Three Tips for Training Staff On New Technologies
Adaptability might not have been part of the job description when an employee was hired, but every employee needs a few adaptive qualities when faced with new technology. At the same time, supervisors and managers need to meet employees where they are when it comes to...
The Most Important Soft Skills Needed in the Workplace
All employees have hard skills and soft skills. Hard skills are something measurable that people can learn, such as reading or using a computer program. Soft skills are skills that you can't measure, but they become a part of you as a person. If you want to do well in...
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector
The age of big data as tech's deciding factor is over, but big data still plays a big part in progress. These days, it's all about fast, automated, and accurate analysis. Machine learning and automation can collect and calculate information in massive...
How to Encourage a Culture of Innovation Among Employees
Innovation in the workplace leads to some amazing accomplishments. Executives who possess the capacity to encourage employees to demonstrate ingenuity may place their companies or organizations at a decided advantage. With such considerations in mind, corporate...
Innovation and Cyber Security
Innovation is the fuel that primes the tech industry's pump. Without innovation, big data collection, as well as data processing and analysis wouldn't exist. There would be no cloud storage. In fact, without innovation, there wouldn't even be a cloud. However, users...
Technology Helps Humans Better Run Businesses
In a technological world, it is a common concern that technology will replace many of our jobs, increasing unemployment. I want to focus on technology that has allowed businesses and companies to do more with less. Technology has not replaced human staff but it has...
Why Your Executive Board Should Include a CIO
Many executives believe that a CIO, or a Chief Information Officer, can play a crucial role in a company's leadership board. And the CIO should certainly play a crucial role in at least two fields: Internally, optimization and reengineering of all company processes...
Blockchain and the Modern Workplace
Blockchain technology and especially crypto currency mining have created a vast demand for computing power. Is this good or bad for our planet? This revolutionary new tech is taking the world by storm, particularly with the mainstreaming of cryptocurrency. We are...
Work Experience is Valued Over Theory
In the world of academic studies, more and more students are choosing to pursue work experience outside of school before graduation. The rewards of student work experience are many, and at its best, work experience often trumps educational attainments when...
Vicious Circle in Health Care Costs
Medicine is a complicated and expensive field. The USA is the number 1 country on healthcare spending, aprox. 18% of its GDP but only ranks on 64th place in the list of healthiest nations. Many aspects explain this sad situation, one of them being preventive care and...