We see one of these scenarios play out all the time: you have acquired a company and with it, new systems and you need to integrate your data; you have convinced your organization to move away from your current, often limited, software system to the best-in-class software system (congratulations); you have convinced your IT organization to move your database to the cloud; you are trying to move your application to a new environment, adopt a new platform, or technology; or you are moving systems and moving to the cloud all at the same time.
The current Coronavirus lockdown and low oil and gas prices are forcing companies to make tough decisions. With cost-cutting and budget pressures, aligning the right person to the expertise needed for the critical initiatives requires two kinds of people: decision makers and those who can implement the decisions.
A Roadmap to Restarting Business: Many process companies shut down regularly. Auto assembly lines and oil refineries, for example, retool, and do maintenance and repairs during such periods of inactivity. They have elaborate plans and drilled protocols for shutdown and restart. But this time, things are different for everyone.
I read an interesting article today on Hart Energy’s website titled US Shale Producers Could Face Another Bankruptcy Wave. It’s an interview with Paul Jansen, managing director of Conway MacKenzie about a potential wave of bankruptcies in the E&P space. He posits that lower production driven by the industry trying to meet investors’ laser focus on the
The world of information is at a tipping point. There is a wave of information about predictive analytics and AI that will change the way we eat, sleep, combat disease, prepare for weather events, and all matters large and small known to man. It is an exciting time if you are open to the change that will come about as a result of being able to anticipate and predict events.
2019 brings much promise to the world of Human Capital. With machine learning, predictive analytics, and AI coming more to the forefront, the future looks promising. Forward-thinking HR leaders will begin to harness the power of information, both macro, and micro, to drive more individualized developmental paths for their employee base. It is a hopeful and exciting time for the individual learners within corporate organizations.