Managers: It Pays to Learn How to Delegate
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The goal of being a manager is to hire and train your replacement. Managers will not be able to get promoted without someone to take their place. Oh sure, you can get the promotion. But then you will have to do two jobs (while getting paid for one). Managers will […]
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy for Artificial Intelligence Learning
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework used by trainers and educators to establish learning goals. It was developed by a group of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom in 1956. It remains a valuable and widely used tool that is adaptable to changing environments. And it has strong application for learning artificial intelligence. […]
How to Make Time for Yourself
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes We often say that we need to take time for ourselves. Totally makes sense. If we don’t take care of ourselves, we could negatively impact our wellness and wellbeing. If we don’t take care of ourselves, how will we be able to take care of others that might rely on […]
Productivity Series [Part 3]: The Eisenhower Matrix Can Help Prioritize Tasks
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In case you’ve missed it, we’re doing a series on productivity methods. Our last article was focused on the 3/3/3 Method. I hope you’ll check it out. The idea behind the 3/3/3 Method is to spend 3 hours on your most important task, complete 3 shorter tasks that are also important, […]
How to Develop a Good Company Policy
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Case IQ, a leading provider of case management solutions that helps companies manage the process and workflow of investigators collecting and analyzing information related to a case, with the goal of resolving issues, managing risk, and identifying opportunities for […]
Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Know the Differences and Similarities
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I mentioned in a previous article that I went to an artificial intelligence (AI) conference recently. One of the things that I found interesting was the conversation about AI and automation. While they are related, they’re definitely not the same. Automation is setting up a technology that follows a defined order. […]
Productivity Series [Part 2]: The 3/3/3 Method Keeps You On Schedule
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes We recently published our first Productivity Series article about the Pomodoro Technique and how it can be used to stay focused. One of the things I mentioned in the article was that the Pomodoro Technique could be challenging if you have several different tasks you need to work on. So, for the […]
3 Criteria for Pre-Employment Assessments
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 82% of organizations require work samples or assessments as part of the hiring process according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). 78% of human resources professionals indicated that assessments have improved their quality of hire. So, it’s not unusual for pre-employment assessments to be a part of the hiring […]
Artificial Intelligence: Keep Setting Goals for Self Learning
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently attended an artificial intelligence conference hosted by the University of Florida. I decided to attend this event because I wanted to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI) and I wanted to hear what people outside of the human resources profession were saying. While I love a good HR conference, […]
Productivity Series [Part 1]: Stay Focused Using the Pomodoro Technique
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently saw a little chart on the Facebook account BooksForAspirants talking about six ways to get things done (below). I don’t know who put it together … but it did say to feel free to use it, so I’m going to. With all the talk about being more effective and efficient, […]