Inspiration4U

Welcome back to the  #Inspiration4U podcast by #Unit4. This episode, #Unit4 Chief Marketing Officer, Julie Knight sits down with author of  "What Next?: Your Five Year Plan for Life After College" and Staff Writer at Monster, Elana Lynn Gross.

In this episode, Julie chats with Elana to talk about recent surveys on how companies may be failing to alleviate burnout for their employees as well as what companies can do to keep an open dialogue with their employees so that managers can intervene and eliminate burnout.

About Elana Lyn Gross:
Elana is a journalist and author. Her writing has been published in Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Time, Entrepreneur, Insider, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Women’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Allure, Women’s Health, Teen Vogue, Well+Good, Monster, The Muse, Popsugar, Refinery29, and many more. Her first book, "What Next?: Your Five-Year Plan for Life After College," was published by Simon & Schuster and has been called “the book every twentysomething needs,” “the go-to guide for life after college,” and “basically the Google Maps for post-grad life.” She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and live in New York City.

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We have returned with a new episode of the #Inspiration4U podcast by #Unit4. In this #ProfessionalServices (PSO) edition, we are joined by Unit4 host, Mark Gibbison, and IDC Group VP of Enterprise Software, Mickey North Rizza.

In this edition, we draw on Mickey's knowledge and experience and ask her how she sees the professional services industry evolving over the next 5-10 years, the effects that working from home and the hybrid workplace have had on this industry, the gig economy and how the younger generation will adapt to this new reality.

About Mickey North Rizza:
Mickey North Rizza is Group Vice-President for IDC’s Enterprise Software. She leads the Enterprise Applications & Strategies research service, along with a team of analysts responsible for IDC’s coverage of next generation of enterprise applications such as digital commerce, employee experience, enterprise asset management and smart facilities, ERP, financial applications, HCM and payroll applications .  In her role, Mickey and the team advise clients on these intelligent, modern, and modular enterprise applications for businesses of all sizes with an emphasis on the key trends, opportunities, innovation and the IT and Business Buyer concerns, requirements, and behaviors. 
 

BACKGROUND

Mickey has over 20 years' experience as a practitioner in supply chain, sourcing and procurement. Prior to IDC, Ms. North Rizza worked as an award-winning analyst for AMR Research and Gartner and has several years of technology vendor experience aiding practitioners on their transformation journey and assisting with market messages. Ms. North Rizza is the founding member of the ISM Supply Chain Risk Management Group, which she chaired in 2015.

About IDC:
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets.
With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC's analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives.


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When worlds meet: A subseries of episodes where our host Mehdi meets up with the people of Unit4, sharing interesting stories about their cultural experiences and the things that make them unique.

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When worlds meet: A subseries of episodes where our host Mehdi meets up with the people of Unit4, sharing interesting stories about their cultural experiences and the things that make them unique.

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