Despite public talks about increasing manufacturing and labor jobs, elected officials are misleading the public and avoiding the hard truths of the elimination of employees due to advances in technology where human functions are replaced by automation. Workplace technology has miraculously expanded from software and robotics to include artificial intelligence such as machine learning. While…
Millennials: now the largest generation in the US, willing shares with others what they want and expect out of life, careers and the world. They are not shy, expect to enjoy life differently than most of us and tend to “move on” if they do not get what they want. They confuse us because their…
Well-being in the workplace is usually centralized around physical fitness and nutrition as a principal means of achieving good health. The way employers define wellness is redefined as organizations discover new ways to provide workers with well-being benefits outside of tradition. There are exciting trends on the horizon that take wellness to the next level…
Working virtually from anywhere will be an increasing HR trend in 2018. In a 20-year span working from home, at a coffee shop, and other convenient locations outside of the job location increased from 4% to 37%. VPN and other technology make it easy to access work and all related cloud based systems from nearly…
From the CEO to the front-line employee, everyone feels squeezed for time. Talk to employees and their leaders, and you will hear they do not have enough resources (time, people, or tools) to manage the workload. If you’re investing in engaging your employees, they may go above and beyond, putting in more time and…
The term split shift is one that is commonly spoken about by those who take advantage of the benefit. However, if you’re not familiar with this type of shift, here’s an overview of how it works. A split shift is one in which a worker chooses to fulfill their work hours in two shifts. Whereas, typically most…
We are often not aware or want to admit to bias. But no person is immune to prejudice and favoritism because it would be difficult to function without them. The human mind categorizes and makes assumptions to learn and act more quickly. No matter how smart or well-intentioned you may be, you cannot eliminate…
What is Predictive Analysis? Predictive Analytics considers what is yet known about the future of an organization based on what has already taken place and information used to integrate new employees into those schematics. There are multiple paths to making that determination including data mining, statistics, modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Predictive modeling…
Our world seems to be spinning faster and faster, and in the middle of it are struggling managers who must continually balance technological change while learning to supervise a new generation of employees, known as Millennials. This new generation of employees has different expectations and agendas, which requires that their managers be trained accordingly. Given,…
AI, or Artificial Intelligence, seems to be the favorite topic appearing in today’s ongoing press releases. There are a lot of talks, a lot of implied fear, and even more confusion and misunderstanding about what exactly AI is and is not. Artificial Intelligence is impacting both current and future states of our nation. It is…