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The Art & Science of Work

Using Technology to Keep Your Remote Workers More Human

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The subject of remote teams pops up on my radar more frequently all the time. In fact I am participating in a webinar in September on the subject of remote teams. In a webinar on Onboarding I talk about remote teams. Yet there is a conflicting story of bigger companies, such as Yahoo, Best Buy and, most recently, IBM getting rid of their remote workers. A lot of different ... Read Full Article

Six Critical Skills ALL Workers Will Need In the Next Decade

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Everyone ponders today whether or not they will lose their job to a robot or AI in the next 10 years or so. With artificial intelligence (AI) predicted to not only replace rote and repetitive blue collar or office jobs, but also writers, lawyers and even CEOs everyone should have some trepidation about the safety of their jobs. I have written numerous times about the importance ... Read Full Article

Jacob Morgan says HR needs to WAKE UP

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I pay attention to Jacob Morgan. He is a futurist of some renown, he writes good book, gives good talks and makes good videos. This one is a message that HR needs to hear. Here is a non-HR person telling us we are doing a good job and we don't realize it. These are words that need to be heard. So one week before #SHRM17 I thought I would expose you to some good words of ... Read Full Article

Is the Future of Work Really All that New?

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Stephen King once said, in The Colorado Kid, “sooner or later, everything old is new again.” We see clothing styles come back, we see performers enjoy a resurgence of popularity with new generations, and ideas often recycle. The same thing applies to some things in the world of work. Recycling Mark Eltringham, the publisher of Workplace Insight, wrote a post called Working ... Read Full Article

A Critical Skill of the Future to Preserve Your Future

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I read an interview with Max Ventilla, CEO and Founder, AltSchool. According to their website AltSchool is “a partnership between educators, entrepreneurs, and engineers who are driven to deliver whole-child, personalized learning so that every child can reach their potential. […] We're working together to build a comprehensive platform to personalize learning in schools, with ... Read Full Article

The Future Is Personalization and Customization

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While on vacation last week, I picked up a copy of the May issue of Wired and read the section called Next List 2017: 20 People Who Are Creating the Future. Every story on the list was really pretty interesting, but the one on Gerd Manz particularly caught my interest. Manz is the VP of Future Team for shoemaker Adidas. His story is one of ultimate personalization and ... Read Full Article

Can We Future-Proof Our Jobs and Workplaces?

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As we read more and more about the impending ascent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, being able to “future-proof” may hold some appeal to readers. Barring a change in the laws of physics holding off the future is hard to do. Even a nuclear holocaust would leave people who know what could be done. So the future is inevitable. So what can be done about making sure ... Read Full Article

Employees Crowdsource the New Boss?

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Interacting well with employees is certainly an important leadership competency. What if you selected company leaders based on their ability to interact with peers rather than their resume? A company named Tinypulse, led by David Niu, has used crowdsourcing to select leaders and they think that it is more effective than traditional methods. Collaborative Ability and ... Read Full Article