The recent ANZ CompTIA Community meeting was focused on the fact that today we have a multi-generational workforce. Given people are remaining in the workforce for longer, there have never been more generations working together than there are now, so we are in unchartered waters. Further to this, it interesting that it’s the youngest generation … Continued
Margaret Heffernan is a well know ‘Management Thinker’. She has been the CEO of 5 different organisations and has a wealth of experience when it comes to the management, success and productivity of teams. In this TED talk Margaret looks at the concept of the ‘star performer’ and how the general assumption is that the … Continued
Today’s workforce is multigenerational and this can present both opportunities and challenges to those charged with management positions. How do you get the best from a multigenerational workforce? What will motivate and inspire a millennial is going to very different to what will motivate and inspire a baby boomer. So how do managers work with … Continued
For those of you that work in a sales role you know how important sales lead qualification is. It is the step in the sales process that can ultimately lead you to winning more business, and wasting less of your time. This brief article and video from Engage Selling by Colleen Francis is short and … Continued
When it comes to your Managed Services business, we talk a lot about what your business model should look like and what you need to be doing in order to be successful. What is not often discussed is how you should approach or even start to consider the steps and process associated with the sale … Continued
The Cloud and it’s aaS business model has promised to offer businesses a more consistent revenue stream. It has also offered businesses the promise of being a potentially much more profitable business model than traditional IT business models. The latest research however is showing that this is not actually always the case and there are … Continued
The Managed Services Business model has been a much researched and discussed topic in the IT industry over the past few years. While it is no longer new, it seems that many organisations are still grappling with how to successfully transition their business models across to a Managed Services Business model and how to identify … Continued
At this time of year it is always interesting to see what is predicted in terms of trends for the year ahead in our industry. The cloud was of course highly evident in the recent years, along with the Internet of Everything and Cyber Security. So what does 2017 hold? In this article from Forbes, … Continued
CompTIA ANZ recently held their 5th Channel Community Meeting in Sydney with enormous success. The theme of the meeting was Sales and Marketing in The Channel and the line-up of key note speakers was second to none. They included the best-selling author and key note speaker Tony Hughes, B2B IT Marketing Specialist Melanie Unwin and … Continued
As a vendor, evaluating and addressing underperforming channel partners and distributors is an ongoing challenge. While the channel provides scale and reach that vendors can only obtain through the use of channel partners, it does mean that an element of control is lost when it comes to the ‘extended sales force’. This raises the question, … Continued
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