Workforce Planning

Workforce Planning

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Higher productivity drives increases in wealth, wages, and living standards. AI could be just what we need to solve many of today’s problems — if we manage the gains wisely.
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Author Zack Kass argues that AI will not end work — it will expand it, pushing us toward new ways of creating, connecting, and adding value.
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Early warning signs show AI is eating into the entry-level job market — a potential harbinger of things to come.
Book cover of "The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything" by James Barrat, featuring a robot hand symbolizing AI, holding Earth against a white background.
The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment.
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A National Center for Data and Evidence could supplement our archaic and expensive system and more accurately measure AI's impact on jobs.
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A prolonged strike could cost the economy between $500 million to $4.5 billion per day.
An open book reveals binary code on the left page, symbolizing AI's complexity, while a silhouette of a person balancing on a tightrope graces the right, bridging precision and creativity in harmony.
Oxford professor of ethics, John Tasioulas, thinks we should consider the loss of opportunity for “striving and succeeding” that AI is likely to bring.
A college education currently provides roughly a 10% rate of return, beating the long-term performance of equities.
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To be successful, leaders would be wise to remember that AI isn’t a replacement for people; it exists to enhance their capabilities.
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How will we actually feel when the things we do with care are suddenly dealt with in seconds by AI? Here’s a preliminary plan.
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Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
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AI can deliver a more equitable and prosperous future — if accompanied by ethical and responsible stewardship.
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To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
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To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
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Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.
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More CPAs are retiring than are joining the field. What’s going on? Forensic accountant Kelly Richmond Pope explains.
on-the-job training
To gain its full value, L&D leaders must be open to challenging assumptions about how they approach on-the-job training.
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In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
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The researchers rebuked writers, scholars, and public figures for lazily perpetuating the notion of widespread gender bias in academic science.
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The pandemic and the Great Resignation fed into a perfect storm of inflation — and some restaurateurs cleaned up.
learning and development conferences
There are dozens of learning and development conferences to choose from each year. Here are 10 of the most popular, along with what makes them unique.
automated mcdonalds
The automated McDonald's has a staff comparable to other stores. But the crew members are all focused on making and packaging orders instead of delivering them.
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Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.
benefits of asynchronous learning
There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.
Skills Gap Analysis
A skills gap analysis can help an organization prepare for change and become well-equipped to thrive in the future.
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
VR training
The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized. 
Workforce automation
The U.S. economy is creating thousands of new jobs each month–and overwhelmingly, most of them go to people with education beyond high school.
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