by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Career, Coaching, Mentoring
Career coaches and researchers agree: You need a bouquet of mentors in order to maximize success at work. Within that bouquet, there’s of course the mentor whose career you most desire: the manager who always knows the right thing to do, or the executive who models...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Jobs
Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Age, Retirement
For some in the U.S., retirement doesn’t start at age 65. Twenty-two percent of Americans 65 and older are still in the workforce, according to a LendingTree analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Some states are seeing more of this than others. “Significant...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Remote Work
Wells Fargo employee Denise Prudhomme badged into her office on a Friday morning, but never left. Her body was discovered at her cubicle the following Tuesday by a security guard. No foul play is suspected. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Diversity, Featured
Professionals and leaders who care about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in organizations are facing a critical question: Is DEI dead in the U.S.? It’s true that the current attacks on DEI appear to go beyond the program cuts of a decade ago,...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Featured, Leadership, Workplace
Work comes with inherent stressors and challenges. However, working in an environment where toxic behavior is tolerated is unnecessary and frustrating. When leadership seems indifferent to such issues, it can demoralize employees and create a hostile work environment....
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Remote Work, Technology
Remote work and digital twins date back to the mid-20th century. This technology has come a long way since the early days of the pandemic, let alone the first era of the space age. Now, remote work is more common, Earth-side. Only about 5% of US jobs were classified...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs
Looking for full-time work? You might have to settle for fewer hours or take on several part-time jobs. The number of people working full time in the U.S. has shrunk by a whopping 1.5 million since hitting a record 134.8 million some 14 months ago, according to the...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Featured, Future of Work, Skills
The future of work is human-centric according to Gartner. That means tearing through the paper ceiling and focusing on skills-based talent sourcing, where what a candidate can do matters more than what’s printed on their resume. Traditional...
by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Benefits, California, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims...
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