by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Automation, Featured, Robots, Workplace
There was a time when the term “automation” was synonymous with advanced manufacturing plants full of robotics. While replacing human labor with machine labor is a prime example of workplace automation, it’s far from the only example. Automation is present in modern...
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Michigan, Tariffs, Unemployment
Michigan has experienced the largest increase in its unemployment rate of the 50 states over the last year and currently has one of the worst jobless percentages in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national...
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
US employers pulled back on their hiring plans last month, while layoffs in the federal government spiked to their highest level in more than four years, new labor market data showed Tuesday. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data provided some...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Featured, Mentoring
People really value mentorship. That’s a key lesson from our conversations with Chartered Managers over recent months. In February, we met Louisa Dallinger CMgr FCMI, business development and practice manager at Reginald O’Neill Dental Care in Billericay, Essex. She...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs
Ford dealer Jim Seavitt has an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach these days that’s reminiscent of how he felt about 17 years ago. “We’re down 50% in leads. Everything’s off 40% to 50%. People just aren’t looking at cars right now,” Seavitt,...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Jobs
Anything you can do, AI can do better – or so we’re finding out – but some jobs are perhaps more at risk than others as the tech revolution gathers momentum. We’ve already found out that a chatbot cannot write a Valentine’s message but does that...
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