Recent studies estimate that 9% of jobs to 47% are at risk of automation and many fear that the rise of automatable tasks will lead to mass unemployment, social distress, and anxiety in the workplace. But will robots really steal our jobs and leave us with nothing to do?
Automation and Economic Growth: Who, What, How? Read More »
It’s nearly impossible to think of a work situation where teams are not present. From the mega-companies like the Amazons of the world, to the small mom and pop type businesses, teams are instrumental at every level of an organization. Even the scrappy solopreneur has at least some degree of a team, whether it’s with his/her vendors, freelancers and clients.
Team Building Does Not Equal Teamwork Read More »
Google, American Express, Uber, AirBnB, Zillow and Twitter are but a few of the companies that recently announced extended- or even permanent- telecommuting policies for their employees. According to the Brookings Institute, up to half of American workers are currently working from home, more than double the fraction who worked from home (at least occasionally) in 2017-18. While this switch to remote work is due to Covid-19, it’s commonly expected that telecommuting will extend long past the pandemic.
The Extreme Challenges of Remote Teamwork Read More »
We are all aware that the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the working world in a dramatic and life-changing way. In a time when there are so many questions and so few answers, all we want to know is if the changes we see now will endure for years to come.
Reimaging Workforce Development Post Covid Read More »
Even before these unprecedented, stressful times, talent development has not been easy. In the professional space, it can be hard to let our true identities inspire how we interact with clients and employees. To truly create a good talent development team, however, one must not be afraid to show their human side and take pride in being different.
Embrace The Weird In Your Workforce Development Team Read More »
In a previous blog entitled, The View from the Top Can Be Lonely. It Does Not Have to Be, we talked about the importance of trust across colleagues and especially important – trust within the colleague/leader relationship. Today, I want to discuss another topic, transparency.
The Importance of Transparency Read More »
Back in March I attended the Training Industry Inc, Future of the Workforce Conference, and had the pleasure of attending the session led by Sonia Malik @ IBM. Sonia presented on automation, the future of work, and building a skills revolution inside of IBM – her presentation was informative and very relevant for learning organizations today. If you are interested, you should check out the recording here. But I digress.
Humans are a Venn Diagram. Why Isn’t Your Organizational Learning Strategy? Read More »
Everyone has heard the old saying “practice makes perfect,” but what is perfect? The textbook answers for perfect is ‘having all the required or desirable elements. Qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.” Perfect is relative; one person’s perfect won’t necessarily be the same as someone else’s. It is nearly impossible always to be accurate, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be an expert. So the question is, what is mastery?
When It Comes to Learning We Do Not Horse Around Read More »
“Let them eat cake. It did not work for Marie Antoinette and it does not work today. The recent pandemic has opened our eyes to how images of people are projected and especially how leaders show up. We are so used to highly produced videos or commercials of CEOs or other leaders all prim and proper and think – that’s how a leader is supposed to look and act.
Let Them Eat Cake: Authenticity, Leadership, and the Post COVID-19 World Read More »
One of our favorite questions around here is “What was your first job?”. It is a great ice breaker and reminds us that no matter where we are today – or where we are going in our careers – we all started somewhere – and it was likely very different than our current profession.
We All Started Somewhere: The First Jobs of WeLearn Read More »
