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The impact of GenAI – the suppliers' perspective
1st August 2023
The impact of (generative) artificial intelligence
30th May 2023
Top tips for managing up
26th April 2023
Let's talk offshoring – key takeaways from the March Community session
14th March 2023
Building competitive advantage – key takeaways from the February Community Session
14th February 2023
Most organisations today have competitive intelligence capabilities, they just aren’t necessarily formally named "competitive intelligence". Understanding the competitive environment, the opportunities, and the challenges that an organisation faces is essential for both survival and growth.
Many information leaders are either already directly involved in supporting intelligence activities within their organisation or, if not, they are exploring how they can become more involved. Our February 2023 Community session was an opportunity to discuss what competitive intelligence looks like in reality and how information leaders can have more impact.
Findings from the "Let's talk talent" Community session
18th January 2023
Finding, attracting and retaining talent is critical to the success of any business. Given the current labour market and a dearth of people with the right skills, aptitude and attitudes, securing the right talent is a major challenge for many information leaders.
The January 2023 Community session was an opportunity to discuss these challenges with Simon Burton of CB Resourcing and explore ideas to address these issues.
Are you holding your vendors to account? Key takeaways from the December Community session
20th December 2022
Vendor management is one of the most potent ways of demonstrating your value to the wider organisation, yet it is something many clients struggle to implement.
Catch up with our recent Community Session "Holding Vendors to Account" to find out how to build a solid foundation on which to create meaningful service-level agreements and performance targets for your vendors.
Key takeaways from the "Cost Reduction Strategies" Community session
29th November 2022
Reducing costs as a tactical, "knee-jerk" reaction to unfavourable economic indicators risks significant business disruption and can, in the long run, be an expensive exercise.
As the discussion with our Information Leaders revealed; successful cost reduction strategies involve a complex combination of "Stakeholder engagement", "Demand Management", "Knowing the market" and "Proactive vendor management".
The importance of Benchmarking
28th October 2022
Benchmarking provides critical insights into the performance of your strategy and team. Yet information leaders struggle to find reliable and consistent mechanisms to compare themselves to their peers.
Read about the challenges and benefits of addressing benchmarking, from Jinfo’s October Community session.
Three takeaways from the "Let's talk suppliers" Community session
11th October 2022
When it comes to supplier engagement, good preparation is vital, proving the adage “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”. Knowing your business, understanding the perception of value and broad market knowledge enables a productive dialogue supported by multiple scenarios for a negotiation.
September’s Community Session provided an opportunity to discuss the key preparations you need to successfully work with your supplier partners to deliver successful outcomes. Whilst we discussed a range of techniques and challenges, one thing was clear: you should always start these conversations with the end in mind.
Community session: Legal implications of licensing third party content for GenAI
24th October 2023
"Talent management, legal news cut, generative AI developments and new products"
5th September 2023
Learn about the vital role of nurturing the talent pipeline and succession. There's now a legal cut of our news and current awareness survey. And a real need for information managers to assert themselves to maximise the value of generative AI and mitigate the risks.
Read on the Blog- Talent management, legal news cut, generative AI developments and new products
5th September 2023 - News and current awareness, GenAI, talent development and pharma and bioscience CI are in all in our sights
2nd August 2023 - GenAI developments and competitive intelligence in pharma and biosciences
4th July 2023
- Legal implications of licensing third party content for GenAI (Community) 24th October 2023
- Managing the talent pipeline & succession (Community) 14th September 2023
- The impact of AI – how are vendors responding? (Community) 20th July 2023