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Latest Episodes

An Inside Look At Ticketmaster’s Data Transformation Journey
September 19, 2019

On this week’s What It Means, Ticketmaster CMO Kathryn Frederick describes the eCommerce giant’s strategy of personalization through data transformation. Listen in and then get the latest on Ticketmaster’s journey at Data Strategy & Insights 2019.

Courage Required: The CIO’s Role In Building An Adaptive Enterprise
September 12, 2019

The benefits of becoming a more adaptive enterprise are many — but so are the roadblocks. In this episode of What It Means, VP and Research Director Pascal Matzke outlines the work CIOs must do to foster a truly adaptive enterprise.

The Radical Remaking Of Financial Services In Asia Pacific
September 05, 2019

Financial services in Asia Pacific are in the middle of a radical departure from the past. Senior Analyst Zhi-Ying Barry joins to explain how the convergence of disparate forces are challenging the very nature of a financial services firm.

The Future Of CX: Real Time, Ethics, And AI
August 29, 2019

Customer experience (CX) organizations will revamp their skills and strategies in response to new business dynamics and transformative technologies. Dive in to the future of CX on this week’s What It Means with VPs and Principal Analysts Rick Parrish a...

To Transform Your Business, Start With The Employee Experience
August 22, 2019

Confident, well-prepared employees fuel business transformations. Overwhelmed employees who fear the future can’t. Learn how to build an empowering employee experience on this week’s What It Means.

Let’s Reverse Cybersecurity’s Self-Inflicted Staffing Shortage
August 15, 2019

On this episode of What It Means, VP and Group Director Stephanie Balaouras and VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard dissect the myths, misconceptions, and half-truths within the current cybersecurity staffing shortage — and discuss a more effective w...

Without Employee Activation, Business Strategies Are Just Hot Air
August 08, 2019

Strategies don’t yield business results. The execution of a winning strategy does. On this episode of What It Means, Principal Analyst Sam Stern and VP, Training & Certification Erin Streeter discuss how learning empowers employees to activate business...

The Organizational Architecture Of Innovation
August 01, 2019

Team structure sets the foundation for innovation. On this episode of What It Means, we’re joined by CEO Dennis Barnes to learn how RGAX organizes itself for transformative innovation.

The Future Of Work
July 25, 2019

Automation possesses transformational power, and yet, just as with all emerging technologies, implementation is everything. This week, we’re joined by VPs and Principal Analysts J. P. Gownder and James McQuivey to explore how automation will shape the ...

US CX Index 2019: Where Brands Are And How They’ll Excel
July 18, 2019

Forrester’s US CX Index™ 2019 revealed a modest increase in overall quality, with no brands achieving an “Excellent” score. VP, Research Director Harley Manning and Director, CX Analytics Michelle Yaiser delve into what’s behind the slow pace and how b...