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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Culture & Values AI & Machine Learning

Yes, more jobs created

Yes, jobs lost to AI

Other (please comment)

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What's the most important friction in deploying Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in your company?

People & Leadership Applications & Platforms Engineering+14 more

Cost of RPA products

Lack of developers who can code RPA applications

Amount of customization needed to automate business processes

Lack of RPA code maintenance resources

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What do you feel is a key soft skill in today's marketplace?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance Culture & Values+6 more

Creativity

Emotional Intelligence

Critical Thinking

Leadership/Management

Complex problem-solving

Other (comment below!)

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What is the timeframe for executing your organization's return to office plan?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Process Management+3 more

It has already begun.

We will begin in the next month.

We will begin in the next 3 months (the second half of 2021).

We will begin in 2022.

I am unsure.

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Who is best informed to have the final decision on how the IT budget should be spent?

Lead Architect

Lead Developer

Lead Engineer

Business Unit Leaders

CIO

CFO

CEO

Other (please specify in comment section)

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Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+1 more

Yes

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Should all employers adopt a four-day workweek?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Yes, that's what's best for employees.

No, that would disrupt business.

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If you plan to quit/have quit your current job in 2024, which of the following is your key reason for leaving?

People & Leadership Human Resources (HRIS)Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Better Pay and Benefits

Exploring new career opportunities

I'm starting my own business/practice/firm

Additional schedule/remote work flexibility

I dislike my boss/co-workers

Other (please share below!)

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What concerns do you have about the metaverse, if any?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)Innovation

Privacy

Ethical concerns

Data security (including biometric data)

More hype than applicable business use cases

Personal sovereignty

Interoperability

Intellectual property (IP) protections

I currently have no concerns.

Other (comment below)

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How early is adoption of Legal AI for ADR purposes?

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality3 months ago

We are not quite there yet - main area lacking is legal reasoning ability, which is in turned hampered by the significant cost of accessing court documents at scale (at least in the US, the PACER system is expensive) to build ...read more

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Should in-house counsel legal departments exert greater pressure on law firms to do away with billable hours in favor of flat or hybrid fee models for legal work?

Cost Optimization Financial Management Customer Engagement+3 more

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality10 months ago

Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) provide in-house counsel with greater budget predictability, cost control, and alignment of the law firm's incentives with client outcomes. They also foster stronger client-lawyer relationships, ...read more

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What industry impact and/or repercussions do you believe the latest Social Media Addiction cases in the federal MDL (Case No. 4:22-md-03047-YGR, MDL No. 3047) and parallel JCCP (#5255) state court cases (in N.D. Cal.) will have nationwide or even internationally, should they continue progressing without settlement?

Applications & Platforms Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Peer Insights+4 more

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality10 months ago

I believe it's likely that advertising costs will slightly increase for all businesses, but especially those advertising to US audiences. Less people using the platforms means advertisers have to compete (and pay) more ...read more

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Has anyone evaluated or used AI-assisted tools for corporate debt, due diligence, or regulatory compliance?

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality2 months ago

Yes - ChatGPT and Gemini (Google). They are 90-95% accurate and effective for quick research, gut sense check answers, and high level analysis.

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How do you stay informed about industry trends and incorporate them into your leadership practices?

People & Leadership

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality3 months ago

News articles, seminars, networking events, workshops, CLEs (in person are more productive IMO), and peer relationships especially using LinkedIn.

Incorporation is not one size fits all approach. It depends on leadership ...read more

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What is your standard turnaround time for marketing ad reviews?

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality5 months ago

My experience is that short turnaround is pretty important for marketing pieces. It depends on the type of piece but I request a minimum 2 days.

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What processes, tools or technology does your organization employ for the legal review of advertising campaigns?

Krishan ThakkerGC at Aspire Lifestyles in Travel and Hospitality5 months ago

Well, the company I work for took the atypical approach of putting me in charge of Marketing...but that's a side effect of the business trying to fill a gap while it searches for long-term leadership. That's definitely been...eye ...read more

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