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Workforce

Technology’s Impact on “The Future of Work”

Haig R. Nalbantian, the dean of Workforce Science, discusses about the role of Technology in workforce strategy and management. Including the implications on recruiting and social networks.

Rick Hardin

May 19, 2021

Education

In Loco Parentis: Adjusting the Starting Line for America’s Students

At the lowest end of the socio-economic scale we fail to prepare kids for meaningful employment. The problem is at least partially rooted in an unstable family structure that lacks the presence and support of a second parent. Can schools realistically overcome the high degree of difficulties of the low end of the scale?

Bill Kelvie

May 11, 2021

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Society

Stick Your Landing on the New Normal

COVID-19 flipped our world. We were confused, afraid, suffered, adapted – and learned a lot about ourselves and others. As we get ready to plant our feet in the new normal, there is time to prepare for our landing in a changed world. Here are a few items to include on your re-entry checklist.

Dennis Mulryan

April 23, 2021

Workforce

Workforce Analytics: Career Equity is essential to eliminate the Gender Pay Gap

Haig R. Nalbantian, the dean of Workforce Science, discusses how to address career opportunity and the gender pay gap as part of a Sustaining Foundation for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.…

Rick Hardin

April 12, 2021

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Workforce

3 Ways to Boost Your Career in Virtual Meetings

Consider the ways that COVID can boost your visibility, impact, and career. Virtual meetings provide many often-overlooked opportunities. Employees have struggled to adapt to working from home with social isolation…

Sheila Cox

April 2, 2021

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Society

We need a Personal Information Bill of Rights

Prometheus Endeavor believes our current combination of practices, laws and accepted norms is out of balance. This is especially true when it comes to knowledge about us: who knows what about us, collectively and individually, how that knowledge is used, how it affects us, and how we live our lives. This balance needs to be restored. We need a new We need a new Personal Information Bill of Rights.

Douglas Brockway

March 19, 2021

Workforce

Workforce Analytics: The Power of Interdisciplinary Teams with Haig Nalbantian

We’re roughly half and half economists and organizational psychologists with a sprinkling of data scientists, statisticians, and a few other eclectic disciplines in the mix. We’re all about complementarities in skills and experience. We’ll examine modeling results from case data applying the interpretative lens of our different disciplines. 

Dennis Mulryan

March 9, 2021

Society

Senior Citizens’ 2020 — Some Good News in a Bad Year

Caregivers, science, and technology bring a ray of sunshine for the elderly in a bad year. 2020 has been one of the most challenging years for humanity since the start…

Tom Johnson

February 4, 2021

Education

Virtual Schools Exist — They Work — And All Schools Can Learn from Them

Virtual Schools have been in existence for at least a decade. There are virtual K-12 schools in about 35 states, with a total enrollment of 375,000 students. These students are taking…

Ben Porter

January 31, 2021

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Workforce

Seniors Seek Home-Based Care Amidst COVID Crisis – Innovative Companies Jump into Exploding Market

Close to half of the US COVID-19 fatalities are tied to nursing homes, long-term care centers, and their workers.[1] Frightened by the possibility of contracting a potentially fatal disease, seniors…

Tom Johnson

December 16, 2020

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