True Leaders and Like-Minded People: The Ingredients to a Great Work Environment

What does it take to create a really great place to work?  A place where people want to be? An environment in which brilliant, highly motivated people can excel?

It takes more than perfectly designed buildings and glistening new computers. It takes more than the usual things that all good companies spend a great deal of time, energy, and money on – great physical work environments, the perfect location, video games and bicycles and scooters and pets and fully-stocked gyms and cafes. The list goes on and on.

Let us be clear – these things matter. A lot. Every single employee interface matters. Work areas, furniture, tools, lighting, fabrics, colors and textures that are current, environmentally friendly, refreshing, and, above all, effective. These things make people feel comfortable. They are absolutely critical to a productive and happy workforce.

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Cloudy with a High Chance of More SaaS

SaaS applications tailored for specific verticalsWith all the talk about the Cloud and SaaS applications, I wanted to share a few thoughts on the current state of the market, what we can expect in the future, and how best to manage through the transition from the old world to the new.

The market currently offers many world-class SaaS applications to address all phases of business operations. Marketing, Sales, Service, Support, Finance, Supply Chain, ERP, Business Analytics, and Intelligence applications are abundant. Over 25 major CRM vendors are on the market.

We are beginning to see mass specialization. SaaS applications tailored for specific verticals, industries, market segments, and even geographic specialization will become normal. Technology will allow a flood of more highly customized SaaS applications to enter the market at an ever-increasing rate of speed. Continue reading “Cloudy with a High Chance of More SaaS” »