IDG Contributor Network: The 5 ways strategic partnerships fuel uncommon growth

Today, the shift toward partner-driven growth can be seen almost everywhere, with businesses of all sizes, and across all verticals. Enterprises are actively assessing suppliers’ ability to become partners, certifying those that qualify and then — together — experiencing massive gains. If your business has been on the fence about building your own partnership program,…

How to predict who will quit — and whom to poach

Predictive analytics is already well-known for helping organizations better analyze customer interactions, predict systems failures and forecast emerging market trends. But turn the lens inward, and analytics can also help managers improve employee retention, hiring, leadership development and engagement. When it comes to choosing candidates to hire, making promotion decisions, and ascertaining which employees may…