Running a business in this customer-centric world of ours is by no means simple, especially when brands consider the fact that their customers are also the creators of their reputation and success. However, what too many businesses fail to include in their strategies is a more employee-centric …
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Three Innovative Workspaces in the United States
Fitness centers, green initiatives, and space to relax — many modern offices are adopting features similar to these which are meant for employee benefit. Innovative designs are making offices feel more inviting, which in turn can help employees be more productive. We rounded up three of the most …
How to Deal with Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Any sexual advance or conduct that is non-consensual or offensive to the office environment can be categorized as sexual harassment. Sadly, it still happens across workplaces. In the hindsight of the #MeToo movement, a lot of facts and stories about workplace sexual harassment came into public view. …
How to Avoid a Career Crash Due to Cognitive Bias
A few years ago, after my closing keynote for a manufacturing association conference on how manufacturing leaders can avoid business disasters, a man in his late fifties came up to me looking distraught and agitated. I hoped he wasn’t angry with something. He introduced himself (I’ll call him Mark …
Four Benefits that Your Employees Will Value
Finding benefits that employees will value has long been a struggle for many businesses. So, what benefits should you offer? Here are four leading options that you should consider. One of the biggest problems in developing benefits for your employees is that when presented with a choice, many …
Are You More Intelligent than Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence is defined as the development of computer systems with the ability to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. The concept sounds reasonable enough, but how exactly does a machine learn, and is it different from how humans learn? Tay was an artificial …