This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Els Hol-Ferman. This blog first published on LinkedIn. Yesterday my oldest daughter Clara came home and started telling me about her day. She was asked to speak at her school’s assembly about why we need International Women’s Day and why equality in the workplace matters. In summary she told her te...
This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Ahmet Budak. Mud Masters... for me the adventure started when an email was sent out by a group of colleagues who had already participated in a Mud Masters event. They described the awesomeness of the Mud and the fact that they mastered it! Before this I knew nothing about Mud Masters, nor did I ...
The following blog post was written by Avanade alum Mina Rahimi. Through the Aspire Foundation, Avanade people, one-to-one, are taking one hour a month to encourage, mentor and support aspiring women in non-profit and charitable organizations around the world – and it is making a difference. Avanade partners with the Aspire Foundation mentoring pro...
The following blog post was written by Avanade alum David Watson. This article originally appeared on ERE and has been republished with permission. We hear a lot about being a “business partner” or having a “seat at the table” with our business leadership. As HR professionals we pursue this goal like Indiana Jones searching for the Holy Grail. But ...
This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Eddie Pate. I love Avanade’s 2016 International Women’s Day (IWD) theme. We initially said, “Pay it Forward—A Pledge for Parity,” but realized the phrase (Pay it Forward) may be too US centric and decided to tap into one of Avanade’s core values, Everyone Counts, to intersect with the Global IWD ...
The following blog post was written by Avanade alum Chris Miller. This blog originally published on The Economist. Every company is looking for a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive space with a sense of growing urgency in the quest for talent to create excellent customer experiences. To increase productivity and competitive advant...