Today, AstraZeneca is widely known for their Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, co-developed with the University of Oxford. But this hardly is the first time the pharma giant pushes the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicine.
Recent TRG blog posts
How AstraZeneca Cuts Costs by Automating Their Expense Management
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Mar 2, 2021
Blog Topics: Financial Accounting Management Software
What To Look For In a Planning and Budgeting Solution?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Feb 24, 2021
What enterprises today have an abundance of are pressures. For instance, the pressure of addressing challenges associated with planning and distributing budget rationally, or the pressure of finding an optimal financial solution.
Forward-looking CFOs have shifted away from the traditional spreadsheets to a more sophisticated solution that can enable them to make more informed decisions based on real-time data and insights.
Blog Topics: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
Top Business Coaches in The World – Who Are They?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Feb 23, 2021
Coaching is a powerful tool to empower employees. However, it is often underutilised. When implemented effectively, coaching can make an impact on an individual's life and career. Leaders that apply coaching techniques can unlock individuals' potential and maximise their capabilities, thus, creating a more productive, engaged, and satisfied workforce.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
Hotels and OTAs: Frenemies, Coexistence, A Marriage of Convenience
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Jan 27, 2021
A new study conducted by Expedia Group in a partnership with global research firm BVA BDRC examines the contribution of OTAs to the travel and tourism industry, specifically the US market, reports that hotel bookings via OTAs will continue to rise even after the pandemic12. The study also stated travellers stay more nights, spend more on-property, and generate more revenue for local communities compared to direct hotel bookers.
Blog Topics: Hospitality solutions
Want to Empower Your Employees Even More? Be Lazy!
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Jan 21, 2021
It's been a century since efficiency expert Frank Bunker Gilbreth discovered in 1920 that it's best to hire a lazy worker to do a hard job because they will find an easy way to do it. (And no, it's not Bill Gates who said it first.) But the philosophy of "working smarter, not harder" has not fully caught on among managers themselves.
In an article published on FastCompany, Matt Casey, author of The Management Delusion—The Easy Way to Do a Hard Job, shared his thoughts on "the lazy management approach", a term which he coined during his time at Moonfruit (UK). The name is a clever take on the nature of his management position, and it has nothing with being lazy.
Blog Topics: Talent Management
How Hotels Can Create New Revenue Streams Amid And Post Pandemic
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Experts estimate it might take more than a year for the hospitality industry to recover from the monstrous effects of COVID-19. Many hotel managers are utilising this downtime to deep clean the entire venue and revise projects that are otherwise impossible to do when hotels are full.
Blog Topics: Hospitality solutions
Are These Common In-Room Amenities Still Relevant In the COVID Era?
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Thu, Jan 14, 2021
More than just offering a simple bed and breakfast, hotel rooms are evolving and being engineered, one amenity at a time, to meet with changing traveller demands.
Blog Topics: Hospitality solutions
Temperature Checks and ID Verification in Contactless Hotel Experience
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Contactless guest experience is the new reality of hospitality. In addition to changes in the front desk, elevators, and guest rooms, there are other areas where contactless technology has proved itself to be indispensable: temperature checks and ID verification.
Blog Topics: Hospitality solutions
The New Face of Hospitality: Creating a Contactless Guest Experience
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Jan 5, 2021
As a traveller, don't we all wish the hotel onboarding process, door unlocking, room services, in-room amenities usage can be carried out digitally, seamlessly, without waiting in line or encountering awkward greetings.
Blog Topics: Hospitality solutions, Technology trends
Grasping the Importance of Medical Billing and Accounting Software
Posted by Rick Yvanovich on Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Healthcare is essential. Everyone gets sick and is entitled to adequate healthcare treatment when needed. Serving a wide range of patients of different age and conditions, it is understandable that the healthcare industry offers vast services, complies with complex statutory requirements, and handles stressful environments daily.
Blog Topics: Financial Accounting Management Software