by mikethecoach | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Executive Summary: The idea that technology will disintermediate many jobs, even companies, is not new. What is new is the realization that your average manager, even senior manager, has little or no insight into which new technology will overtake them and/or their...
by mikethecoach | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Executive Summary: Within two years 25% of the workforce will be aged 55 or older. Unless we accept the fact that older workers have something to contribute, we will see the skill shortage, already upon us, widen and our place as the dominant economy vanish. When I...
by mikethecoach | Jan 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Executive Summary: Top down transformation does not work. Bottoms up transformation within the context of clearly defined objectives does work. It seems that nearly every day a new buzzword enters the language of business. Woman are urged to “Lean In”. Management no...
by mikethecoach | Jan 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a Human Resource Director for nearly four decades, much of which was spent recruiting mid and upper level managers and individual contributors, I believe I learned something about hiring and how best to go about it. Some of what is below my go against the grain of...
by mikethecoach | Jan 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago I took a summer to learn as much as I could about “analytics” and especially about “predictive analytics”. I believed that such knowledge would improve the work of Human Resource Departments by making them more efficient and effective. I was so...
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