“Eliminating the part of the labor force that will do dull, dirty, and dangerous work will not create sustainable jobs for others.”
Katherine Jones is Partner and Director of Talent Research at Mercer. She was previously VP, Human Capital Management Technology Research at Bersin by Deloitte. Katherine will be speaking at HR Tech World in London on March 21st and 22nd this year. Get your tickets here! Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: It feels like diversity and inclusion are […]
HR analytics – the most important thing? Get started
Organisations that build their HR analytics strategy well start with two questions: what are our business objectives and how can we use analytics to optimise the effect of our people practices on attaining these objectives? A new study shows that most organisations don’t focus enough on HR analytics to make it successful, with over two […]
Internal comms: lessons from the ad industry
Muse is a new online service from Woodreed designed to solve the business challenges HR, engagement and internal communications professionals tell us they face. Accessed online via PC, mobile or tablet, it’s a combination of three services designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of internal communication. Click here to find out more. Would you let your […]
Can you disconnect from the workplace in 2017?
It’s the first part of the new year, a time of fresh promises to improve wellbeing – leave the office on time, spend more quality time with the family and not get so stressed. However, does your boss continue to email you 24/7? Do you find it tricky to ignore work emails out of hours? Do […]
Is it game over for psychometric questionnaires?
It’s widely accepted that the value of the video games market overtook that of Hollywood more than a decade ago and more people now play games than don’t. Games immerse the player in a virtual world where they must make decisions and trade-offs and deal with other people to get the job done – and […]
From busy to better: 9 tips to restore the sense of self
Addicted to technology? Sleeping with your smartphone? Making endless lists and feeling more and more burned out and behind every day? Deleting the “me” time from your calendar and hitting the vending machines when you stay late at work? The way we talk about stress is stressful. We scold ourselves to “focus.” We constantly remind […]
E-resilience: 5 tips to help you master the technology in your life
We've written before about the importance of e-resilience – or being able to cope emotionally with the amount of technology in our lives. There's no chance of us having less technology to solve the problem, so it's on us to add tools to our toolkit in order to more proactively deal with technology-related stress in the […]
It’s sales & marketing, not sales versus marketing – creating more collaborative teams’
When it comes to preparing for presentations, there are major differences between the opinions of the marketing and sales teams. I’ve lost track of the number of marketing teams I’ve talked to who have discussed at length the growing gap they are seeing between their own work and the work of their sales teams when […]
How to use apps to encourage collaboration and engagement in the workplace
Let’s face it, your staff probably spend a lot of time on their mobile phones, and there is not much you can do about it. Studies have shown that people are spending up to five hours a day on their smartphones, while a third of us keep our phones by our bedside so that we […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “Are we starting to treat machines differently?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “What skills/jobs will we need in the future?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “What does AI mean for managers and employees?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch all […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “How do we adapt to recent AI developments?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “How do we prepare children for AI?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch all […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “What’s happening in AI as we go into 2017?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “Why is the AI renaissance happening now?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch all […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “What does AI look like in everyday life?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
People analytics, emotional AI and recruiting spies through social media
A hearty welcome to our latest round up of HR news, opinion, research and assorted blogs. Every few weeks we're putting a tech slant on our round ups due to the overwhelming amount of interesting HR-related tech news out there. So let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “Are white collar jobs being displaced by AI?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch […]
Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI, Bristol University: “Is it sufficient for AI to mimic human emotions?”
We sat down with Nello Cristianini, Professor of AI at Bristol University, to ask him about what's really happening in the world of AI, what people aren't aware of, what the opportunities and risks are, and what the effects are on the jobs market and the skills we need now and into the future. Watch all […]
