How Entrepreneurs Can Succeed Despite Industry Headwinds
Follow these strategies to deal with today’s challenges. Everything is cyclical. History repeats and markets ebb and flow. Every period of innovation has its naysayers and setbacks – from the Enlightenment leaders who faced resistance from the establishment to more recently, the burst of the dot-com bubble which resulted in a significant setback for the […]
Managers want to keep working from home more than employees do, survey finds
It looks like managers are more keen to continue remote and hybrid work in 2024 than employees. This is according to a Checkr survey of 3,000 employees and business leaders in the US. Major firms including Google, Meta, and Apple have issued return-to-office mandates in the past year. Employees are not the only ones complaining […]
US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s report from the government showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged […]
Creating an Employee-Centric Company Culture Will Not Be the Death of Your Business
Does your company have a top-down, management-centric culture? At one time, this was the most common type of business culture. Executives made decisions, communicated them down the ranks and ensured employees executed their tasks appropriately. However, research has shown that this type of culture leaves organizations vulnerable to concerning weaknesses, including high employee turnover, excessive […]
Panera Bread founder has some tough rules for managing a team of people
The founder of bakery company Panera Bread, Ron Shaich, has revealed his belief that in the workplace, “it is not a leader’s responsibility to ensure that a person succeeds,” and that servant leadership isn’t about being “nice at all costs,” according to his book “Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations.” “It is not […]
These are the ‘crucial’ A.I. skills Microsoft says you will need to land a job
Whether it’s the bot that takes your job or a “next-generation copilot” one thing’s for sure—artificial intelligence is set to change the game. A.I. is being touted as the biggest technological advancement since the creation of the internet—according to Bill Gates at least—and now companies are racing to figure out what it means for them. […]
Deloitte Is Using A.I. to Reduce Layoffs. You Can Too
You don’t need a billion dollars to reallocate employees. You just need ChatGPT and a bit of time. Can A.I. help you reallocate your employees in order to avoid a layoff? Deloitte thinks so: The consulting giant recently announced that it is looking into using A.I. technology to move employees around so that the company can properly utilize existing staff […]
IoT Signals Research, edition 2: global insights for 2020 and beyond
If your business is already harnessing IoT, you likely believe IoT is critical to your long-term success. You are not alone. According to our latest annual report, IoT Signals edition 2 released today, 90 percent of decision makers now believe IoT is critical to their company’s success. The last six months have been tumultuous to […]
Technology and COVID-19: A new way to upskill people with disabilities
In India, virtual work environments open up new opportunities for inclusion S Gokulakrishnan studied hard and snagged his first job soon after he earned his degree. A year later, like many of us do, he took a break from work to rethink his career. This 26-year-old commerce graduate and chartered accountant (intermediate) from Chennai in […]
Oracle NetSuite Named a Leader in Forrester Wave reports for Services and Distribution Businesses
Forrester Research has named Oracle NetSuite a leader in two recent reports, The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Services Businesses, Q3 2020 and The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Distribution Businesses, Q3 2020. Oracle NetSuite was one of only three vendors to be named as leaders among 12 that qualified for evaluation in […]