WeWork Adds Female Board Member, Frances Frei
Not only is the We Company’s newest board member the person who helped Uber through its leadership crisis in 2017 — she’s also the company’s antidote …
View ArticleThe 8th waste of Infrastructure – Wasting talent
Last week I wrote about how the first seven lean wastes described by Taiichi Ohno in the Toyota Production apply to infrastructure and operations …
View ArticleWould you pay for customer service from a human? | Relate by Zendesk
I've been a Verizon customer for years. So I was shocked, a few months ago, when the company's IVR bot informed me that if a human customer service …
View ArticleWhen Waterfall Principles Sneak Back Into Agile Workflows
AgileFall describes a situation in which project managers attempt to shift to Agile methodology, but are forced to continue operating under many of the rules and practices of traditional Waterfall...
View ArticleThe Hidden Waste Lurking in Project Management
Some new product organizations swear by a Project Management Office with dedicated project managers. Others do just fine with the primary engineer on …
View ArticleHow To Evaluate Employee Learning Performance
Training is a process. Evaluation is an even more systematic process of figuring out if the training you have implemented was effective and efficient …
View Article10 Ways To Establish The Diversity Infrastructure Within an Organization
Inclusive and diverse (I&D) organizations drive profitable and innovative results. Most of the companies enact I&D programs to change their …
View ArticleDemographics + Technology = Competitive Advantage Squared
In addition to technological advancements, Diversity and Inclusion is a 21st century strategy for success. Most organizations, however, will have to …
View ArticleBut really, is Unconscious Bias Training effective or ineffective?
One moment every company wants to roll out unconscious bias training — it’s the sexy new thing that’s going to fix all your D&I problems.<p>But wait! …
View Article10 ways to make yourself a more attractive human being
There are two basic paths to becoming more attractive.• Become a better human being (internal)<br>• Become a better looking human being (external)<br>Here are a …
View ArticleAgile project management, explained
Change-readiness is the name of the game for companies competing in the digital era. “Where stability and long-term planning were once the mark of a …
View Article5 Tips for Creating the Best Employee Onboarding Experiences
First, we should understand what onboarding is, its goals, and its benefits.<p>That information can help us design stellar onboarding experiences that …
View ArticleHow "You aren't going to need it!" can simplify your development process
The principle of "You aren't going to need it!" found in Extreme Programming can be particularly valuable for keeping your programming workflows …
View ArticleTUC urges action to end graduate class discrimination
Graduates from wealthier backgrounds are more than twice as likely to be on a £30,000 starting salary than those with working-class roots.The post …
View ArticleInequality: is it rising, and can we reverse it?
The UK ranks among the most unequal nations in Europe and many people feel they are not sharing in the country’s wealth<p>Income inequality has risen sharply since the 1970s in most advanced...
View Article'It's not a superficial game' - Coral Movasseli explores the mysteries of...
Siliconrepublic.com spoke to the managing director of Girls in Tech Dublin about quality mentorship and how she’s working to demystify it.<p>There’s a …
View ArticleWomen have made many inroads in policing, but barriers remain to achieving...
Last week, the Australasian Council of Women and Policing held its 2019 conference, with a focus on how law enforcement responds to women in the …
View ArticleGendered violence: A state of emergency
A state of emergency is a radical suspension of the regular legal framework.<p>Between 1985 and 1990, the apartheid government ruled South Africa under …
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