By Sarah Bregel November 27, 2023 How people feel about AI may still be a mixed bag, but there is certainly no shortage of chatter about the technology, especially among employers and job-seekers. On LinkedIn, conversations about AI have increased by 70% over the past year, according to a newly released report from the … Continue reading The industry talking the most about AI jobs is not tech, according to LinkedIn
By Kathleen Davis November 27, 2023 I often think about the Maggie Smith line in Downton Abbey “What is a weekend?” Being a Countess, she didn’t know what a weekend was because she had no workweek. But there was a time in the not so distant past when working Americans also had never heard … Continue reading Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead
Amazon Strengthens Gen AI: Now Execs At Cannes Are Talking About It by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 18, 2023 Amazon Web Services (AWS) at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity last year debuted its multibillion-dollar advertising business. This year it’s telling clients and agencies what AWS’s focus on generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and first-party data … Continue reading Amazon Strengthens Gen AI: Now Execs At Cannes Are Talking About It
By Jeff Beer May 07, 2023 The role of culture in the business of brands cannot be overstated. It’s the reason that Rihanna is not only one of the world’s biggest music superstars, but also founder of a leading beauty brand. It’s how Doja Cat helped Taco Bell sell more than 20 million Mexican … Continue reading If brands don’t stand for something, they’re talking to no one
Talking About TV: Most Talk YouTube — Especially Younger Viewers by Dave Morgan , Featured Contributor, March 23, 2023 Nielsen just released the latest version of The Gauge, its monthly TV video viewing time-spent report of what Americans watch on their televisions across broadcast, cable (including satellite) and streaming delivery. One of the big headlines … Continue reading Talking About TV: Most Talk YouTube — Especially Younger Viewers
By Christopher Zara February 17, 2023 Big Oil loves them. So does Meta. Even Norfolk Southern Railway is a fan. We’re talking about stock buybacks, the perennially popular practice of companies scooping up their own shares on the open market. Buyback programs can be a hit with shareholders and executives, but they’re controversial. In … Continue reading Stock buybacks are still all the rage, and company executives can’t stop talking about them
By Y-Vonne Hutchinson February 11, 2022 It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of the social change in recent years. Many people are understandably asking themselves, “How do I, as one person, try to change a system?” As an international human rights lawyer,? then as the CEO of diversity, equity, and inclusion … Continue reading Talking about race at work starts with showing up. Here’s what comes next
Julie Hansen September 2, 2020 I was on a coaching call with a salesperson this morning. Below is the pitch transcribed just as it was delivered to me. Can you spot the problem? Salesperson: “I understand that you currently have a very manual order process with a lot of errors and your reps are spending … Continue reading Why Sellers Can’t Stop Talking on Video Sales Calls
Arik Hanson June 26, 2020 Read yet another media story on working remotely and how it will change work forever once the pandemic is over. This one, from Bloomberg, actually took the opposite stance and talked about how the future of work is in the office. But, all these media reports and articles are ignoring … Continue reading Why Aren’t We Talking More About Expectations and the Current Remote Working Situation?
Ed Muzio — October 21, 2019 Follow @edmuzio You hire a neighborhood teen to mow your lawn and trim your hedges every week. “Keep everything looking clean” is all you ask, and you’re happy to pay the modest fee for the service. The thing is, he wants to talk tools. He’s proud to show you … Continue reading Have a Talent Strategy, Sure — Just Quit Talking About It So Much
