THE BRIEF
The Calendar
February and March 2022 .
Watch Gartner ’ s hour-long webinar Finance Technology Innovations for 2022 on February 9th delves into where finance leaders are focusing their technology efforts , from process automation to advanced data analytics , and offers best practices to help you deploy the right technologies .
Read In Amp It Up : Leading for Hypergrowth with High Expectations , Urgency and Intensity , Frank Slootman , CEO of Snowflake ( which saw the software industry ’ s biggest-ever IPO in 2020 ) shares his experience in taking three firms public in this guide to improving performance without making massive change .
Business Chief Book Club Transformation in Times of Crisis
Co-authored by Nitin Rakesh , CEO of IT solutions firm Mphasis and internationally renowned academician Jerry Wind , Wharton Professor of Marketing , this practical tome addresses the opportunities to be had in a crisis . Easy to read and described by co-author Rakesh as a “ handy roadmap to cultivating resilience through disruption ”, this multi award-winning book delivers specific guidance , via eight principles , for entrepreneurs and businesses to create post-pandemic opportunities , from speeding up digital transformation and design for personalisation at scale to reinventing one ’ s talent strategy . The book is loaded with insightful quotes , citations of successful businesses , from Zoom to Toyota , and analysis with each principle written in a practical way to make implementation simple , and a list of questions to help readers assess how their organisation is aligned with the principle discussed .
Attend As forward-thinking business leaders look to address environmental and social concerns , like DE & I , hybrid event Sustainability LIVE ( Feb 23-24 ) will deliver two days of compelling content from more than 60 of the world ’ s leading sustainability leaders . Expect keynote addresses , roundtables , Q & A sessions and 1-2-1 networking .
Listen to The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett , ex-CEO of Social Chain and new Dragon on TV show Dragon ’ s Den , delivers weekly solo and guest sessions uncovering the untold truths of lives and careers with guests including founders of Starling Bank ( Anne Boden ) and Gymshark ( Ben Francis ).
12 February 2022
“ Success comes from choosing repeatedly , not choosing once . Many people subscribe to what I call the ' Myth of the Single Choice .' They think people are successful because they take one mighty risk . The opposite is true . A career is built over many , many choices "
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Author of business book Choose Possibility , in which Singh Cassidy recommends re-framing the way we look at our careers , so instead of striving for perfection , striving for progress .
500
The number of speakers expected at Women Tech Global Conference 2022 ( June 7-9 ). Featuring a wide variety of live events hosted across various time zone ( Americas , Europe , APAC ), delivering keynotes , industry-specific summits , career growth expo , workshops , discussion groups , and 1:1 networking . Expect speakers from Google , Microsoft , Intel , Amazon , EY , IBM , SAP , Salesfoerce , Red Hat , Siemens and Deloitte .