Management
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Balancing Values and Revenue: Lessons from Parting Ways with a Major Client
“No one likes to lose a client, particularly when that client is your biggest one and you’ve had a great relationship with them for years.” Sins of an Agency: Parting Ways With Our Biggest Client Understanding Customer Concentration Risks High customer concentration at Vixen Digital posed significant risks, with one client providing a large portion… Continue reading
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Overcoming “Work About Work”: Strategies for Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency
“According to Asana’s Anatomy of Work Index, 60% of a person’s time at work is spent on work about work and not on skilled work”?16:0†Positive ideas 2408?. How work about work gets in the way of real work Understanding “Work About Work” In our dynamic business landscape, “work about work” has emerged as a critical… Continue reading
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Jasper is a useful tool for developing employee training.
The article discusses various aspects of employee training and development, providing insights and recommendations on how to incorporate industry trends, cater to different learning styles, evaluate program success, create interactive training methods, and implement best practices. The author emphasizes the need to align training programs with specific business goals, adapt to employee demographics, and ensure… Continue reading
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Many businesses are not yet prepared to fully reap the benefits of AI.
AI has become a ubiquitous technology, with companies exploring its applications for revenue growth and improved customer and employee experiences. However, most businesses are unprepared to leverage AI to its fullest extent, limiting its potential. Only a small number of companies are successfully applying AI to improve their operations and create new value. AI-powered automation,… Continue reading
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ARTIFICIAL intelligence could hit three in five workers — possibly replacing their jobs. The warning comes in a new International Monetary Fund report on the future of work. It warned of lower sala…
According to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially replace three in five workers, with some jobs potentially disappearing altogether. The IMF also warned of lower salaries and cuts in hiring as a result of AI integration. A separate study from PwC revealed that bosses in Britain are adopting AI… Continue reading
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Climbing the corporate ladder from your couch? Think again. The hidden limitations of remote work are here. My friend Max is employed at a company that offers its employees the option to work from…
The article discusses the hidden limitations of remote work and how it can affect career progression. The author shares a personal anecdote about their friend Max, who had to relocate for personal reasons and was subsequently excluded from internal communications and passed over for a promotion. The article mentions that studies support the idea that… Continue reading
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The losers: CEOs who wanted butts in seats 5 days a week.
A new survey from the Conference Board reveals that only 6 out of 158 U.S. CEOs plan to prioritize bringing workers back to the office full-time by 2024. This indicates a shift in the mindset of executives, who are increasingly accepting hybrid work arrangements as the norm for knowledge workers. Another survey by Deloitte found… Continue reading
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Atlassians choose where they work, every single day. Download our free report to see what we’ve learned as a result.
Atlassian’s approach to distributed work, known as Team Anywhere, has enabled employees to choose where they work since 2020. The company’s workforce has become highly distributed, with employees collaborating from over 10,000 locations. Despite this, 92% of employees say the distributed work policy allows them to do their best work, and 91% consider it an… Continue reading
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The question over whether to allow employees to work from home has been settled. Here’s the new normal.
This article discusses the recent announcement by Mike Hopkins, the senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, regarding Amazon’s mandate for employees to work in the office rather than from home. Hopkins claimed that working in the office is better without providing any data to back up his statement, relying instead on personal… Continue reading
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Every executive in the C suite is braced for AI impacts within their organization. But are they ready for their own jobs to be impacted too?
The C-suite is bracing for the impact of AI within their organizations, but are they prepared for their own jobs to be impacted? According to a report by Workday, half of CEOs say their organization is at least somewhat unprepared for AI and machine learning adoption. However, decision-makers are generally optimistic about their organization’s ability… Continue reading
About Me
Digital transformation, including agile and devops, across many industries, most recently in higher education. Designed and built the Emory faculty information system. Working in continuing education to improve and expand career-focused learning, esp. in workforce development. Expanding the role of innovation and entrepreneurship. Designed, built, and launched the Emory Center for Innovation.
Recent Posts
- Balancing Values and Revenue: Lessons from Parting Ways with a Major Client
- Disrupting the Bitterness Loop: Understanding and Overcoming the Cycle of Entitlement and Resentment
- Flipped Classrooms: Small Gains with Significant Effort – An Analytical Review
- Overcoming “Work About Work”: Strategies for Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency
- The Future of Hiring: Why AI Skills Are Outpacing Industry Experience
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