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Supercharge Your Employee Experience With Video

Nick Barber June 14, 2019
Enterprises have heard their employees’ calls for increased flexibility, and now more than 25% of US information workers work from home at least weekly. But with subpar technology solutions and little face-to-face interaction, home or remote workers end up frustrated and out of the loop. Video provides a platform to engage, train, and communicate effectively […]
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A New Rhythm In HCM

Mark Brandau June 13, 2019
Maybe I’ve been in the software world for too long. Or maybe I’m a product of my earlier years. You might remember the old Russian proverb, “Doveryai, no proveryai,” which President Reagan made famous in the context of nuclear disarmament. Translated: “Trust, but verify.” Either way, I’m curious about a lot of things, question everything, […]
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Employee Personas Strengthen Your EX Strategy

Angelina Gennis May 10, 2019
Employee personas help in the experience design process for everything from hiring, onboarding, and training to productivity.
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Introducing Forrester’s Digital Competency Map

Alyson Clarke April 22, 2019
To help digital executives, we developed the Forrester Digital Competency Map which identifies the essential skills needed for digital transformation.
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EX Execs: You Can Now Compare Yourselves To Your Peers

Samuel Stern April 6, 2019
We get asked all the time: Who is responsible for employee experience? What are their titles, budgets, team sizes, and responsibilities? We aim to please at Forrester, so we surveyed and interviewed dozens of EX leaders to get answers to our clients’ questions.
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Does Your Employee Experience Create Happy Warriors?

Samuel Stern March 28, 2019
Last month, my colleague Dave Johnson and I published a report that shared a better way for companies to measure the quality of their employee experience. The Employee Experience Index rests on years of research by Dave and myself but also incorporates findings from academic studies that update what we know about what makes a […]
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Answers To An Agile FAQ: People Over Process

Margo Visitacion February 28, 2019
What Our Clients Tell Us All The Time . . . “Our organization has gone to great lengths to become Agile, and we are well on our journey, but there is friction between our org and those within the company who have not yet transitioned to Agile practices.” Agile teams feel bogged down and relevant […]
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The Employee Experience Index

David Johnson February 27, 2019
Six years ago, I noticed a pattern in the inquiry calls I was fielding from clients. At the time, many of them centered around things like BYOD, whether to take away local admin rights from PCs, and other decisions driven by escalating fears of security or compliance risks. If I was able to answer their […]
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How To Build A VoC Program In Healthcare

Arielle Trzcinski February 19, 2019
There is a customer experience (CX) imperative taking over in healthcare. To drive success, healthcare organizations (HCOs) must be able to understand how good — or bad — experiences are and where to focus improvement efforts. Watch the video below to understand the role voice of the customer (VoC) programs play to effectively drive CX improvements. […]
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Introducing Forrester’s Guide To Employee Experience Technology

Andrew Hewitt February 14, 2019
Employee experience (EX) is top of mind for today’s companies. As we detailed in our report “Why EX? Why Now?” investments in EX yield both tangible and intangible business results such as reduced recruiting costs, lower attrition, higher employee work performance, and increased discretionary effort. The question still remains, though: What elements should businesses focus […]
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Customer Experience: France Is Lagging Behind

Thomas Husson February 11, 2019
After New York City, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, and London, Forrester hosted its first event dedicated to customer experience (CX) in Paris. It was a great pleasure for me to host about 150 leaders in a unique venue: the Parc des Princes (PSG’s football stadium!!) for a networking event to discuss CX trends and best […]
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The Future Of Enterprise Computing: It’s Time To Develop A Long-Term Vision Of Devices And Apps

Andrew Hewitt January 18, 2019
Computing has changed drastically over the past decade. In our report, “The Future Of Enterprise Computing,” we discuss these major changes and examine how computing will evolve in the next 5–10 years. In 2007, Forrester predicted that the device market would fragment beyond its traditional desktop and laptop confines. Not only did that prediction come […]
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Your People Problem With Emerging Technology And Innovation

Brian Hopkins November 14, 2018
Nearly half of the firms we survey are prioritizing innovation as key to their business strategy. When I step back and think about it, the reason for this is easy to understand: Exponential changes such as Moore’s law in the past and Metcalfe’s law today are accelerating the pace of business. In a recent study of […]
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Predictions 2019: Automation Will Become Central To Business Strategy And Operations

J.P. Gownder November 6, 2018
Automation will be central to the next phase of digital transformation, driving new levels of customer value such as faster delivery of products, higher quality and dependability, deeper personalization, and greater convenience. Last year, Forrester predicted that automation would reach a tipping point — altering the workforce, augmenting employees, and driving new levels of customer value. Since then, […]
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Digital Transformation: Why Culture Is So Key

Thomas Husson October 11, 2018
I am really honored to have represented Forrester in the jury of the eCAC40/Les Echos Index measuring the digital maturity of the largest French companies quoted at the French stock exchange (CAC 40 Index). The results are as follows (top 10 only): Société Générale  Total Schneider Electric Air Liquide Orange BNP Paribas Atos ENGIE AXA […]
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One To One — Digital Marketing Conference In Biarritz

Thomas Husson October 10, 2018
I am very excited to have been invited for the third time to give the opening keynote speech at One to One, a great marketing conference taking place on October 10–12 in Biarritz in the southwest of France. To summarize my talk in a few points, I have shared some global marketing trends and how […]
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Best Practices For Effective Employee Engagement Surveys: Advice From Your Peers

Adele Sage October 2, 2018
Employee engagement surveys help employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) pros keep a pulse on how employees feel about the company and leadership, their jobs and career paths, tools and training, and their roles in delivering a great customer experience. Recently, we hosted a discussion where we brought together EX and CX leaders to […]
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HaiDiLao Cooks The Competition With Memorable Customer Service

Riccardo Pasto May 7, 2018
How do you differentiate your brand in highly competitive markets, especially when competitors promptly copy anything that works? Learn from HaiDiLao, China’s most popular chain of hot-pot restaurants. HaiDiLao evokes positive emotions from customers with memorably crafted human interactions. The company empowers its staff to personalize experience delivery as customers or scenarios demand. Let me […]
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Be Serious About Employee Experience, Or Don’t Bother

Tom Champion October 31, 2017
Employee Experience is not a new concept, but more and more CX professionals are dedicating their careers to it. We spoke to CX professionals who either report to HR leaders or who have a joint Customer-HR remit as part of new research to decipher where Employee Experience is at. As CX professionals get a better […]