McKinsey created an infographic on the top five trends in European digital consumption packed with interesting information. Read further what the five trends are in the European digital landscape.

Engagement in general is a subject that is not very tangible and hard to get. But when you are engaged or when the employees are engaged, “magic” happens. You become a leader as Lao Tzu described and people are fully supporting and acting on the organizational Why.

However, because it is intangible and not so easy to grasp, there are myths.

The Wall Street Journal proposed the question number one technology issue is that faces organizations to “The Experts, an exclusive group of industry, academic and other thought leaders who engage in in-depth online discussions of topics.” One of these experts is Booz & Co CEO Cesare Mainardi who gives the following advice:

Technology is one of the three pillars, people, processes and technology. When it comes to enabling an efficient and effective organization, social collaboration technologies –as efficient enablers- are surging in their usage. Why are they important? Because 96 percent of executives cite that a lack of collaboration or ineffective communication are cause of work-place failures.

A lack of soft skills directly effects the bottom line, people are less productive and less able to achieve specific objectives. Employers are putting a premium on these capabilities according to an article by Glassdoor.