Working class people have less access to homeworking, research finds
Almost a fifth of employers said they will not offer flexible working to staff who did not work from home during the pandemic. (more…)
How to Use Citizen Data Scientists to Maximize Your D&A Strategy
As the power of data science provides organizations with differentiating competitive advantages, the demand for talent is rising. Supply, meanwhile, remains too scarce to meet that demand. This has led to data science and machine learning (ML) being opened up to nontraditional roles, such as the citizen data scientist. According to Gartner, a citizen data…
Rosie Evans: What benefits should businesses offer in the post-COVID world?
It’s now more than a year since the WHO officially declared a global pandemic, and in this time the workplace has been fundamentally and irrevocably changed. The overnight switch to full time remote work has disrupted the traditional 9-5, and businesses have had to contend with constantly shifting priorities, regulations, and employee needs. From an…
You Can Find Digital Skills in Non-IT Functions
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation initiatives for most organizations. Looking ahead, competition for digital skills will only intensify. Learn more: Successfully Source Digital Talent “Recruiting leaders must proactively enhance their sourcing capabilities to ensure they can fuel the business with critical digital skills quickly and affordably,” says John Mattox, Senior Principal, Advisory, Gartner. “When…
4 Modes of Collaboration Are Key to Success in Hybrid Work
Recent Gartner research found that 71% of HR leaders are more concerned about employee collaboration this year than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. How valid are these concerns, and what needs to be done to protect and drive collaboration and innovation in today’s remote and hybrid working environments? It’s true that when employees aren’t…
Brewdog staff pen open letter alleging toxic company culture
In the letter, staff wrote “being treated like a human being was sadly not always a given for those working at BrewDog.” (more…)
Empathetic leaders are necessary to retain staff, research reveals
New research finds that empathetic leaders will be critical to retaining staff post-pandemic with over half of surveyed employees stating they would be prepared to leave their role otherwise. Data released by Workplace from Facebook, an online collaborative software, shows the growing importance of having empathetic leaders. Over half (58 per cent) of UK employees…
Virtual hiring to increase following lockdown easing
How has the hiring process completely changed in light of COVID-19? (more…)
The ESG Imperative: 7 Factors for Finance Leaders to Consider
The pressure on organizations to meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is more widespread than most finance leaders might realize — 85% of investors considered ESG factors in their investments in 2020. Recent Gartner research presented at Gartner CFO and Finance Executive Conference highlights the importance of managing financial stakeholders’ perceptions of their companies’…
Healthcare Data Storage and Other Innovations Head to the Cloud
If you’ve visited a doctor lately, you may have experienced how your healthcare data — records, scans, prescriptions — is increasingly accessible wherever you interact with a healthcare provider. But you don’t control your own healthcare data storage. Enter cloud-based solutions. Although still immature, cloud-based healthcare data storage is an emerging solution with potential to…