The document discusses David Beck's intern project analyzing the Denver RIP track operations using simulation modeling. It describes the current base model of the track, which includes creating cars and assigning repairs, holding cars until a carman is available, and recording repair times and outcomes. An alternative expeditor model is proposed, adding a track for simple expedited repairs estimated to take 30-60 minutes. Simulation results suggest the expeditor model could increase daily car releases from 11.5 to 18.9 cars. Safety mitigations like fall protection would need to be implemented on the additional track.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
The document discusses David Beck's intern project analyzing the Denver RIP track operations using simulation modeling. It describes the current base model of the track, which includes creating cars and assigning repairs, holding cars until a carman is available, and recording repair times and outcomes. An alternative expeditor model is proposed, adding a track for simple expedited repairs estimated to take 30-60 minutes. Simulation results suggest the expeditor model could increase daily car releases from 11.5 to 18.9 cars. Safety mitigations like fall protection would need to be implemented on the additional track.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
The document discusses various AI tools from OpenAI like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2, as well as ChatGPT. It explores how search engines are using AI and things to consider around AI-generated content. Potential SEO uses of ChatGPT are also presented, such as generating content at scale, conducting topic research, and automating basic coding tasks. The document encourages further reading on using ChatGPT for SEO purposes.
More than Just Lines on a Map: Best Practices for U.S Bike Routes
This session highlights best practices and lessons learned for U.S. Bike Route System designation, as well as how and why these routes should be integrated into bicycle planning at the local and regional level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Kevin Luecke Toole Design Group
Co-Presenter: Virginia Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association
Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...DevGAMM Conference
Has your project been caught in a storm of deadlines, clashing requirements, and the need to change course halfway through? If yes, then check out how the administration team navigated through all of this, relocating 160 people from 3 countries and opening 2 offices during the most turbulent time in the last 20 years. Belka Games’ Chief Administrative Officer, Katerina Rudko, will share universal approaches and life hacks that can help your project survive unstable periods when there seem to be too many tasks and a lack of time and people.
This presentation was designed to provide strategic recommendations for a brand in decline. The deck also incorporates a situational assessment, including a brand identity, positioning, architecture, and portfolio strategy for the Brand.
Presentation originally created for NYU Stern's Brand Strategy course. Design by Erica Santiago & Chris Alexander.
Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them wellSaba Software
According to the latest State of the American Manager report from Gallup, employees who have regular meetings with their managers are almost three times as likely to be engaged as those who don’t. These regular check-ins keep managers and employees in sync and aligned. Want to see better manager/employee relationships in your organisation? Then make an all-in commitment to 1:1 meetings. Not sure how? You’ve come to the right place.
In this webinar with Jamie Resker, Founder and Practice Leader for Employee Performance Solutions (EPS), and Teala Wilson, Talent Management Consultant at Saba Software, you’ll get the inside track on how to hold effective 1:1 meetings, including tips for getting managers on board.
• Go beyond discussing the status of everyday work to higher level topics, including recognition, performance, development, and career aspirations
• Learn how to decide meeting frequency, what to cover, as well as roles and responsibilities of the manager and employee
• Understand how managers can build trust and make it comfortable for employees to provide upward feedback
• Unite your organisation with a unified approach to 1:1 meetings
Join us for this 1-hour webinar to get practical tips for building better manager-employee relationships with intention and purpose.
About the Speakers
Jamie Resker - Founder and Practice Leader for Employee Performance Solutions (EPS)
Jamie Resker, Practice Leader and Founder of Employee Performance Solutions, is a recognized innovator in performance management. She is the originator of the-the Performance Continuum Feedback Method® and Conversations to Optimize Employee Performance training program; tools and training that reshape communications between managers and employees to drive and align performance. Jamie is on the faculty for the Northeast Human Resources Association, is a contributor to Halogen Software's Talent Space Blog, and is an editorial advisory board member for HR Examiner.
Teala Wilson - Senior Consultant, Strategic Services, Saba Software
Teala is a Talent Management Consultant at Halogen Software, now a part of Saba Software. She has worked with teams on a national and global level supporting human resources in areas such as performance management, recruitment, employee benefit programs, training and talent development, workforce planning and internal communications. Teala also has a personal passion for visual arts and design.
Want to learn more? Join us for an upcoming Product Tour!
http://bit.ly/2yitfqu
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
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2. DIVERSITY IN THE BANKING
& FINANCE SECTOR
A WAY FORWARD
People strategy is key to the success of every organisation. Having a people
strategy that includes diversity is part and parcel of most corporate agendas, ever
since equal opportunities legislation was first enshrined in law several decades ago.
And yet diversity, or the lack thereof, continues to be a hot topic for debate. A
recent report by the Sutton Trust claimed that private schools are still a passport
to top jobs in Britain, giving fee-paying pupils a head start when it comes to future
prospects.
This year’s International Women’s Day theme was “pledge for parity”, highlighting
the fact that progress towards gender parity has slowed in many places. “The World
Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global
gender parity. In 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already glacial pace
of progress meant the gender gap wouldn’t close entirely until 2133,” said the
campaign website.
Survey findings from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD)
reveal that the proportion of female employees decreases with seniority in two-
thirds (67%) of organisations in the UK and just three in ten (31%) have taken
action to improve the gender diversity of their board.
While it’s true to say that recruiters are focusing on increasing the number of
gender diverse submissions and placements made, their clients are not necessarily
accurately measuring the impact of this on their organisations. In some cases,
diversity, rather than becoming a cultural shift, has become more of a tick-box
exercise.
We investigated further with leaders across a number of banking and finance
institutions to see why the lack of diversity continues to be an issue in this sector.
BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
3. BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Whilst most participants agreed that Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) were a more
integrated part of the workforce than in years previously, most agreed that this only went so
far, and that this change hadn’t reached senior level positions. Most also agreed that gender
parity continued to be a major issue.
The majority also agreed that diversity has to be approached under one policy, rather than
siloed into different areas. There are areas with combinations of diversity, such as female
BAME, which can only properly be tackled using a holistic approach.
There is a prevailing sentiment that diversity is another target to hit, while culturally, hiring
like for like is the easiest path to follow. In other words, once the diversity target has been
hit it’s business as usual. Partly, this is due to the fear factor – greater diversity means a
greater investment in onboarding and training, and the overall outcome/results harder to
predict. In some cases the bias may be unconscious, but there all the same. Short term-ism
is very much in play, where managers seek to find the candidate easiest to fit within the
team, rather than someone who will have different view and inputs and may take longer to
assimilate. In many cases this is due to business pressures placed on them.
HOLISTIC ISSUES
FACED BY CLIENTS
Hiring managers face the demands of helping business units meet their business targets,
and following a diversity agenda. With deadlines and productivity targets to consider, and
without the proper support, hiring managers are less likely to pursue diversity as a cultural
way forward but rather as a tick box exercise.
Some simply don’t buy into the diversity argument, and in turn become a negative role
model within the organisation. Even where this isn’t the case, because diversity is a cultural
issue the bias against a diverse talent pool may be unconscious.
Those that did buy into the notion still cited the “fear factor” as a limiting factor. The
inherent risks of hiring from a diverse pool of talent bred a reluctance to embrace it properly.
ISSUES THAT HIRING
MANAGERS FACE
The business case for diversity is clear. Countless studies have shown that increased diversity
equals increased business performance.
Last September Mckinsey & Co published a report stating that $12 trillion could be added to
global GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality.
Another Mckinsey & Co study entitled Why Diversity Matters, found that companies in the
top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely to have financial returns
above their national industry medians.
“More diverse companies, we believe, are better able to win top talent and improve their
customer orientation, employee satisfaction, and decision making, and all that leads to a
virtuous cycle of increasing returns. This in turn suggests that other kinds of diversity—for
example, in age, sexual orientation, and experience (such as a global mind-set and cultural
fluency)—are also likely to bring some level of competitive advantage for companies that
can attract and retain such diverse talent,” says the report.
THE CASE FOR CHANGE
4. BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ALL TALK, NO ACTION
Steve Allen, Head of Operations, Corporate Banking at Barclays, personally leads his
Operations efforts on diversity. So we asked him: why is diversity still a topic for discussion in
this day and age? “There has been an immense amount of talk and, certainly in my view, not
enough action across the various industries despite efforts,” states Steve. “There’s been lots
of analysis, lots of research, lots of stats, lots of different ways of professing how the situation
can be improved. But that hasn’t yet translated into enough action. There has not been enough
sustained action that we can see measurably, which is changing attitudes.”
“What gets measured get managed,” adds Steve, outlining Barclays’ three-pronged approach
to the diversity issue:
1. Holding everybody accountable, from c-suite down. “There needs to be that cascade,
down and back up, that real transparency on the accountability for a change in
philosophy, in behaviour, being clear on who is accountable front to back, top to
bottom for that change.
2. Measurable progress. “There has to be clear and very transparent indicators as to
whether progress is or is not happening.”
3. Championing success. “Organisations have to be brilliant at championing and
marketing success that does happen.”
In his search for talent, Steve has often looked outside the obvious pools of talent. “One thing
that has proved very successful is that I mandated that for every director level hire in my
organisation that there would be a female MD on the interview slate.”
“I also promised to publish to my team when we appointed a director how many females met
the final interview stage. Two very simple things but it really did set the tone that we were
serious about trying to improve the diversity of our candidate slate. It didn’t mean every
director that we posted was a female because it’s the best person for the job, but we made
sure that we had a clear commitment to get a diverse candidate slate and have balance on the
interview.”
The key to this strategy is that news of every opening reaches every part of the organization; to
those whose experience may not seem, on the surface, to be a natural fit.
Steve goes on to explain how this works in practice: “The well-trodden assumption is that the
hiring manager knows best, I don’t agree with that. I don’t believe that I have the ability all
the time to know exactly what I’m looking for a particular role; I have to be much more open
minded than that. When the recommendation for a particular director role recently came
down to the final two, one was a female from a different part of the organization. She didn’t get
the job because of her technical capability, but because of the broader skills.
“It was the attitude she demonstrated, the forward looking opinions she had, the network that
she had clearly built up in her previous role, and her motivation. She aced the interviews and
brought some different dynamics to the team, even though her experience was not something
I had considered having on my team.”
“I’m not convinced that there is an extra investment case to be answered,” states Steve.
“Anyone who starts is going to need feedback, coaching, guidance, you can’t think in such a
short term way, you’ve got to take a medium to long term view.”
5. Among the calls to action made by the charity, The Sutton Trust, was more work to open up
top jobs to a more diverse talent pool as well as for companies to publish more information
about diversity within their organisation.
Achieving a truly diverse workforce means going deeper than targets and looking at each
business unit individually and the hiring trends therein, rather than a purely statistical
approach.
In order to assess the effectiveness of a diversity policy, simply looking at targets doesn’t
provide a clear assessment on the diversity within locations, at different levels and within
teams. To achieve the results of a diverse workforce means looking at the current trends per
office or the recruiting behaviours and candidates selected per office, rather than a statistical
approach across offices. In particular, hiring managers need support from C-suite to be able
to embed a truly diverse workforce.
Diversity has to include a cultural change, which consistently encompasses all talent pools
when searching for talent at any level. This may include looking at longer periods of training
and/or accepting longer periods before the new talent becomes productive. It has to be a top
down approach, with hiring managers that have full support to implement diversity strategies
and all that this means to the organization.
As the McKinsey report concludes: “Most organizations, including McKinsey, must do more
to take full advantage of the opportunity that diverse leadership teams represent. That’s
particularly true for their talent pipelines: attracting, developing, mentoring, sponsoring, and
retaining the next generations of global leaders at all levels of organizations. Given the higher
returns that diversity is expected to bring, we believe it is better to invest now, since winners
will pull further ahead and laggards will fall further behind.”
THE BROADER
SOLUTION
Huxley Banking & Financial Services is recognised as one of the market leaders in banking
and financial services recruitment. Working with some of the world’s best known financial
institutions to help them to identify, attract and recruit business critical talent.
We have a broad global reach, and deep local knowledge to be able to support our clients and
candidates wherever they are in the world.
The Huxley Family also includes Huxley Engineering, Huxley Supply Chain and Huxley IT.
ABOUT HUXLEY
BANKING & FINANCE
BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
6. BANKING &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sam has spent her career with HSBC since 2000, working across various functions.
She is currently Head of Business Management for HSBC Commercial covering
the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Sam has spent her career developing people
and driving business across different areas of the business. Sam is also the Co-Chair
of Balance UK, the voluntary Employee Resource Group which supports and drives
gender diversity in HSBC, with over 3,000 UK members and over 33,000 members
globally. She is also a speaker for Opportunity Now. Sam is an Associate of the
Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Steve is Global Head of Operations for Barclays Corporate Banking and a member of
the Corporate Banking and Global Operations Executive Committees. He currently
leads a team of over 5,000 colleagues that provide Lending, Trade, Payments and
Client Service capabilities to a broad range of domestic and international clients. Prior
to his current role, Steve was Head of Global Payments – a division that serves over
100,000 clients and processes 10m+ transactions a day with a value often in excess
of £560 billion. Steve has previously worked at Citigroup where he gained extensive
international Operations and Customer Service experience having held a number of
senior management positions in Citigroup’s Corporate and Investment Bank and Global
Consumer Bank. Before leaving to join Barclays, he was Executive Vice President,
National Director of Client Services for Citigroup based in New York.
Marcia Jones is the founder Managing Director of Inspired1 Ltd, a Human Resources &
Logistics Consultancy Services company. A professional certified coach, a member of
the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring & Coaching
Council (EMCC). She has her own practice as a Personal, Executive and Business
coach with clients in the UK, America, and the Caribbean. A Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Personnel Development (FCIPD), with an MA in HR Strategy, she has
over 25 years working in the Corporate sector in senior HR roles including membership
of the Executive Committee at International and Global level. Marcia specialises in
coaching individuals, executives and business managers helping them to increase
their effectiveness and unlock the blockages that prevents them from having a fresh
perspectives on their challenges in order to maximise their potential and achieve their
goals, objectives and productivity. With a passion for transformation of self and others,
Marcia combines her coaching skills with her HR management experience of working
with executives, the business and individuals to facilitate wholeness and transformation
of self or any situation to achieve a positive desired outcome.
Frank Douglas was the Executive President, Group Human Resources Director for
Misys, a global technology company. Prior to that role, he was the Group HR Director
for Transport for London/TfL. Frank has also served as the Executive Vice President,
Group Human Resources Director and Pension Trustee, for Scottish and Newcastle
Plc (S&N). He also served in senior HR roles at Royal Dutch Shell, based in The
Hague. In 2011, Frank was listed as amongst the 30 most influential HR Directors
in the UK. In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of the Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development/CIPD, which is the governing and accreditation body
for HR professionals in the UK. Also, Frank has been a judge for the HR Magazine
determination of the top HR practitioners in the UK. Frank came to the UK, from the
US in 1997 and worked for British Telecom. During Frank’s tenure at British Telecom,
he won the Chairman’s award for Excellence (only give to one employee a year). To
this day, he is still the only HR manager to ever obtain that accolade at BT. In addition,
Frank was the first FTSE HR Director invited to speak to members of the Royal
Household staff, at Buckingham Palace. Most recently, he addressed an audience
of senior business leaders at Stormont Parliament in Northern Ireland. Frank has a
strong passion for developing leaders and organisations in the UK, USA and emerging
markets. Frank is a certified Myler Campbell executive coach.
Tas is Senior Run Lead for Product Processing with the Lloyds Commercial Banking
CIO area. She is responsible for a portfolio of ~130 applications with a team of 40.
Prior to her current role Tas was responsible for supporting all Front Office applications.
She has been at Lloyds for 5 years. Before working for Lloyds Tas held numerous roles
at Barclays Capital during an 11 year career, ranging from Head of Global SAP Support
to Commodities Service Manager. Tas is committed to supporting junior resources and
ensuring that talented resources are given opportunities to flourish.
Rashni is the Regional Head of Supply Chain Management, Europe and Americas for
Standard Chartered Bank. She is responsible for managing third party spend across all
categories. Rashni has worked for Standard Chartered for over a decade. Rashni is also
Chair of the Standard Chartered Diversity and Inclusion Council for the UK, as such is
very much committed to equality and inclusivity in the workplace.
Steve Allen
Sam Cooper Gray
Marcia Jones
Founder & Managing Director
Frank Douglas
Taslin Boga
We would like to thank all the individuals that participated in in
workshops and in the development of this report. We would also like
to thank some of the key contributors, who are highlighted below.
Rashni Chahal Holden