Employee turnover in USA was at its highest—400%— in the first half of the 20th century: This is before the Great Depression, before the 8-hour workday, before HSE. We surmise that had performance appraisals been as much a part of an employee’s career as they are today, that turnover would have been even higher. There’s…
Is there anyone on the employment spectrum who isn’t affected by recruiting challenges? Not according to the numbers. While solving talent challenges for its clients and enabling exceptional resources to contribute to the commercial ecosystem at large, the talent advocacy team at Arthur Lawrence repeatedly observes some common patterns that make talent management frustrating: The…
While many admirable measures have been taken to bridge the gender pay gap around the world, “equal pay for equal work” will take time to become a reality. According to the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020, gender parity in economic opportunity and participation is only 57.8%. Put another way, it will take…
Few people realize that although we pay for blankets, we are, in fact, buying warmth. That’s a relevant analogy to extrapolate over the customer journey in general. Buyers and users are not the same, we know. But why is innovation and product development traditionally limited to what customers pay for, without spending enough time to…
Technology jobs pay well (and are set to pay better). But how can jobseekers steer clear from falling into the same career traps?
In almost two decades, the agile approach to project management (especially software project management), has become strong and is getting stronger. So how is it, that despite the criticism it has received, agile management shows no signs of receding? One reason could be the proliferation of the global software industry itself. Between 2001 and 2019,…
A Roadmap For Digitizing Operations And Unlocking Hidden Value For Consumers In Their Buying Journey Digitization For Process Transformation When it comes to business transformation efforts, the adage, “fools rush in where angels fear to tread” holds true. The best example comes from digitization in contemporary practice, and no one is exempt. In the past…
Some stakeholders take an ‘either/or’ approach to data science investments. Successful ones build on collaboration and synergy.
UBI – The concept of universal basic income is not new but you are hearing about it more frequently nowadays because it is being supported by the largest future industry i.e. information technology sector.
Traditional labor economics (in practice, if not in theory) treated labor like any other fixed asset: Fully depreciable over a fixed period of time, expected to yield diminishing returns—and like all fixed assets—something that could be disposed of at nominal junk value.
