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.
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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It is common for workers to be tethered to an office-based computer because of outdated applications.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.
