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Dating back to the 5th Century B.C., the handshake has been a staple non-verbal communicator in business, networking and closing deals. 

With the Coronavirus pandemic, some say this age-old grasp should be wiped away. 

What are your thoughts?

Is the handshake essential to business?

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As an employee, which of the following best describes how well your organisation has done on the communication side throughout the pandemic and lockdown?

Talent Management & PerformanceCulture & Values

Brilliant - consistent flow of information and transparency

Very good - I've been kept up to date with regular information and feel included in developments as they happen

Good - I've been kept up to date with regular information

Okay - I've been kept up to date but not always in real-time

Poor - communication has been irregular and on a need to know basis

Very poor - communication has been irregular and has left me feeling disconnected from my company

Other - they haven't always got it right but they have been trying their best

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We're currently in the process of the biggest Transformation of the business in our history and I'm leading a workstream to look at end state operating model. I'm looking for some consultancy support, what are your recommendations? 

Craig HolbrookVP Boston in Services (non-Government)6 months ago
We were in a similar spot 3 years ago and established a contract with Deloitte to help guide us through it. They did a fantastic job getting us started and then we took it over after the first year. My guess is that your ...read more
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In managing costs for Data & Analytics Tools in the cloud that is subscription based, what is the generally expected annual price increase on the base subscription metric (whether on demand (capacity/compute/credits) or not)?  5-10%? or 10-15% or 15 to 20% or larger?

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Craig HolbrookVP Boston in Services (non-Government)2 months ago
Hi Rosemary, it strongly depends on your contract model and negotiation. In my experience, most of my contracts run a kind of 8% uplift, but I have several models where I negotiated a long term commitment (3 to 5 years) where ...read more
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