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Will convenience outweigh privacy when it comes to using facial recognition…

Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Facial recognition technology is convenient. Many of us use it numerous times a day to unlock our smartphones. Although people often access their phones with Face ID or fingerprints, many still worry about their privacy when their biometric data are used in the public space. There is a fine line between consensual identity verification and non-consensual surveillance. Here are some examples.

10 things to start and stop doing in 2020

William D. Pawlucy Association Management

We cannot continue to do what we have done in our nonprofit organizations and expect to provide value and relevance to our members. Competition is greater and unmerciful to weaker organizations. As we move into 2020, what should we start doing now to gain major traction for our members and stop doing so we can focus resources on our core competencies? Let’s explore.

How to have a career development discussion with your boss

Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Over the past two decades, much work has been done to understand what causes some employees to have high engagement with their employer — actively realizing personal and professional growth — while other staff members are disengaged and feel tired, stagnant, and disinterested in their work. Most employees want what they do for a living to serve a greater purpose for both personal and professional growth. Not just something to do to fill time and earn money.

US payrolls add 128,000 jobs; unemployment rate rises to 3.6%

Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

In October, total U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 128,000 new hires, as the unemployment rate rose to 3.6% from 3.5% in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment growth has averaged 167,000 per month in 2019. Federal government employment dropped by 17,000 in October, as temporary workers ended their assignments for the 2020 Census. Further, the now-resolved General Motors strike reduced automotive employment in October.

Infographic: Why cybersecurity awareness training is essential

Chris Usatenko Science & Technology

If your data security strategy focuses mainly on the antivirus software you use, your business is at risk. Infecting a computer with a virus is just one attack vector that criminals might use to get sensitive data. This infographic will highlight other potential cybersecurity risks and go through your best line of defense.

5 effective strategies to boost your engagement-based email marketing

Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

When it comes to digital marketing, engagement-based email can be a gold mine for your company. The key is to look beyond the obvious when it comes to your subscriber base. Simply checking to see who opens your targeted messages and who doesn't won't get you sales, but the following research-driven, richly targeted strategies can do the trick. Try these tips to boost your bottom line.

Infographic: The history and future of the gig economy

Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

The gig economy sure sounds new, but it’s been around a long time. Originally coined by jazz musicians to refer to performances, gigs have taken on a whole new meaning. As society shifts, gig workers are expected to outnumber traditional workers by the year 2021. Learn more about the history and future of gig work below.

5 ways to leverage this holiday season to build community at work

Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Around this time of the year, I begin to get calls and emails from managers desperate to figure out how to celebrate the holidays inclusively. One CEO forbade their employees from posting any kind of decorations, or even mentioning the holidays. "We just told everyone that since some people might feel left out if we had a Christmas party, we were going to do nothing." He was surprised when I told him that might not have been the best idea. Not all employees are Christian and not everyone celebrates Christmas. But pretending Christmas and other holidays don’t exist doesn’t make people feel more included.

A female CEO and an HR professional walk into a bar…

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

If you identify with either group, then your reaction to that title is likely: good for them, they probably need a drink. Unfortunately though, recent research shows that the likelihood of that meeting happening is still small. That is because female executives are still challenged by networking. And in some cases, we are the ones bringing the challenges on ourselves.

Survey: Healthcare costs rise at greater pace than workers’ wages

Seth Sandronsky Medical & Allied Healthcare

There is a reason that healthcare is so contentious in the Democratic Party’s presidential debates this year. "The single biggest issue in healthcare for most Americans is that their health costs are growing much faster than their wages are," Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) President and CEO Drew Altman said in the group’s Employer Health Benefits Survey. While the rate of unemployment is at a 50-year low, the amount of money that "employers and workers pay toward premiums continues to rise more quickly than workers’ wages and inflation over time," the survey found.

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