workplace

The Great Upgrade: Why Outlandish Perks Aren’t Fixing The Talent Crisis

Signing bonuses and extra days off are a shiny solution in a tight labor market, but they don’t get to the heart of the problem.

Companies Aim to Ease Workers into Automation

Workplace automation is poised to virtually eliminate rote office work. Our partner, UIPath, is among a small number of companies helping their customers use the technology both to improve productivity and create new opportunities for...

Andela Brings African Tech Talent to the Rest of the World

Andela offers a window into a promising possible future for work: A distributed workforce that is more diverse and creates economic opportunity where there was little before.

Susan Robinson: Company Culture Drives Performance

Techonomy 2018 speakers answer critical questions in an ongoing series: Susan Robinson, Principal, Cultural Change and Inclusiveness, EY.

Diversity is Meaningless Without Inclusion

Diversity programs are a good start, but diversity hiring alone is meaningless without a commitment to include those voices in a substantial way.

Companies That Maintain a Stranglehold on Employee Tech Risk Being Left Behind

It is common for workers to be tethered to an office-based computer because of outdated applications. That turns off an increasingly dispersed and mobile workforce that expects “always on” connectivity to collaborate — and can...

Techonomy NYC: Automated Workplace Brings Promise and Peril

The future of work is being remade by artificial intelligence and automation. The pros and cons were a subject of debate at Techonomy NYC last week.