March
2005
Gallup surveys in China reveal tremendous growth in products that reflect a cutting-edge, technology-savvy lifestyle. And this trend isn't limited to consumers in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai -- the entire nation is embracing a great leap forward in modern technology.
All companies must find and develop the next generation of leaders if they want to survive, let alone thrive. But most experts agree that only a few companies master succession management. The first article in this two-part series reveals the practices that set those companies apart.
Women control about $5 trillion in U.S. business and consumer spending and influence some 80% of all such spending nationally. One key subset of women who have proportionally more discretionary income is the mass affluent. Living in households that earn more than $75,000 a year, they represent about one quarter of all women nationwide, or about 15% of the general public. Gallup Poll data reveal insights that are key to targeting this powerful consumer group.
Selecting employees with no talent for their jobs wastes recruiting dollars, time, and effort. Worse, employees with mismatched talents turn off customers, disrupt workgroups, and corrupt brands. In this interview, Vandana Allman, who coauthored the humorous business parable Animals, Inc., explains talent and how to find it and hire it, as well as the dollar value of catching the few "perfect fits" in your pool of applicants.
Change is rampant and daunting in the corporate world. Pay changes, roles change, companies go through mergers . . . the list goes on and on. How can businesspeople cope effectively? They can start by understanding their innate talents and leveraging them to navigate constant change.