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Work Without the Worker
"Will we be retired -- or unemployed?" the leader of a futurist conference asked in 2007 while envisioning a world filled with AIs possessed of superhuman intelligence. More recent -- and more restrained -- researchers such as Kate Darling have argued that our best...
Critical Strategies to Prepare for the Future of HR
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and how it could soon replace human workers in various industries, but it’s more likely that the future of HR will actually be more human-centric than ever before. But what does this mean for HR...
DoorDash Thinks Speedy Delivery is the Future
DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household goods and packaged restaurant products. Customers within the delivery zone will...
Lack of Workforce Insight Is Killing Your Business
There’s no denying that the future of work is all about flexibility. As employees, we love being able to replace lengthy commutes with more focused time when working from home, and as business leaders, we also enjoy the increased satisfaction and cost savings...
Remote Work has a Downside. Here’s Why I Want to Go Back to the Office
I once had a seventy-five-minute one-way commute to work. It was a truly exhausting journey tacked on to the beginning and end of my typical twelve-hour days in the office. I quickly came to dread having to be on the road by 5:30 every morning, and only agreed to do...
Our Lockdown Mentoring Plan Was a Lifeline, and It’s Still Going
In September 2020, we were all involved in the undergraduate psychology programme at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada (P.W., P.V. and R.P. as final-year students pursuing an honours degree, E.C. as an instructor and A.R. as a graduate student). In any other...
Lessons on Leadership Skills from the Marines
I volunteered for the Marine Corps right out of high school. I served for two and a half years until a training injury led to my medical discharge. While that was not the way I intended for my military career to end, I picked up many valuable leadership skills in my...
The 10 Best Employers for Veterans
The best employers for veterans can be determined through hiring, recruiting and retention practices. For the past seven years, Military.com and its parent company Monster have poured through America's best employers looking for these criteria and...
