Since computers were first invented people have been looking for ‘the next big thing.’ Now, as close to half the world owns a phone faster than the earliest supercomputers, it is difficult to keep track of what we should pay attention to. While . . .
Read articleposted 19th February 2019Forbes.com
Letting people choose their own salary works. With employee engagement in a state of stagnation, and 79% of workers citing ‘lack of appreciation’ as their reason for leaving a job, opening up salaries is a powerful way to show your . . .
Read articleposted 15th November 2018IT Pro Portal
What impact will AI have on the world of work over the next 10-15 years? Artificial Intelligence (AI) will disrupt industries of all kinds, from manufacturing to healthcare, but the technology’s most immediate impact will be felt by the workers . . .
Read articleposted 14th November 2018Growth Business
Charles Towers-Clarke, CEO of online platform PodGroup discusses how artificial intelligence can help empower employees rather than replace them.
Read articleposted 14th November 2018IoT Global Network
The way we work has always been dictated by the technology available to us. As technology improves, says Charles Towers-Clark, CEO of Pod Group, the workforce adapts to match the new standard of efficiency, and a whole range of jobs . . .
Read articleposted 14th November 2018Data breaches are our own fault. A 2016 study by Phishme found that 91% of all cyber attacks start with a phishing email, and since then these schemes have only gotten more sophisticated in their methods. With recent cybersecurity initiatives . . .
Read articleposted 12th November 2018‘Companies see how competitive the market is becoming, with barriers to entry collapsing in traditional industries. They know it is all driven by new technology, new business models and new competitors they didn’t see coming.’
Read articleposted 12th November 2018Imitation, while less altruistic than other goals of AI (such as helping with menial tasks or improving on human intelligence), has led to extremely convincing chatbots that would put the Turing test to shame. AI mimicking humans could be useful . . .
Read articleposted 12th November 2018Back in 2013, Buffer made their company salaries public, and in doing so declared war on the ‘need to know’ attitude to doing business. This generation of consumers is demanding more transparency from the companies they patronize, and in some . . .
Read articleposted 12th November 2018City A.M.
Earlier this week, a report from the World Economic Forum predicted that robots, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create 58m more jobs than it displaces. Good news, perhaps, but still, it could be your job that gets displaced.
Read articleposted 18th October 2018Book by Charles Towers-Clark
In The WEIRD CEO, Charles sets out the technological and societal changes that will take place over the next fifteen years, and explains why companies need to rethink the way they motivate employees. He outlines why CEOs and managers need to encourage Wisdom, Emotional Intelligence, Initiative, Responsibility and Development (WEIRD) to make sure employees feel fulfilment and ownership in their work – and gives a fascinating and sometimes brutally honest record of the change process his company went through.
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