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One-quarter of executives are in the process of transitioning into a new role at any given time, and 40% say they are likely to move again within two years. If you are a seasoned executive who hasn’t signed up for a fresh opportunity, whether at your current organization or another, you likely will soon. The problem? Executive transitions are very challenging. Today’s economic uncertainty and heightened employee and public expectations make it hard to establish credibility quickly and deliver tangible impact. Plus, the ripple effect of a poor executive transition creates significant risk and expense for both the executive and their organization.   In this episode, Blakeley Hartfelder, Senior Director, Research at Gartner, discusses the reality, challenges and pitfalls of being a new executive, along with tips for establishing a successful transition plan and personal brand. She emphasizes the importance of defining and regularly updating success criteria, adopting a human-centric leadership approach and how t

Over the past four years, business leaders have had to navigate working from home and returning to the office (several times over), and now, the need for a nimble, resilient workforce. Gartner’s annual future of work trends report provides key insights and actionable strategies to navigate workplace dynamics, which this year run the gamut from managing the impact of AI to employee conflict resolution to the four-day workweek.   In this episode, Emily Rose McRae, a Senior Director Analyst in the HR practice at Gartner, outlines 2024’s nine future of work trends, the themes that have emerged, and how executives and people leaders can develop strategies to better manage their workforce.   Dig Deeper   Read More: 9 Future of Work Trends for 2024 https://gtnr.it/3RPRR1f   Download Toolkit: Next Steps With Gartner’s 2024 Future of Work Trends https://gtnr.it/47oP6ta  

In 2023, ThinkCast has covered mission-critical business topics from supply chain disruptions to hybrid work to strategic planning. But one topic has dominated the conversation: generative AI.   For our best-of-the-year special, we’ve focused on three insightful angles you can use to explore generative AI. First, Gartner VP Analyst Svetlana Sicular goes over the basics of GenAI. Then, Afraz Jaffri, Director Analyst and the editor of this year’s AI Hype Cycle, explains why GenAI falls in the peak of inflated expectations. Finally, Tony Sheehan, a VP Analyst focused on education, talks about how teachers, students and educational institutions should approach AI to manage risks and open up new ways of learning.   Dig Deeper   Learn More: What Generative AI Means for Business  https://gtnr.it/3GTy9fK  Download Now: Your AI Strategy Planner https://gtnr.it/3RB2dSs 

As the end of a transformative year approaches, enterprises are under pressure to determine their approach to generative AI and other technology trends. In this episode, which first aired as part of the Gartner original video series, Top of Mind, Global Chief of Research Chris Howard discusses three broad themes that emerged in the Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024. Then he outlines how businesses can move beyond experimentation with what AI could be used for, to a comprehensive implementation plan that ultimately creates enterprise value.   Dig Deeper   Watch Now: More Episodes of Top of Mind With Chris Howard https://bit.ly/46Jr109   Download Now: Your Detailed Guide to the 2024 Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends https://gtnr.it/46N2VBV  

From remote and hybrid work to quiet quitting and recession fears, the state of employee engagement has been in flux since the pandemic began. Now, HR and team leaders need a new approach to make employees feel connected to their organizations.   In this keynote, originally delivered at Gartner ReimagineHR Conference, GVP Ania Krasniewska Shahidi, and Brent Cassell, VP, Advisory, demonstrate how and why stability, trust and innovation are the cornerstones of a new HR strategy. With 82% of HR leaders facing pressure to scale back or reverse the progress they have made over the past few years, this new framework can help put the focus on what employees and enterprises need to enter their next phase of growth.   Dig Deeper   Watch Now: Staying Bold: How HR Can Unlock Human Performance in Any Context  https://bit.ly/3GeE6DT   Explore the Conference: Gartner Reimagine HR Conference 2024 https://gtnr.it/3uIaUzS  

While many aspects of enterprises have undergone digital transformation in recent years, corporate strategy remains painstakingly analog. In this episode, we delve into the ways strategy leaders can use digital to inform and execute their planning processes.   David Akers, a research director in Gartner’s strategy research group, explains how executives can incorporate digital elements, such as big data, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, into corporate strategy formulation, strategic planning and strategy execution to generate proprietary insights, improve decision making and effectively prioritize the organization’s time and resources.    Dig Deeper Download Now: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Planning https://gtnr.it/466Sto7 Listen Now: Adapt Your Business Strategy in the Face of Disruption https://gtnr.it/47rmdgt  

As customer expectations and business models evolve alongside AI, the 2024 Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends will help you cut through the noise and focus on what can meaningfully impact your business over the next few years.   Each trend relates to one or more key themes for business: protecting and preserving past and future investments, building the right solutions for the right stakeholders at the right time, and delivering value both internally and externally.   In this keynote, originally delivered at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™, Global Chief of Research and Distinguished VP Analyst Chris Howard reveals the trends, why they were selected and how business leaders can act upon them going forward.   Dig Deeper: Download Now: Your Detailed Guide to the 2024 Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends https://gtnr.it/46N2VBV   Explore the 2024 Conference: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ https://gtnr.it/3tUZNFS  

In a recent Gartner survey, 64% of CEOs said they view environmental sustainability as a growth opportunity. Coupled with the inclusion of sustainable technology on Gartner’s list of Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024, it’s clear executives are ready to embrace sustainability throughout the organization.   In this episode, Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst in our executive leadership of digital business practice, discusses how executives can, together, unleash the potential of sustainable technology into what she calls “one of the larger growth opportunities of our time.”   Dig Deeper   Download Now: Gartner’s Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024 https://gtnr.it/46N2VBV   Learn More: Sustainable Business Resource Center https://gtnr.it/3tywnNS  

Each year, Gartner surveys CEOs, CFOs and other members of the C-suite on their most pressing priorities. We ask, what is causing short-term reactivity? Where is there alignment or disagreement? What trends will drive business for the remainder of this decade?   In this episode, Marko Horvat, Vice President of Research in Gartner’s finance practice, discusses what matters most to CEOs today, how their priorities compare to those of the CFO, the greatest challenges in aligning priorities and what CFOs’ ultimate goals are.   Dig Deeper:   Read: What Matters to CEOs and CFOs Right Now https://gtnr.it/3LCagvR   Learn More: What Makes a Great CFO? https://gtnr.it/3LHXmfV   Download Now: Benchmark Your Priorities Against 400 Other Executives https://gtnr.it/45aj1oa  

After a journey along the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we’ve reached the final two stages: the Slope of Enlightenment and the Plateau of Productivity. Here, technologies have moved past the initial hype, and organizations are effectively putting them to use.   In this episode, Senior Director Analyst Jim Scheibmeir discusses cloud AI services, many of which are low-code, and their potential to transform industries from manufacturing to finance.  Then, Afraz Jaffri, a Director Analyst who focuses on data and analytics and AI and the editor of this year’s AI Hype Cycle, speaks to Gartner’s expectations for the future of AI technologies.    Dig Deeper:   Watch Now: Gartner Hype Cycles, Explained bit.ly/3OnZdqJ   Read: What’s New in Artificial Intelligence From the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle https://gtnr.it/3OKAltp   Learn More: Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology https://gtnr.it/3Yi74uN  

In the third installment of Behind the Hype, our four-part miniseries about the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we descend into the trough of disillusionment. Contrary to popular belief, technologies that reach this phase of the Hype Cycle are not all ill-advised investments; sometimes, the market is adjusting and finding efficient uses for these technologies.   Afraz Jaffri, a Director Analyst who focuses on data and analytics and AI and the editor of this year’s AI Hype Cycle, joins us to clear up common misconceptions about the trough of disillusionment, a place where we find what we thought was possible is not. Then Senior Director Analyst Jonathan Davenport weighs in on the current and future states of autonomous vehicles, which sit in the trough on the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence.   Dig Deeper:   Watch Now: Gartner Hype Cycles, Explained bit.ly/3OnZdqJ   Read: What’s New in Artificial Intelligence From the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle https://gtnr.it/3OKAltp   L

In the second installment of Behind the Hype, our four-part miniseries about the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we climb to the peak of inflated expectations. Here, we discuss the most talked about — and possibly overhyped — technology of the year: generative AI (GenAI).   First, Afraz Jaffri, a Director Analyst who focuses on data and analytics and AI and the editor of this year’s AI Hype Cycle, discusses the tell-tale signs that a technology has reached the peak of hype. Then, Frances Karamouzis, Distinguished VP Analyst and Group Chief of Research for IT Leaders, explains that while some companies are already using GenAI to create value, its true potential as a transformative technology remains unrealized. Finally, Global Chief of Research Chris Howard posits that GenAI may already be past the peak of inflated expectations, the result of which is disillusionment among its early adopters.    Dig Deeper:   Watch Now: Gartner Hype Cycles, Explained bit.ly/3OnZdqJ   Read: What’s New in

Welcome to Behind the Hype, a four-part miniseries about the 25 technologies on the Gartner 2023 Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence. In each episode, we’ll explore the different phases of a Hype Cycle, what new innovations are included and when businesses can expect them to start providing real value.   In this episode, Afraz Jaffri, a Director Analyst who focuses on data and analytics and AI and the editor of this year’s AI Hype Cycle, discusses how the 25 technologies were selected and what broader trends have recently emerged.    Dig Deeper:   Watch Now: Gartner Hype Cycles, Explained  https://bit.ly/3OnZdqJ   Learn More: Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology https://gtnr.it/3Yi74uN  

As generative AI continues to capture business leaders’ attention, Gartner Global Chief of Research Chris Howard explores the evolution of intelligence, including generative, machine, human, swarm and artificial intelligence. Listen in to learn the capabilities and limitations of each and why understanding this is crucial to unlock the full potential of AI and humans alike.   Dig Deeper:   Learn More: What Generative AI Means for Business https://gtnr.it/3DnGGpz   Watch Now: More Episodes of Top of Mind with Chris Howard    Download Now:  Create a Robust AI strategy — From Plan to Execution https://gtnr.it/3Q0p4ro  

Cybersecurity leaders often find themselves playing catch up, retroactively defending their business against harmful attacks. To avoid this, chief security officers and their teams need to shift their mindsets to better align with other business functions and deliver maximum impact for the enterprise.    In the opening keynote at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, North America, Leigh McMullen, Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst, and Henrique Teixeira, Gartner Senior Director Analyst, tackle the four biggest myths affecting cybersecurity today, and share a new way for the function’s leaders to better align their data, tools, staff and controls with business needs.   Dig Deeper:   Register Now: Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit https://gtnr.it/3JPz56Q   Learn More: Your Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity https://gtnr.it/3O9nNwY   Read Now: Top Strategic Cybersecurity Trends for 2023 https://gtnr.it/44zkNiC  

Generative AI has gripped our imaginations and holds untold potential, but where do we go from here? Chris Howard, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research, is back with new insights from our video series, Top of Mind. He explores how humans relate to machines and why language itself is the key technology that underpins our evolving relationship to AI. He also looks at the promise of generative AI and how we can use it to make better decisions and reach more favorable outcomes.    Dig Deeper:   Learn More: Gartner Experts Answer the Top Generative AI Questions for Your Enterprise https://gtnr.it/3Ps9u7F   Watch: More Episodes of Top of Mind With Chris Howard  https://bit.ly/3PsfiOj  

In Gartner’s most recent CMO Spend and Strategy Survey, 75% of marketing leaders said they feel pressured to do more with fewer resources. With economic headwinds, the rise of generative AI and a new focus on marginal growth, many CMOs and their teams are taking on increased responsibilities to show their value. But more is not always more when it comes to engaging with customers through digital marketing.   In this opening keynote from the Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 conference, Gartner VP Analysts Lizzy Foo Kune and Carlos Guerrero explain how marketers have used productivity and responsibility to shield themselves and their departments from budget scrutiny. However, there is a better system for marketers to show value and deliver growth: catalytic marketing. This new and meaningful way to engage with customers delivers profitable growth without always feeling the need to do more. Dig Deeper:   Watch now: Marketing’s New Directive: Resist the Tyranny of More  https://bit.ly/3P2hNH3   Register no

In this bonus episode of ThinkCast, Chris Howard, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research, explores how and why the generative AI application ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. He also dives into the opportunities and pitfalls of generative AI and the crucial role humans will play in harnessing this emerging technology.    Dig Deeper:   Learn More: Beyond ChatGPT: The Future of Generative AI for Enterprises  https://gtnr.it/41oJdd6   Watch Now: Ask the Experts: The Impact of Generative AI https://gtnr.it/3pZvPP1  

According to Gartner research, there was a 33% increase in demand for software engineering roles in 2022. And although there is a lot that goes into becoming a world-class software engineering organization, the payoff in growing your digital business and winning customer loyalty is substantial.    Mike Gilpin, Managing Vice President in Gartner’s Software Engineering practice, says it’s a never-ending battle to out-innovate your competition and respond to disruptors in the market. In this ThinkCast episode, he covers how investing in hard-to-find skills and competencies, and shifting culture and leadership style can enable innovation with technology and positively impact the digital experience.    Dig Deeper:   Download Now: How to Prove the Business Value of Software Engineering  https://gtnr.it/41w5VzC   Learn More: What Is Platform Engineering?  https://gtnr.it/41CfRrh  

According to Gartner research, only 29% of strategy leaders believe their plans change quickly enough in the face of unforeseen change. In just the past few years, enterprises have had to navigate a global pandemic, economic volatility and generative AI — cosmic shifts that can affect everything from budgeting to staffing to supply chain. A nimble strategic plan is crucial for businesses to come out the other side unscathed — or better.   But, according to David Akers, research director in Gartner’s strategy research group, business leaders have always dealt with upheaval. In this episode, he covers why the latest disruptions are more unsettling than those of the past and exactly what tools you need to create a strategic plan that will adapt to and stay relevant through the next round of unpredictable but inevitable business disruptions.   Dig Deeper:   Download template: Build a Better Strategic Plan for Your Function https://gtnr.it/3ZujfDt   Read now: Survey Signals Pause-and-Pivot Year for CEOs https://g