Employee Wellness Is & Will Be a Big Workplace Issue
It is hard to gather with a group of people these days without many of them starting to compare their exercise trackers, be they Apple watches or Fitbits or some other tracking device. They even have a tendency to be a bit snooty about what theirs does or does not do. You would think that […]
Humans vs. Robots: Is Creativity the Key?
There is a concern among people that with the coming “robotization” of work that many will be without jobs. I have written a number of times that one way to insure that you will be employed in a robot world is to make sure you keep some aspect of “humanness” in your job. Perhaps creativity […]
Will Employees Drive the Use of Artificial Intelligence?
Will Employees Drive the Use of Artificial Intelligence at Work? It is hard to pick up a magazine (either literally or digitally) that deals with technology and people without seeing something about artificial intelligence or AI and the impact it will have on the workplace and jobs. Some people, such as Elon Musk, warn us […]
Paying Attention to Anthropologists May Be Important to HR
Paying Attention to Anthropologists May Be Important to HR In our HR classes we are taught to engage in environmental scanning as a way of anticipating areas that may hold some importance. To many people this means paying attention to business news, perhaps some economic news, what is happening with demographics and employment law […]
How Business & Leadership Foresight Can Make a Difference
How Business & Leadership Foresight Can Make a Difference I write and talk about the importance of HR professionals being “practical futurists.” I have a presentation that I have made a number of times called “Seven Steps to becoming a practical HR Futurist.” In that presentation I talk about the importance of having the skill […]
Change at Work Starts with a Behavorial Change Then Results
If you read my blog posts you know that I write about changes in the workplace that are likely to occur in the next 10 or so years. Many of these changes are driven by technology. Many of these changes, however, have to be driven by human behavior. Some people just don’t want to change. […]
