Today’s infographic from Online PhD Degrees explores what it takes to be an strong leader. 58% of employees claiming they would choose having a great boss over a higher salary. 94% of employees with great bosses feel passionate about their jobーnearly twice as many as those working for a bad boss. A strong leader increases
I come from Belgium [Europe] and I am living in the U.S for 7 years. Belgium is like a paradise for great food, beers and chocolate. People really appreciate good restaurants. Before starting at Microsoft, 12 years ago, I have worked more than a decade in Food Industry [Unilever], as product/brand manager and then marketing
Trust definition is – assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. I personally value a lot trust and confidence in my job and with people I work with. This is the most important value for me and I know it takes time to build trust and confidence. I like
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All five of the Big Tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet) have emerged as some of the most valuable publicly-traded companies in the world Together, the Big Five tech giants combined for just over $800 billion of revenue in 2018, which would be among the world’s 20 largest countries in terms of GDP.
This is very interesting to see that about four in ten shoppers report checking sales and promotions available to them on a retailer’s mobile app while shopping in-store. These data come from the 10th annual RIS News study. Consumers are using their mobile in order to check sales and promotions, compare prices, and research products.
eSports is an umbrella term for competitions played on electronic systems, typically by professional video gamers. In just a decade, electronic sports (eSports) has evolved from an underground culture into a mainstream industry worth billions of dollars today. How does eSports compare to Traditional Sports in terms of audience size, market potential, and revenue? The
We are living with our family in South Florida and we are waiting the arrival of Dorian. Hurricane Dorian is an active tropical cyclone currently threatening the Bahamas and the Southeastern United States. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Dorian developed from a tropical wave in the Central
There is a significant performance gap in what CMOs believe are important capabilities and what they deliver well today. These data and insights below come Dentsu Aegis Network. CMOs believe that creativity, data collection and customer experience are vital for their future business success, but they believe not to do these things well today. 84%
In 2009, U.S. companies made up 45 percent of the Global Top 100 companies. A decade later, U.S. firms now comprise 63 percent of organizations on the Global Top 100. This advancement is partly due to growth in the United States tech sector. Microsoft topped Apple in terms of market cap This is very interesting
Seasonality plays a big role in retail. The weeks leading up to Christmas are the most important time of the year for most retailers in the United States The reason is that consumers stock up for the holidays and spend a lot of money on gifts for their loved ones. Did you know that we
Get ready, here comes Generation Z! As we welcome Generation Z to the American workplace this year, we’ll continue to learn more about them. Early glimpses suggest this diverse and digitally savvy generation may bring big changes to the workplace in the coming years. Generation Z is born between the late 1990s and the early
Calculating the mean doesn’t factor in the gap between the richest and poorest in a population—also known as wealth inequality. For this reason, we’ve compared this number to median wealth for each country, providing a separate angle on which countries really have the most wealth per capita. Australia and Switzerland lead the pack. In fact,
6 years ago, the venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” to describe any privately-held startup worth $1 billion or more. At the time, such valuations were so rare that they deserved a special name. In recent times, unicorns have multiplied and investors have propped up the combined value of the world’s 326 unicorns
According to a recent report by Deloitte, the modern consumer is becoming increasingly distinct from those of years past. This reported focuses on American consumer. You will find below three ways the new consumer is different than in years past. 1. Increasingly Diverse In terms of ethnicity, the Baby Boomers are 75% white, while the
Adopting new technology is the norm among Generation X, and unlike digital natives, this adoption hasn’t crowded out old media Splitting their time between new and old media, X Generation is reachable almost anywhere. According to Q3 2018 research from Nielsen, US consumers ages 35 to 49 spend nearly the same amount of time with
We have our Yearly Latam Channel Forum where, we (as Microsoft) meet our key partners (Retailer, Distri, OEM’s). In this context, I am happy to share an interesting chart that I found today, giving some perspective on e-commerce in Latin America. Recent innovations in Latin America have given growth opportunities for retailers to engage with
This is very interesting to see that Emerging markets continue to spend the most time on social networks. This could be driven by the younger demographics of these markets, with the 16 to 24-year-old segment driving growth globally. The Philippines spent the most time connected to social networks, devoting just over four hours a day
A typical U.S. adults spends over three hours a day on their phone. As you can imagine, this is the most of any other type of digital media. Three-quarters of U.S. consumers reported using internet browsers on their smartphone 70% of the consumers are using social media and e-mail apps on their smartphones. You can
Bain research identified 33 distinct and tangible attributes that are statistically significant in creating inspiration in others. Inspired employees are more than twice as productive as satisfied employees, according to this research. Go to this link if you want to read the full article.