Connected & Ready

As many companies shift to long-term hybrid work environments, their use of physical office space becomes increasingly important to their strategy and culture. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne is joined by Dan Montroy and Steven Andersen, principals at Montroy Andersen DeMarco Group, Inc. (MADGI), an interior design firm focused on the design of complex spaces, to talk about how the shift to more remote work impacts the design of office environments, key technologies they think best support modern office spaces, and how business leaders can think differently about their workspaces.

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Manufacturing lends itself to data collection. The problem is the sheer volume from onboard sensors to materials management and everything in between can be massive. But the benefits of getting it right are enormous, for individual companies, and entire industries. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne is joined by Jon Sobel, co-founder and CEO of Sight Machine, a data analytics and insights firm focused on manufacturing, to talk about some of the hard lessons manufacturing companies have learned trying to realize the potential of digital data from the physical world, the importance of culture when it comes to getting the most from your data, and how individuals can help their companies take practical steps toward unlocking the value and business impact of their data.

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As millions have shifted to working from home, organizations need to shift their mindsets and policies as well to better support and motivate their people. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne talks with Blake Ashforth, a professor of management and entrepreneurship at Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. They discuss how employees have traditionally built a sense of identity around their work and how that has changed in the last year. They also delve into the challenges of balancing work and nonwork roles when working from home, his insights on burnout and disengagement, and what companies should be doing now to understand how best to support employees.

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With so many businesses claiming to be customer focused, how can your business stand out? With customer journey orchestration, driven by a customer data platform (CDP), you can make your customer experience a true competitive advantage. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne talks with Thomas Wieberneit, co-founder, CEO, and Principal of aheadCRM, about understanding what a CDP can do, examples of the benefits they can generate, the importance of context regarding customer behavior and data, security implications of CDPs, and most importantly, what all this means for your customers.

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As head of the groundbreaking flex talent firm We Are Rosie, founder Stephanie Nadi Olson has a vision for the future of work: when companies connect with their employees’ passions as well as their experience, they can create a more inclusive, innovative, flexible, and liberated workforce. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne talks with Stephanie about the central role remote work plays not only in her vision of the future, but her own company’s culture and how they serve their clients today.

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For Ryan Chartrand, CEO of developer staffing firm X-Team, fostering strong developer teams working remotely isn’t a work-around. It’s at the very core of his vision for a better work experience, a stronger culture, and more business value. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne talks with Ryan about why he thinks a remote developer team model offers tremendous possibilities, as well as common challenges and pitfalls companies face when trying a remote work model, and how to shift the managerial mindset from “output” to “impact.”

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This episode of Connected & Ready features host Gemma Milne talking with Ifeoma Ajunwa, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law and Director of the school’s Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making Research Program about the evolution of workplace technology, ethical considerations around how those technologies are used, as well as their impact on the nature of work and what it means to be a worker in such a technology-enabled world.

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For many workers across an array of industries, the shift to remote or hybrid work environments is likely permanent. But companies, workers, and governments are still trying to figure out how to address the impact. In this episode of Connected & Ready host Gemma Milne talks with Steve Malanga, Senior Editor of City Journal, about how this shift affects not just company policies and strategies, but the socioeconomic landscape as well. From the real estate market to city planning and design to the future of company headquarters, the impact will be significant. Although, some of the long-term effects and how businesses should respond might not be what you expect.

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The impact of digital on commerce channels has stayed relevant for more than 40 years. During that time companies have responded in their own way, but the industry has now reached the point where a digital-first strategy is essential to success. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne speaks with Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, about the impact this has had on the retail sector, including changing customer expectations, which technologies are helping retailers adapt and respond, and how to build supply chain resiliency.

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As sales organizations look to the future, most if not all expect to adapt to hybrid work environments. And in a job where in-person relationships were once critical, that can be a huge change. Sellers now need to be able to develop and maintain the same strong relationships from virtually anywhere. In this episode of Connected & Ready, host Gemma Milne talks with Gerry Murray, Research Director at IDC, about how selling organizations are trying to cope with these changes, the new technologies influencing the world of sales, and where the companies should be looking for the richest opportunities in digital selling.

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