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What's a software CEO to do in the current climate? Wall Street doesn’t believe your firms have much of a future, yet they still expect your revenues and customer counts to keep growing. Thankfully, @brianssommer.bsky.social has the urgent 2026 playbook: bit.ly/4rSPbQR
Welcome to the tenth annual Enterprise Software Un-predictions - where satire brings buzzword relief, and the holiday eggnog is extra spicy. @jon.diginomica.com and @brianssommer.bsky.social have dusted off their crystal balls (ahem!) to bring us these gems for 2026: bit.ly/4pxBW7n
Investors haven’t been kind to the stock prices of many leading professional services firms, with many seeing a 1/3rd or more drop in stock price since early this year. Research firms might get an even deeper drumming. What's behind all of this? @brianssommer.bsky.social takes a look: bit.ly/4fL6aQ8
The markets have been buzzing in recent days especially in the #HRsoftware sector. @brianssommer.bsky.social brings us a quick rundown of the deals - and why they might not be the big, earth-shattering events some analysts have made them out to be: bit.ly/45RZIlA
HR Tech 2025 demonstrated a colossal lack of imagination, strategy and leadership for @brianssommer.bsky.social. His #HRTechConf experience did NOT come with lots of agentic-AI proof. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Read on to see what you didn’t miss. bit.ly/46ys4lo
HR vendor Plum has shared some interesting perspectives on how AI is going to impact the kinds of people firms will want to employ and the skills/attributes that will be more (or less) in demand. @brianssommer.bsky.social reviews the findings for us: bit.ly/471mMPK
I write a number of pieces for @diginomica.com & some really strike a nerve with readers. This piece diginomica.com/three-crucia... continues to surprise me as I keep hearing from folks who read it, passed it around, and, discussed it at work. Click the following and enjoy here it is. #ensw #erp
Three crucial AI projects all of us should complete
Your AI to-do list for consideration over the weekend...
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And over at @diginomica , colleague Jon Reed and I just launched the satirical 2025 Un-predictions - that antidote to the laughable 'predictions' flooding everyone's news feeds. It's our yearly gift to the enterprise tech world. If we missed one, let us know..... diginomica.com/2025-enterpr...
The 2025 enterprise software un-predictions
The tech soothsayers, prognosticators, and hyper-scaling ninjas are at it again - but so are we. If you're eggnoged with vapid tech predictions, then let Jon and Brian serve your holiday revenge pipin...
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you just know it's going to be a rough travel day when you've already received four different flight delay emails and the numbers of Disney-bound kids in the lobby are growing exponentially. Great day for noise-cancelling headphones.
The cable remote for my office TV died and my viewing is limited to a single channel. I didn't know there were so many Perry Mason episodes.....
In addition to interviewing a dozen or so hot new HR vendors, I’ll also be speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me to see the latest tech driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for $150.00 off HR Leader Basic or All-Access Passes or a FREE HR Leader Expo Only Pass. https://invt.io/1txb17ok6sb
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What the good people in Texas are having at the end of a hot day! #brenham @drpepper Two great brands in one dessert
Something's been hinky with @Accenture 's recruiting site for at least 2 days.
Star pupil @jonerp at @sage Intacct analyst event gets the head of the table treatment. Let’s all thank him for his leadership #tyfyl #leadershippin @SageIntacct
And the analyst briefing is filling up for @SageIntacct in Atlanta. No @holgermu but we do have the rare presence of @rwang0
Currently at the airport waiting for my delayed flight to board. And, contrary to one politician’s recent claim, no one has set up a tent during our almost one hour delay.
not surprised to see @SouthwestAir being targeted by an activist shareholder. https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Investment-Co-Takes-Southwest-Stake-Calls-for-New-Leaders? I really dialed back my travel with them and even wrote to them as to why. Of course, they...
Human Verification
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Here’s a 1st. @united just ordered all of us off the plane so they can install a “new air filter”. This will take 30 minutes. UA1687 . Wonder what other maintenance tasks they might be waiting until the last second to address?
So @zoho is announcing ‘CRM for Everyone’ today. Does this mean that ‘ZOHO One ‘ will get renamed to ‘ZOHOEveryone’ ? Just wondering… #ensw
Currently, @Zoho CEO speaking on values, privacy, etc. It’s actually a rare kind of talk as few enterprise tech CEOs are founders (They’re professional managers who can only speak to their private equity or institutional investors values). #zoholics2024
I’m currently at @Zoho ‘s #zoholics2024 in Austin. Largest crowd they’ve had and everyone has a table! Austin events always have a different, cool vibe (& great food) #ensw
Check out the basketball court by Gate B21 @IND. they even painted a free throw line and the 3-point shot line
With a flight delay, I wonder: 1) why do the airport mechanics and baggage handlers wear the filthiest safety vests possible? Do they come that way? 2 ) did the kid who left their book bag at security ever get it back? 3) is it a law that only 1/2 of electric outlets can work?
Looks like I'm headed back to Vegas soon. I’m speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me for insights, networking & to see the latest technologies driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for all kinds of discounts/extras. https://invt.io/1txb40cnjmw
I’m speaking at #HRTech2024, join me there!
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Looks like I'm headed back to Vegas soon! I’m speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me for insights, networking & to see the latest technologies driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for all kinds of discounts/extras. https://invt.io/1txb40cnjmw
I’m speaking at #HRTech2024, join me there!
Register now
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A 1st for me, just checked into Harrah LV. They are charging me a’resort fee’ even tho’ the room doesn’t even have a closet. There’s an ironing board in the bathroom! Ah, isn’t this what a resort is all about? #epicfail
Rumor has it I'll be a guest on the Now of Work today. If Jess and Jason want to go there, I'll preview some of the HR/ESG content I'll be giving at the HR Technology virtual event soon. #HR #HRTechnologyConference #ESG
