Starting analysis on the 2009 State of the Market report. There is still time to respond… click here. Thoughts and comments about tech trends and the business environment in the coming year are welcomed!

New article on CRM Buyer.

There is little doubt that these are increasingly uncertain times for managers. In 2008, U.S. businesses cut nearly 2 million jobs — amounting to 11 straight months of shrinking payrolls — and some economists predict that we could lose another 3 million jobs in the next two years. In the past [...]

Historically, much of the discussion that I’ve seen about transparency (particularly in an enterprise web 2.0 sense) centered around the notions of risk vs. the relative benefits. However, in a recent blog post, Chris Anderson (of Long Tail and Wired fame) discussed the energy and effort it takes to be transparent:
Perhaps most people can only [...]

The economist proclaims that 2009 will be the year of the CFO, with the “war for talent” declared a ceasefire.
The biggest loser in the struggle for power will be the human resources director. In the past five years HR has been enjoying the greatest power it has ever had. The “war for talent”, which companies [...]