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Thinking Bigger - nGenera taking the bull by the horns
by Andy Adams on May 29, 2008 - 09:04 AM read 1482 times
Thinking Bigger By Denis Pombriant CRM Buyer 05/28/08 4:00 AM PT Dealing with customers is partly a social science that relies on probabilities more often than certainties. Nonetheless, companies can do better with customer-facing applications by taking a bigger-picture view, writes columnist Denis Pombriant. Full story Thinking Bigger ... read more -
Business Week: 10 Talking Points for Davos by Don Tapscott
by Junko Matthews on Jan 21, 2008 - 01:41 PM read 1071 times
Wikinomics author Don Tapscott outlines 10 issues, many centered around the potential of Web 2.0, that he'll discuss at the World Economic Forum by Don Tapscott The theme of this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos (Jan. 22-27) is "Collaborative Innovation." Important developments in information technology, demographics, business, and society are enabling new paradigms in collaboration in the global economy and leading to profound changes ... read more -
The Huffington Post: 2007's Business Books
by Steve G on Jan 03, 2008 - 09:26 AM read 345 timesJan 2, 2008, by Tamara Erickson I'm excited about the perspectives offered in several books that came out this year. In many ways, authors have been exploring the implications of the changing business environment -- new technologies, shifting workforce values, ever-growing globalization -- on various facets of corporate operations. In different ways, they all ask us to wrestle with a world in which the cost of communication is rapidly approaching zero, one ... read more -
Austin American-Statesman: As boomers near retirement, a brain drain is feared
by Steve G on Jan 02, 2008 - 07:29 AM read 367 timesJanuary 2, 2008, by Marty Toohey Experts say younger workers are also choosing flexible schedules, autonomy and challenging work over the long-term job security often offered by government. Bob Morison, a researcher for BSG Concours, the Kingwood-based research and education arm of Austin's BSG Alliance Corp. and co-author of the book "Workforce Crisis," said government agencies have not adapted to those preferences. "Most younger workers don't want their parents' careers," Morison ... read more -
Harvard Business Press: "The Best of HarvardBusiness.org 2007"
by Steve G on Dec 21, 2007 - 08:08 PM read 559 timesFour of the 19 articles selected for this "Best of.." list were produced by in full or part by Tammy Erickson and the BSG Concours team: Placing a Future Value on College DegreesWhat Makes Gen X'ers Tick?Eight Ways to Build Collaborative TeamsRead the full article: http://conversationstarter.hbsp.com/2007/12/the_best_of_harvardbusinessorg_1.html ... read more -
BusinessWeek: "Innovation Predictions 2008"
by Steve G on Dec 21, 2007 - 07:57 PM read 411 timesBuilding the next-generation enterprise—and maybe even the next-generation nation—will preoccupy most of us in 2008. ...In 2007, consultancy Monitor bought into innovation strategy specialists Doblin, led by Larry Keeley, while another large consultancy, BSG Alliance acquired research firm New Paradigm, led by Wikinomics co-author Don Tapscott. Read the full article: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2007/id20071213_733494.htm ... read more -
CIO Insight: "Bridging the IT Generation Gap"
by Steve G on Dec 21, 2007 - 06:36 PM read 319 times...As the boomers begin to retire, finding younger workers to replace them will be critical, and making sure different generations can coexist in the workplace becomes increasingly important. If that doesn't happen, says Tammy Erickson, president of the Concours Institute consultancy and author of Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent, companies could find themselves without enough workers to keep the economy humming. Read the ... read more -
Minnesota Public Radio: "Young workers on the rise"
by Steve G on Dec 11, 2007 - 11:27 AM read 409 timesBroadcast: Midmorning, 12/10/2007, 10:06 a.m.Listen to programTammy Erickson talks about Gen Y-ers and how they are filling the space left by retiring baby boomers with new skills and high expectations. Midmorning discusses how their attitudes are changing today's workplace. Other GuestsJeffrey Jensen Arnett: Professor of psychology at Clark University. He is the author of "Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties." Bruce ... read more -
Infoworld: News from the "First Annual CIO Survival Guide for Web 2.0"
by Steve G on Nov 08, 2007 - 03:57 PM read 766 timesNovember 7, 2007 - Sun Microsystems' push to open source all of its software helped prompt one vice president, Larry Singer, to leave the company, Singer said at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. In other comments during the panel session, panelists serving or who had served in various technical positions noted the more decentralized bent of IT reflected in the new trends of Web 2.0 and its enterprise-level ... read more -
Forbes.com: How to Keep Your Employees Happy
by Steve G on Nov 04, 2007 - 03:19 PM read 470 timesNov 2, 2007, by Tara Weiss "You have to touch the heart of what is considered fun for the people that work for you," says Tamara Erickson, author of Workforce Crisis. "Companies that are good at retention are engaging people. They hire people who fit in there. The ones that are good at it tend to be a bit odd. They do things that are different." Read more of this ... read more -
Harvard Business Review: "Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams"
by Steve G on Oct 29, 2007 - 08:53 PM read 1498 timesNovember 2007 - Executing complex initiatives like acquisitions or an IT overhaul requires a breadth of knowledge that can be provided only by teams that are large, diverse, virtual, and composed of highly educated specialists. The irony is, those same characteristics have an alarming tendency to decrease collaboration on a team. What's a company to do? Gratton, a London Business School professor, and Erickson, president of the Concours Institute, studied 55 ... read more -
USA Today: Community Colleges Take Lead in Retraining Retirees
by Steve G on Oct 10, 2007 - 08:46 AM read 393 timesNOTE: BSG Concours Executive Vice President Bob Morison - who leads the company's research in future best practice and is co-author of "Workforce Crisis" (Harvard Business School Press, 2006) - was interviewed recently for part of USA Today's special section on Education. Boomers, adds Robert Morison, co-author of Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent, want to do the "same things young employees do. They want to ... read more -
Houston Business Journal: Industrial Science Merges with BSG Alliance
by Steve G on Oct 10, 2007 - 08:23 AM read 974 timesHouston business simulation firm Industrial Science LLC is being purchased by Austin firm BSG Alliance Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BSG Alliance said George Danner, the founder of Industrial Science, and Howard Park, the company's chief technology associate, will continue with BSG Alliance as heads of the on-demand applications division. Industrial Science employs analytic, scientific and three-dimensional visualization tools to address complex business and ... read more -
Fortune.com's The Gig: "My Xer Boss Hates Me!"
by Steve G on Sep 28, 2007 - 05:47 PM read 608 timesSeptember 28 - With Nadira A. Hira "When Boomer bosses complain about their Gen Y charges, says researcher Tamara Erickson, she just asks if they have any kids. “I see the difference immediately,” says the co-author of 2006’s Workforce Crisis. “But I haven’t found anything that effective for Gen Xers. When I try, I often run into a fairly grumpy reaction: ‘Well, I had to do it, and they ought to ... read more -
Office 2.0 TV: "The Web Practitioner" by Nick Vitalari
by Steve G on Sep 18, 2007 - 04:43 PM read 607 timesBSG Alliance's Nick Vitalari and Steve Guengerich emceed panels on live webcasts from the 2nd annual Office 2.0 conference. Nick's panel was on "The Web Practitioner" with an all-star cast. View the video, filmed and streamed by Web 2.0 video producers, Veodia: www.veodia.com BSG Alliance has already agreed in principle to organize the Enterprise 2.0 track, led by our own Susan Scrupski, for next year's , News
14 September, 2007 - BSG Alliance Corp., an Austin, Texas-based provider of software-as-a-service solutions for the enterprise, has acquired Kalivo Inc., a provider of SaaS collaboration solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. BSG has raised $16 million in VC funding from Foundation Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Powershift Group. www.kalivo.com http://www.pewnews.com/story.asp?sectioncode=44&storycode=42888 ... read more
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Dow Jones VentureWire: VC-Backed BSG Alliance Acquires Collaboration Software Co. by Steve G on Sep 14, 2007 - 10:25 AM read 536 times |
September 14, 2007 By Scott Denne BSG Alliance Corp., a provider of a range of software-as-a-service applications and consulting services for enterprises, has acquired Kalivo Inc. for an undisclosed amount.The acquisition, which closed recently, is the second for venture-backed BSG Alliance since raising a $17 million Series A round in May from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Foundation Capital and Powershift Ventures, the personal investment vehicle of Steve Papermaster,
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eWeek: BSG Tucks in SaaS Collaboration Specialist by Steve G on Sep 14, 2007 - 10:21 AM read 931 times |
BSG Alliance, one of a number of nascent on-demand software enablers, said Sept. 13 it will acquire software-as-a-service collaboration specialist Kalivo for an undisclosed sum. BSG, of Austin, Texas, also appointed former Microsoft executive Steve Douty president of its applications and infrastructure division, BSG Applications, which provisions, manages and secures software for on-demand environments. Douty will be the right-hand man for BSG Alliance founder and CEO Steve Papermaster. Kalivo's assets
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Office 2.0: Practitioner and Infrastructure Presentationsby Steve G on Sep 07, 2007 - 05:08 PM read 846 times |
Event Date: Sep 07, 2007
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Sandhill.com: New Executives Step Up at BSG Alliance by Steve G on Sep 03, 2007 - 07:41 AM read 614 times |
Sept 3 - BSG Alliance Corporation, an Austin, TX based provider of a platform for Next Generation Enterprises, On Demand, named Peter Robinson, Michael Corino, and David Arzt as Directors of Consulting. Robinson was formerly a partner at SunGard Consulting Services, and Corino was formerly Director of Equity Trading Technology at Credit Suisse. Read more: http://wwww.sandhill.com/news/exec_moves.php?id=375
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