Looking to the future, he sees two major areas of technology becoming key drivers of workplace transformation. First, natural language interfaces will see greater use of virtual assistant devices.Second, is augmented reality (AR). Read more in raconteur The changing company…
Most of us are conditioned in both our personal and professional lives to make changes based on outside factors. Whenever change comes from the outside, we are forced to react to it. Rather than being proactive, we find ourselves constantly putting…
Loneliness is a global issue. Half a million Japanese are suffering from social isolation. The U.K. recently appointed a minister for loneliness, the first in the world. What do cities have to do with loneliness? Read more in Fast Company How…
Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your business in today’s constantly-evolving world can be invigorating instead of exhausting. He outlines five imperatives, centered around putting people first, for turning company reorganization into…
The largest market for leveraged loans is the US, where industries including technology, energy, telecommunications, and healthcare are using the debt to fund mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, dividends, or share buybacks. “In other words, for financial risk-taking rather than plain-vanilla…
While some might assume that frequently shifting your attention between different information streams is good brain training for improving memory and attention, studies have found the opposite to be true.One recent study found that self-reported “heavy media multitaskers” performed worse…
Instead of viewing itself primarily as a hardware manufacturer, Siemens is becoming a provider of value-added services, such as those that help utilities increase the uptime of their turbines. Teams that cut across business units identify opportunities to create value…
Shoppers automatically become NikePlus members after downloading the Nike app—membership that bestows on them such perks as discounts, personalized recommendations and exclusive product offers. Mobile is at the center of people’s everyday life, and when people come into the store, they…
“The Bible Code,” a 1997’s book by the reporter Michael Drosnin popularized the idea. His book claimed to use the earliest parts of the Bible to predict the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Gulf war, and…
Between 1970 and 2014, populations of vertebrate animals declined by an average of 60 percent. Freshwater animals have it even worse, with drops of about 83 percent. Plastic waste is up. So is deforestation. We need to act now Read…
