apucareertips, Author at Online Career Tips

Leadership

Self-Managed Teams Result in Lower Pay For Women

October 9, 2019 apucareertips 0

Recent research revealed that women in self-managed teams appeared to make 25% less than their male counterparts. The outcome was not a result of their lower productivity levels, but rather the fact that women in such teams appear to be compensated below what they’re worth, and men often more than they’re worth.

Leadership

Six Keys To Unlock A Successful Corporate Transformation

October 8, 2019 apucareertips 0

Leadership teams often find themselves in a vicious cycle of launching a “transformation” every three to five years. All too often after some initial gains, old habits creep back in, the impact is lost, and the transformation is deemed to have failed—resulting in teams losing faith in future efforts.

Careers

The Secret Sauce When Choosing a Second Act Career

October 8, 2019 apucareertips 0

What's the secret sauce to a satisfying second-act career? Most people assume meaningful work is the key. But according to Rob Cross, Edward A. Madden professor of global leadership at Babson College, research shows that people tend to overestimate the importance of the what when they should be focusing on the who.

Worklife

Don't Forget a Mental Health Check-In On Your To-Do List

September 26, 2019 apucareertips 0

Mental health is the most important thing that we often don't talk about. Of all the potential barriers that we face professionally, an unhappy and demoralized workforce are the most immediate to hindering what we could accomplish.

Leadership

Authenticity At Work: Is There Such A Thing As 'Too Real?'

September 4, 2019 apucareertips 0

Many people are tempted to adopt a persona at work. But colleagues can smell phoniness, which strains relationships–not to mention that when you adopt a "work persona," you're leaving many of your most valuable talents at the door.

Careers

Jobless Claims Fall Sharply: 4 Staffing Stocks in Focus

August 29, 2019 apucareertips 0

The latest U.S. Labor Department data revealed that jobless claims for the week ended Aug 17 declined sharply. The figure was 209,000, down 12,000 from the previous week's revised level and way below the consensus estimate of 217,000. This suggests that the labor market is still holding tight despite concerns that the economy may go into recession.

Careers

Needed: More Skills to Build AI Systems, Which Are Supposed to Alleviate Skills Needs

August 26, 2019 apucareertips 0

A majority of executives in a recent survey, 62%, believe AI will help drive efficiency and competitiveness.

wp-content_uploads_2019_08_design-desk-eyewear-313690-busy

Worklife

Are You the Right Type of Busy?

August 23, 2019 apucareertips 0

Do you ever mistake hyperactivity for productivity? Trick question – everybody does! But if you’re sacrificing true productivity for the day-to-day busy work, you are not fulfilling your role as the business owner.

Careers

Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Recruiting A Diverse Workforce?

August 13, 2019 apucareertips 0

So, is AI beneficial to those seeking diversity, or will it just exacerbate the problem? One recruiting firm has found that AI is an effective strategy for increasing the diversity of candidate pools, as long as its implemented correctly.