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Bain Survey Finds 42% of B2B Firms Miss 2025 Revenue Targets Amid AI and Geopolitical Turbulence
Bain & Company’s 2026 B2B Growth Agenda survey shows 42% of respondents fell short of their 2025 revenue goals, up from 32% in 2024. Executives point to volatile markets, uneven AI adoption, and unclear value propositions as the main hurdles.
BMC Unveils Q1 2026 Operations Report, Flagging DAC8 and ZEC Impacts on Clients
BMC Consulting released its Q1 2026 Operations Quarterly Report, outlining how the EU DAC8 directive, the final year of the ZEC regime and fresh fiscal measures are reshaping client operations. The firm says demand for advisory services has surged as companies scramble to align processes with the new rules.
AI Forces Managers to Redesign Decision‑Making Playbooks, Hindustan Times Reports
Hindustan Times reports that artificial intelligence is reshaping capital allocation, pricing, supply‑chain resilience and long‑term strategy, forcing managers to rebuild their decision‑making playbooks. The article spotlights IIM Kozhikode’s 32‑week Professional Certificate in Data Science and AI for Managers as a...
Managing Workplace Culture Through Change | Bill McCarthy
Bill McCarthy’s talk centers on how organizations can steward workplace culture amid both anticipated and unexpected change. He stresses that culture isn’t a static backdrop; it requires active leadership, clear communication, and a shared long‑term vision to survive disruption. Key insights...
Why Laying Off Frontline Workers Before Fixing the System Is a Leadership Failure — Karen Martin
In a recent webcast, leadership coach Karen Martin argues that dismissing frontline employees before addressing systemic flaws is a fundamental leadership failure. She notes that frontline staff deliver the bulk of customer value, yet many firms, under economic pressure, cut them...
Embark Appoints Laura Neal as CRO and Teams Up with Climate X to Expand ESG Advisory
Dallas‑based boutique consulting firm Embark announced Laura Neal as its new chief revenue officer and a strategic partnership with Climate X to broaden ESG advisory services, especially around California’s climate rules. The moves aim to accelerate commercial growth and capture rising...
Atos Adds Four Senior Leaders to Accelerate Genesis Transformation
Atos Group announced the appointment of four senior executives—Florin Rotar, Laurent Soulier, Pénélope de Fouquières and Camille Le Provost—to key roles in its Genesis transformation plan. The hires are intended to fast‑track the four‑year roadmap that aims to return the...
EY Unveils 2026 Technology Leaders’ Agenda for New Zealand CIOs
EY published its 2026 Technology Leaders’ Agenda for New Zealand on Jan. 16, 2026, outlining six strategic actions for CIOs, CTOs and CDOs. The agenda stresses data‑centric decision‑making, AI investment and ecosystem partnerships to accelerate digital transformation across the region.
VFabTech Launches Consulting Platform to Tackle AI Chip Capacity Bottleneck
VFabTech debuted its semiconductor engineering and consulting platform, aiming to streamline fab development, cleanroom planning, and workforce training for AI‑driven chip makers. Founder Binh Vu says the service addresses the complex, capital‑heavy challenges that have slowed capacity growth, positioning the...
Show, Don’t Tell: Prototypes Win over Process Explanations
I was on a client project this week where someone kept trying to jump ahead in the content process. They had tools they wanted to use, ideas they wanted to implement, and absolutely no patience for the foundational work that...
Corporate Jargon: Naming Transformations Like a Game
Project Grand Slam? How do companies name these transformation ideas? Focus groups? Darts at a board?
Bain Survey Shows 42% of B2B Firms Miss Revenue Targets as AI and Geopolitics Disrupt Growth
Bain & Company's 2026 B2B Growth Agenda survey reveals that 42% of surveyed firms fell short of their 2025 revenue targets, up from 32% in 2024. Executives cite volatile markets, uneven AI adoption, and unclear value propositions as the primary...
Coforge Secures All Approvals for Encora Deal, Paving Way for $2.5 Bn AI Services Merger
Coforge Limited announced it has cleared every statutory and regulatory hurdle for its acquisition of U.S.‑based Encora, setting an April‑2026 close date. The merger will create an AI‑native engineering services company with an annualised revenue run‑rate of about $2.5 bn and...
86% of U.S. CEOs Treat Tariffs as Permanent Planning Assumption, PwC Survey Shows
A PwC survey of 633 U.S. executives finds 86% consider tariffs a permanent planning assumption, signaling a major shift in corporate risk management. Executives say they are better positioned than two years ago, but the outlook forces new budgeting and...
Bairong and Harvard Launch AI ‘Silicon‑Based Employees’ Pilot for 200,000 Roles
Chinese fintech Bairong Intelligence and Harvard Business School announced a joint pilot that will embed AI‑driven “silicon‑based employees” into 200,000 roles. The experiment, showcased during a March 30 visit by HBS Senior Associate Dean Tsedal Neeley, aims to move AI...
BFJ Digital Outlines the ‘Human-First’ Framework for AI Integration in Modern Marketing Teams
BFJ Digital released a "human‑first" AI integration framework for marketing and sales teams, drawing on IBM’s recent rollout that automated 94% of routine interactions. The analysis highlighted a critical 6% gap where judgment, nuance and brand trust are built. BFJ’s...
Energy Consultancy of the Year Sets New Standard for Hotel Cost Reduction
Advantage Utilities was named TELCA Consultancy of the Year for Large Customers after demonstrating measurable energy‑cost reductions for UK hotels. Its consultancy‑led model spans procurement, bill validation, analytics and sustainability, delivering contracts that match seasonal hotel demand and exposing hidden...
The Missing Link in Singapore’s AI Strategy
A PwC Global AI Survey 2026 shows Singapore firms are more risk‑tolerant and allocate more resources to AI than the global average, with 67% showing higher risk appetite and 63% basing funding on AI opportunities. Companies are using AI to...
