#talent

I know someone promoted to my area, but most people are perhaps victims of this remapping process I assume?

Now that it’s clear leadership has no loyalty to associates, I think leadership is about to find out associates no longer have loyalty to Edward Jones. Talent stayed out of loyalty. We aren’t the most exciting company, not cutting edge, and not offering great pay. A dinosaur trying to stay relevant in a digital first world… It was loyalty and culture that kept people at Edward Jones. I won’t be surprised when top talent leaves over the next couple years after the VSPs and ISPs settle. This isn’t over. PP broke the trust. We are all just overhead and numbers.

With the massive cuts and loss of so much talent and are we setting ourselves up for complete failure in the not so distant future? Accidents are already sky high and we haven't completed the understaffing measures completely. Guess Mike doesn't care about his legacy and wrecking a historic company.

Let’s stop pretending; our talents are leaving not because they don’t love，they are leaving because they are not loved. If we don’t fix our mindset, we will be exporting our brightest - absolutely free of charge…

Per meeting with director today 75 pos are looking to be added to FTC ABS/Amisys teams for the 3rd and 4th qtr...seems like a lot. These pos will be internal and external applicants.

Alright then, we are now going to get marketing advice from IBM... because marketing fails because of "fragmented operations" now... (some study they did says)

IBM Says that CMOs Must Fix What’s Beneath the Surface to Fully Unlock AI

(...) "study of 1,800 marketing and sales executives found that 81% of CMOs see AI as a game-changer, yet 84% say rigid, fragmented operations stop them from using it to its full potential."

(...) Jonathan Adashek, tech giant IBM’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, explained that many companies don’t have the structure needed to make AI truly transformative. On top of that, only 21% of CMOs believe they have the right talent to meet their goals over the next few years.

As a result, IBM has been addressing these challenges through its “client zero” approach, which means testing AI tools on its own operations before offering them to clients. In human resources, this approach has automated one million tasks and resolved 95% of employee requests without escalation. This allows HR staff to focus on more complex work like coaching, workforce planning, and talent development. In marketing, AI has reduced the amount of time employees spend on repetitive tasks, thereby giving them more freedom to try new ideas and original projects.

However, Adashek believes that the key to unlocking AI’s full potential is to first get a company’s data in order. Indeed, strong, integrated, and flexible data systems, along with privacy protections, make it possible to detect patterns and make better strategic decisions. Interestingly, Adashek compares AI to an iceberg: the 20% above the water is the flashy, visible technology, while the 80% below represents the deeper systems, processes, and data that truly drive transformation. Focusing on that hidden 80% can boost productivity and help businesses scale better than chasing the latest shiny tool.

https://www.tipranks.com/news/ibm-says-that-cmos-must-fix-whats-beneath-the-surface-to-fully-unlock-ai#google_vignette

When did we become a tech company that is not led by innovation but entirely by what is deemed acceptable by our accounting department? They are the ones who make all the important decisions here and it's becoming more blatantly obvious day in day out in our results. Nobody is thinking about future profits, just what we can get right here, right now. It's very annoying that people who know nothing about our core business can wield this much power.