[:en]Automate HR, Proliferate Mediocrity[:ja]人事の自動化は凡庸の始まり[:]
[:en]Machine learning algorithms are no smarter than the humans they learn from, and in most cases not nearly as smart. I am no luddite. I am aware of the power of big data when used with good analytics and artificial intelligence in automating functions like logistics, supply chain management, manufacturing and market intelligence. However, business leaders ought to treat automating human resources with particular skepticism and caution.
[:en]Now is the Best Time to Self-educate[:ja]今が学ぶのに絶好のチャンスである[:]
[:en]Now that many people are working from home, it is the perfect time to encourage and support your staff in improving their capabilities. Watch this video and learn why. [:ja]現在の危機の中、在宅勤務に切り替える企業がどんどん増えていますが、そんな今だからこそ社員にいろいろ学んでもらうチャンスです。 [:]
[:en]Hit the Ground Running[:ja]すぐに全力で取り組むこと[:]
[:en]The only viable path forward for your business during this crisis is innovation. There is no percentage in tentativeness. It is the bold and the innovators who will hit the ground running and succeed when things settle. At a recent CEO roundtable I held in Tokyo, one CEO talked about how he is implementing enclosed spaces in retail facilities across Japan that are meant to accommodate one customer and one sales person at a time. The space is disinfected after each use. Other CEOs who heard this idea realized they could do the same thing in their own businesses, even though the business of each is vastly different from the […]
[:en]Using R&D to Make a Sale is like Eating Your Young[:ja]研究開発部を利用して営業を上げるのは、リソースの無駄遣いである[:]
[:en]I often see sales people offer highly valuable expert services from an R&D division to a customer for free in order to make a product sale, even when the customer would likely have been happy to pay.
[:en]Tips from the Million Dollar Consulting Mentor Hall of Fame[:ja]ミリオネア・コンサルティング・メンターの殿堂で学んだこと[:]
[:en]I am just wrapping up a week in New York ending with the annual meeting of the Million Dollar Consulting Mentor Hall of Fame into which I was inducted last year. This a group of some of top consultant’s from around the world. Let me share some tips and insights from our meeting. Business optimism abounds, around the world and in Japan. Cash-hoarding companies are now looking to invest again. Be prepared to offer new value to your customers and prospects. Be prepared to invest in your business’s capabilities. Turn off the Internet. Stop checking email. An American company experimented with forcing its sales people to communicate with customers by […]
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