Aug 11, 2022 | Business Intelligence, Digital Ecosystem, Digital Platform, Digital Transformation, Metaverse
The metaverse is one of the most exciting concepts, especially in the realm of emerging technologies. It recently came into the limelight, when the tech giant Facebook announced the transition of its company name to Meta. While the concept is still in its inception,...
Jul 29, 2022 | Business Intelligence, Change Management, Digital Ecosystem, Digital Platform, Digital Transformation
Under the umbrella of the digital revolution, we have come a long way from supercomputers to desktops, telephones to smartphones. Now we’re taking an inevitable slide into the next big thing, the metaverse. In this article, we will walk through the metaverse –...
Jul 21, 2022 | Digital Transformation
Over the past half a dozen years, technologists have discussed little else than digital transformation. It has created boardroom roles (Chief Digital Officer), spawned countless projects, and resulted in a multi-billion dollar industry for management and technology...
Jul 12, 2022 | Contingent Workforce Staffing, Gig Economy, Total Talent
The alarm rings. Another early morning start to a Monday work day. Instant thought: “Why am I doing this?” And—”Is my job truly worth the effort?” Are you in the wrong role, or just working for the wrong company? We all have an idea of why it...
Jun 24, 2022 | Business Models, Change Management
Some thought the pandemic would come and go, expecting business as usual to return soon after. That hasn’t happened. So, is it now a question of talent leaders learning to live with it and designing a resilient on-demand talent agenda? Living with change Talent...
Jun 9, 2022 | Gig Economy, Total Talent
More and more companies are moving to hybrid working, not as a well thought out plan, but as an outcome of the pandemic. What does it mean for HR leaders caught in the cross-hairs between workers seeking change, and management teams with their heads in the sand? It...
May 20, 2022 | Total Talent
2022 has seen a radical change in the recruitment market and IT sector. The market has fundamentally shifted from one that previously advantaged employers to a candidate’s market. Record job vacancies and a lack of skilled workers have meant many IT businesses have...
May 17, 2022 | Contingent Workforce Staffing, Digital Transformation, Total Talent
Since the pandemic, many employees have found that they are losing the balance between work and personal life. Similarly, employers have found that they are losing talent as the “Great Resignation” has caused shockwaves across all industries. In short, employees...
May 3, 2022 | Contingent Workforce Staffing, Organizational Change, Uncategorized
The future of work is one that reflects change – often for the better. Gig work is not a new way of work, however, it is adapting. Gig working is rising in popularity, which is one of the reasons it fits into this idea of the ‘future workforce’....
Mar 18, 2022 | Contingent Workforce Staffing, Organizational Change
Nearly one in five Americans suffer from mental illness which is a common experience in the modern age. COVID-19 worsened this problem and had a significant impact on a lot of people’s mental health. As a result of COVID-19, remote and hybrid working was very...
Mar 4, 2022 | Business Models, Change Management, Contingent Workforce Staffing, Total Talent
Many of us hope that 2022 brings the beginning of the end to the COVID pandemic. Yet the effect it has had on the labor market and the world of work will linger for much longer. Sparked by the ‘Great Resignation’ that started last year, there has been a huge emphasis...
Feb 22, 2022 | Business Models, Total Talent
2021 was the Year of the Great Resignation as described by Professor Anthony Klotz of Texas A&M University who predicted that the end of the COVID pandemic would see a large number of people leaving their jobs as life returned to a “new normal.” By April,...
Feb 7, 2022 | DE&I, Total Talent
The bias favoring younger workers in the workforce The working world is ever-changing, constantly adapting to the next new normal. However, there are still underlying issues that need to be addressed. One of these problems is the bias towards young workers as a...
Feb 7, 2022 | Contingent Workforce Staffing
3-minute read 2022 and the buzz about Direct Sourcing is getting noisy According to Staffing Industry Analysts, 26% of US businesses today use direct sourcing and 41% plan to seriously consider it within the next two years. That’s because—so they say—it’s proven to...
Jan 25, 2022 | Business Models, DE&I, Women At Work
Covid-19 threw the world of work into a loop: as infection rates went up, the number of people in work went down. Women represent one of the groups that were the most affected by unemployment. Because of the pandemic and its impact, instead of gender equality...
Jan 21, 2022 | Change Management, DE&I, Women At Work
Previously, we spoke about the gender divide in the tech industry, and the statistics surrounding it. More specifically, we identified how women often struggle in the IT and Technology sector, and why that may be happening. This article extends this discussion and...
Jan 8, 2022 | Total Talent
4-minute read Adapting the talent status quo It’s one of the least talked about subjects in the discipline of business management, but the fact is some of the more important improvements to the way an organization functions simply don’t happen because of the way...
Dec 14, 2021 | Business Intelligence, Change Management, Customer Experience
Ian C. Tomlin serves as Chief Marketing Officer for USTECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Follow him on LinkedIn. Is it worth investing time and money (independently or with the help of an agency) into getting your story straight? Here’s my perspective as the chief executive of a...
Nov 12, 2021 | Business Models, Total Talent
IT talent is running at a premium. Without it, systems fall, business continuity is threatened, and those plans to go digital–to become data-driven– will inevitably get shelved or derailed. The IT skills shortage is causing businesses to put more energy...
Nov 4, 2021 | Business Models, Total Talent
Because your employees are people too As industries go, recruitment is one of those disciplines of commerce that has felt the biggest brunt of economic impacts resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. It rewired how many people think about work. The pandemic led...
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