Sales never mumbles under their breath about the penny pinchers in Finance, and Finance never wants to tell Sales where to shove it when they request yet another SPIF...
The solution to finally bridging the infamous divide between...
Published: Oct 29, 2015
Sickness is one of the number one causes of pain for both employers and employees.
Especially in winter months, a couple of employees might call in sick.
No matter how big the company is, unexpected absences might affect the business’ productivity and profits in a negative way, and if they become a regular...
Published: Feb 24, 2016
As a wide variety of information technology services move to online offerings in the Cloud, more and more IT executives are considering whether to shift their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems there as well.
Running processes and infrastructure from the Cloud can, in the right context, provide greater...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
The art of public speaking is evolving all the time – and the good news is that giving a solid presentation is a highly coachable skill. But what insight do you need in order to transform your content and delivery from muddled to mesmerizing?
This article offers advice and lessons to help you make...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
One of the top challenges facing sales as a profession is a lack of standard terminology. Common terms such as “close rate” and “preferred supplier” can have numerous definitions. How you ensure sales process consistency across teams, across divisions, and ultimately against other organisations...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Take a moment and hark back to the time you’ve had the best ideas of your professional life. Where were you at the time? Taking a walk? Having a discussion with your friend over a pint of beer? Or, better still – in the shower?
The notion that you’re most productive at your job in the office is becoming...
Published: May 11, 2016