Today we need a lifelong learning movement suitable to an AI-augmented economy.     Originally published on Forbes.com   Millions of students earned their high school diplomas this month. And as the caps and gowns are packed away, another generation will begin to look toward their careers. Most will spend some time in post-secondary education, but the majority will not earn a four-year degree. So even at this time of celebration, many graduates are worried. They hear technology is killing jobs. Even if you can find work today, who knows if it will be around for a full career?   What if these grads found out that a quarter of...

Cause and Effect   Burnout is an individual’s response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors within the workplace (Maslach et al., 2001).   This is what Neil Patel, co-founder of Neil Patel Digital has to say about it.     It is so common that everyone in any career – engineers, sales managers, tech support personnel, etc. – is susceptible to burnout. Despite being so common, many managers aren’t aware of why burnout happens or how to keep it from happening. But they need to know.   Being able to understand burnout, its causes, and how to prevent it is essential in order to maintain a positive environment and keep...

89% of Companies Report Better Retention Simply by offering Flexible Work Options Camile Bradbury of KPA, wrote a very informative article earlier this year regarding the increasing trend of flexible work schedules.   Trend Drivers Millennials are the largest generation to hit the workforce since baby boomers, and flexible hours is at the top of their must-have benefits list. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that there are 83.1 million millennials in the workforce, representing more than 25% of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers.   However, flexible scheduling is also attractive to Gen Xers and baby boomers, the other two main generations currently in the...

Race Relations In Your Workplace   Adapted from "3 Ways to Successfully Discuss Race Relations With employees"   The events in Charlottesville last year were a reminder that racial tensions still exist in America. And while leaders hope these controversies don't carry over into the workplace, they can and often do affect employees' performances.   In fact, a 2017 Gallup survey of more than 1,000 American adults found that 42 percent worry a great deal about race relations in the country. This is up from just 17 percent in 2014.   But what can leaders do to improve things? While discussing politics in the office can make some feel uncomfortable or afraid...

THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE WILL LOOK VERY DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF TODAY   A recent article in Fast Company by Stephanie Vozza examines the challenges the workforce and it's employers face in the not too distant future.   Chances are your job description has changed over the past five years. Or maybe your role didn’t even exist a short time ago. The workplace of today and the future looks quite different due to technology, the economy, the environment, and politics, according to the Institute for the Future (IFTF), a not-for-profit think tank that helps organizations plan for the future.   The evolving workplace is creating a skills...