Stop Blabbing About Innovation And Start Actually Doing It

Wriiten by Aaron Shapiro, CEO, Huge and author of Users, Not Customers.

These days, every established company is at risk of having its industry–and its own business–disrupted by a startup. Cognizant of this, companies devote a lot of time to talking about how important it is to innovate. But here’s the truth: most companies can’t innovate because everyone is paid to maintain the status quo.

This is the single biggest reason companies fail to do anything new or exciting. You and everyone else are maxed out making sure your company is doing what it’s supposed to do; innovation is what the weekends are for. Continue reading

TOP TEN: Communicating with Prospects

Written by Jolie Newman, President of ProEdit Solutions

Last summer I read a fascinating Wall Street Journal article entitled “Lost in Translation”. While the main thrust of the article was the extent to which language influences culture, the author used the nursery rhyme, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall…” as a stage-setter to demonstrate how much languages differ from one another.

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Inside with Anoop Sagoo, Senior Executive, Accenture’s Business Process Outsourcing

Interviewed by Larry Janis, Managing Partner, Integrated Search Solutions Group.

LJ: Anoop, would you please share with us your current role and responsibilities.

AS:  I am currently responsible for Accenture’s Products BPO business, which includes all our work within the following industry sub-groups: automotive, industrial, transportation, retail, life sciences and consumer goods.  Products is one of our more mature industry groups and we have experience within most of our core BPO offerings within this sector.  I also play a broader role in ensuring that our BPO business is integrated with our industry programs across Accenture, ensuring that we are driving the business successfully into each of the industries that we operate in.  In that role, I work closely with colleagues across all of Accenture’s other operating groups (Communications, Media and Technology, Financial Services Health and Public Service and Resources), our industry teams and our key account teams. Continue reading

Anoop Sagoo

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 244,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.