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Microsoft Chief People Officer: We are experiencing a global human energy crisis

By Kathleen Hogan March 30, 2023   At the heart of any organization, people are the driving force.  And the past few years have not been easy on any of us. The pandemic, ongoing global unrest, and an unstable economy, among other significant changes, have challenged workers in ways like never before.  Today, I believe … Continue reading Microsoft Chief People Officer: We are experiencing a global human energy crisis

Microsoft Identifies Creative Search Behavior As More People Adopt Bing AI Chatbot

15% Of Bing AI Chatbot Sessions Intended To Generate New Content: Microsoft by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, March 9, 2023 Microsoft has released a progress update, a month after it launched its Bing AI chatbot. The technology now has more than 100 million daily active users in a little over a month following the launch, as Microsoft … Continue reading Microsoft Identifies Creative Search Behavior As More People Adopt Bing AI Chatbot

Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’

  By Michael Grothaus February 14, 2023 Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day gift this year from Tesla workers in New York is a unionization effort. The effort is led by Autopilot analysts at the company’s Buffalo plant. The analysts make up about 800 employees who work in non-engineering roles and label data from the company’s Autopilot … Continue reading Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’

Why the wrong people are promoted to management— and how to change it

  By Puneet Sandhu January 27, 2023 When I look back at the managers I’ve had since the beginning of my career, it’s clear to me—now, having done years of people management experience myself—that some of them should never have been given that responsibility. In talking to friends and coworkers, I realize just how shockingly … Continue reading Why the wrong people are promoted to management— and how to change it

5 must-read books about the labor movement, recommended by people on the ground

  By Kristin Toussaint December 23, 2022 There’s no doubt that 2022 was a prominent year for the labor movement. Workers saw historic wins, from the first Amazon warehouse unionizing to the largest academic strike in higher education, when 48,000 workers at the University of California walked off the job. And the public backs unions … Continue reading 5 must-read books about the labor movement, recommended by people on the ground

As gun violence increases, more people are carrying guns every day

  By Shalene Gupta December 08, 2022 The gun control debates rage on as mass shootings continue, including one last month in Virginia, but handgun owners are making their stance clear: The number of Americans carrying guns on a daily basis has doubled, according to a recent study led by ??Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, a professor of epidemiology at the … Continue reading As gun violence increases, more people are carrying guns every day

Did Elon Musk use a popular sales trick to convince people to pay up for Twitter?

  By Katelyn Bourgoin November 11, 2022 Whatever you think of Elon Musk and his Twitter takeover, he appeared to have been using a classic sales technique last week. In late October, The Verge reported that Twitter was planning to charge users $20 for Twitter Blue and a coveted blue checkmark. The backlash was immediate: … Continue reading Did Elon Musk use a popular sales trick to convince people to pay up for Twitter?