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20Jan

SuccessFactors in 2026: Why AI Won’t Replace a Team That Understands Migrations (and What You Need to Check Before It’s Too Late)

SuccessFactors in 2026: Why AI Won't Replace a Team That Understands Migrations SuccessFactors in 2026: Why AI Won't Replace a Team That Understands Migrations (and What You Need to Check…

13Jan

by Katarzyna Kwiatowska

GenZ

Job Hoppers

The Gen Z Loyalty Paradox: Why They Leave Fast and What Smart Companies Do About It Your newest hire just submitted their two-week notice. Sixteen months in. Third one this…

16Dec

by Zuzanna Ławrynowicz

Management

Henry Ford’s Brazillian Disaster

Henry Ford's Brazilian Disaster: What Fordlandia Teaches Us About Top-Down Culture Henry Ford's Brazilian Disaster: What Fordlandia Teaches Us About Top-Down Culture It's 1928. Henry Ford, the man who revolutionized…

19Nov

by Zuzanna Ławrynowicz

Academy, Human Resources, SAP

There is a shortage of Employee Central consultants. Here’s why now is the best moment to pivot your career.

There is a shortage of Employee Central consultants. Here's why now is the best moment to pivot your career. There is a shortage of Employee Central consultants. Here's why now…

18Nov

by Katarzyna Kwiatowska

Leadership

Stop Giving Advice. Start Asking Better Questions.

Most business mentorship is just older people telling younger people what worked in a world that doesn't exist anymore. I've sat through enough mentorship sessions—both as the person…

10Nov

by Piotr Lawrynowicz

Business Strategy

Headcount Metrics Are Sabotaging Your Growth: The Case for Capacity Planning

Headcount Metrics Are Sabotaging Your Growth: The Case for Capacity Planning The board asks: "How many people do we have?" The CFO answers: "247 FTEs." And nobody asks the only…

04Nov

by Katarzyna Kwiatowska

Business Strategy, Employee outsourcing, Management

The New Era of B2B Subscription Services: From SaaS to Team-as-a-Service

The New Era of B2B Subscription Services: From SaaS to Team-as-a-Service Just a decade ago, the subscription model was primarily associated with SaaS software. Today, this paradigm encompasses an increasingly…

03Nov

by Piotr Lawrynowicz

Business Strategy, Leadership

Digital Empires: How Global Corporations Became the Sovereigns of Competence

Digital Empires: How Global Corporations Became the Sovereigns of Competence In the 16th century, whoever controlled the sea routes controlled the spice trade. Today, those who control digital infrastructure and…

AI transformation in business – SmartPeople explains why digital transformation is over

13Oct

by Piotr Lawrynowicz

Management

Digital Transformation is Dead. Welcome to AI Transformation

Author: Piotr Ławrynowicz Digitization was only the rehearsal. AI is the main act — and it’s already on stage. Finance and Accounting — From Paper to Prediction 2020: Scan the…

12Sep

by Piotr Lawrynowicz

Human Resources

Meeting a Dead Expert. Just Another Tuesday in 2025

Author: Piotr Ławrynowicz Imagine this: Sun Kai, co-founder of a tech company in Nanjing, regularly "talks" to his mother about daily struggles and work. He asks her for advice and…

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