ArchiveLatestViewpoints Be Like a Duck. But Below the Surface, You’d Better Paddle Like Hell GBS transitions ideally appear calm as a duck on water. But below the waterline, the…Deborah KopsApril 19, 2023
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ArchiveModelsViewpoints Trouble Ahead: Hazardous Waters for GBS and Shared Services GBS and shared services are susceptible to executive whim and short memories. Are you ready…Deborah KopsJanuary 19, 2022
ArchiveLatestViewpoints Out With the Old, In With the New? 10 Predictions for the 2022 GBS Talent Market Out with the old, in with the new in 2022 By Deborah Kops and Janet…Sourcing ChangeJanuary 4, 2022
ArchiveLatestNewsViewpoints Has COVID Changed Industry Conference-Going For the Better ? How has COVID changed industry conference-going? Read on for a trip report from SSON's 25th…Janet RameySeptember 27, 2021
ArchiveLatestViewpoints Why Now is the Time to Transform the Employee Experience Stepping up to lead Employee Experience raises your organization's visibility, impact, and value. What's stopping…Janet RameyAugust 3, 2021
ArchiveDiversityLatestViewpoints Tricky Business: Powerful Ways to Define Diversity What is diversity? How do you define it? I asked 4 global leaders. Their varied…Janet RameyMay 26, 2021
ArchiveCareersLatestViewpoints Next act: can GBS practitioners successfully reinvent themselves as independent advisors? Practitioner to advisor: not all will make a successful transition. Many years leading a GBS…Deborah KopsMay 12, 2021
ArchiveLatestOrganizationViewpoints Are your GBS Teams Playing Their Positions? When roles in GBS teams are unclear, collisions, overlaps, and gaps in delivery often follow.…Janet RameyApril 28, 2021
ArchiveLatestModelsOrganizationViewpoints Is your GBS organization truly resilient? Photo credit: Kristin Marie Enns-Kavanagh Or will it go the way of the woolly mammoth?…Deborah KopsApril 21, 2021