Archive for November, 2008

Observations from BAI 2008: Banking, Innovation and the Current Leadership Gap

There is a real sense of fear in the banking industry right now, and at the 2008 BAI Retail Delivery Conference and Expo, a conference at which we just exhibited last week, that fear was almost palpable.
While in any other year the following statement would have encouraged prospective attendees to pay the registration fee without [...]

Re-evaluating Business Standards and Practices in the Wake of the Wall Street Meltdown

One of the most important lessons that Enron, WorldCom and the recent financial/Wall Street meltdown has taught us is just how damaging unethical behavior can be to a company, and how important it is for businesses today to establish ethical standards in the workplace as well as support those who do come forward to report [...]

Survey Design – Begin with the End in Mind

Many people think that surveys are just a bunch of questions, but they’re not. Every survey is a culmination of a challenging seven-step process. And each step of that process poses unique challenges to researchers. After all, sound business decisions much come from high quality information.
And here is a seven-step process that you can [...]