Tony D'Onofrio
Research
- February 27, 2016
Fortune's World Most Admired Companies
For the 4th time, the top 50 All-Stars is led by a trio of tech giants under 40 years old. Netflix returns to top 50 at number 19. New entrants to top 50 are Visa and Publix. Nine retailers are in the 2016 list of top 50 Most Admired Companies.
- February 21, 2016
9th Annual Top Technology Trends in the Apparel Market
Great Apparel Magazine / Gartner summary of apparel retail segment technology trends. Apparel companies are once again moving ahead with investments with emphasis on supply chain efficiency, reliability, and scalability, plus a resiliency to take advantage of emerging digital business models. Includes data on new technology deployment status.
- February 12, 2016
The Digital Economy
This Raconteur report explores how to stay ahead of the ever evolving digitization curve, from building API software strategy for success to extracting meaningful data from the cloud and putting customers at the center of the digital strategy.
- February 06, 2016
Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2016 - Navigating the new digital divide
The 19th annual Deloitte retail report identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world based on publicly available data and analyzes their performance based on geographic region, product sector, e-commerce activity, and other factors. It also provides a lot at the world's 50 biggest e-retailers.
- January 30, 2016
Accenture Tech Vision 2016 - People First: The Primacy of People in a Digital Age
The Accenture Technology Vision 2016 investigates five trends behind a people first approach: Intelligent automation, liquid workforce, the platform economy, predictable disruption, and digital trust.
- January 24, 2016
The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2016
In the 5th annual Millennial Survey, Deloitte uncovers what tomorrow's leaders think of business today. With two-thirds of Millennials expressing a desire to leave their organization by 2020, businesses must adjust how they nurture loyalty among these young leaders.
- January 17, 2016
Analytics Trends 2016: The next evolution
From Deloitte, a look at the evolution of analytics and its revolutionary potential to transform ordinary businesses, power new business models, enable innovation, and deliver greater value.
- January 10, 2016
2016 Store Systems Study: Brave New World of Unified Commerce
The transformation currently underway in retailing is taking the shape of a fundamental shift toward a new model for technology and delivering a seamless customer experience. The 13th Annual Store Systems Study 2016 tracks the emergence of the long-term strategy aimed at achieving unified commerce.
- December 26, 2015
PSFK 2017 Forecast - Summary Report - Defining the Future
The PSFK 2017 Forecast report identifies today's emerging trends that will shape tomorrow's creative business. By analyzing thousands of ideas shared on PSFK.com and beyond, PSFK Labs researchers identified 15 nascent trends that will continue to grow and mature in 2016 and into 2017.
- December 19, 2015
10 Hot Consumer Trends 2016
Ericsson Consumer Lab has identified some of the most important consumer trends for 2015 and beyond. Trends include using wearables for non-verbal communications, robots keeping us company, and the convenience of using things without the hassle of owning them.
- December 12, 2015
Global Fraud Report 2015-16
For the eighth year running, The Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by Kroll, surveyed senior executives from around the world operating in a wide variety of sectors and functions in order to assess the current fraud environment.
- December 04, 2015
The Most Innovative Companies 2015: Four Factors That Differentiate Leaders
In The Boston Consulting Group’s tenth annual global survey of the state of innovation, 79% of respondents ranked innovation as either the top-most priority or a top-three priority at their company, the highest percentage since we began asking the question in 2005, when 66% said innovation was their top or among their three top priorities.
- November 28, 2015
RIS Software LeaderBoard 2015
A favorite retail report, the 15th Annual RIS Software LeaderBoard cuts through the noise of marketing buzz and hype by ranking software vendors in top 10 lists based on customer satisfaction.
- November 22, 2015
The Internet of Things: Revolutionizing the Retail Industry
From Accenture, analysis on the impact of the Internet of Things on customer experience, supply chain, new channels and revenue streams in the retail industry.
- November 14, 2015
Smarter Merchandisers Create Smarter Retailers
Recent research by the IBM Center for Applied Insights shows that the majority of retailers are still struggling to become customer-oriented. Those who are succeeding, by contrast, are putting the customer at the heart of the merchandising process. Outperformers focus on three traits.
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It is a Small World
Continuing our journey to learn something new, we travel to the War Rooms Museum in London England. The Churchill War Rooms is a secret underground headquarters which offers a fascinating glimpse into Britain's wartime operations, featuring the Map Room, Cabinet Room, and Churchill's office, all preserved as they were on the day the lights went out in 1945.
In the underground Cabinet Room Churchill and his key ministers and advisers would meet with the Chiefs of Staff to make important decisions about the course of World War II. Churchill was known to push his military chiefs far beyond their comfort zones, so it was likely to be a place of tension and confrontation.
The War Rooms were a top-secret location, with strict security measures and a focus on maintaining confidentiality, even down to the typewriters being noiseless. A tiny room disguised as a toilet was used for secret conversations between Churchill and the US President.
You can find some poignant graffiti, including a hand-drawn image of Adolf Hitler, in the Chief of Staff meeting room. To alleviate the health problems associated with working underground for prolonged periods of time, staff had to strip to their underwear, put on protective goggles and stand in front of portable sun lamps.
Churchill’s leadership lessons emphasize unwavering resolve, inspiring communication, and the importance of character and conviction, particularly during times of crisis. Visiting his War Rooms was inspirational.
As he also famously said, “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” My glass for visualizing success has always been half-full. What you visualize and action through continuous learning is what you will ultimately achieve. Believe in yourself and your dreams. Failure is never final. Reset, keep calm, and always carry on.
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