Of all the technologies and trends emerging in today’s business environment, which will significantly alter tomorrow’s landscape? Which will revolutionize the way people live and work? How will wearables be incorporated into our lives? Where will robotics and artificial intelligence have the greatest impact?
More importantly, which of these emerging technologies will matter most to your organization?
If your business is like most, you probably have a lot of strategies in place.
The entire healthcare industry is currently under significant change. The Affordable Care Act has increased the number of Americans with health insurance. And while that has increased the number of people seeking out medical care, at the same time the number of doctors graduating and seeking employment in the healthcare system is decreasing.
It’s all the makings of a good spy novel. Hackers and terrorists find a weakness in medical devices installed in patients, use the breech to infiltrate the highest level of data within the medical system, and do serious damage in a lot of ways. Not only can they access sensitive and sometimes top secret information, they have total control over life and death situations as well.
We live in an open, share-crazy world where we expect a lot of the things we do on our computers for free. Can you imagine life without your email program, your browser window, or even Google? We put them all to good use hundreds of times per day.
The concept of open source is relatively simple.
Remember the last time you flew to another city for business; hectic, right? You waited in line to go through security, and once you reached the scanning equipment, the emptying process began. All electronic equipment must be pulled out of your bag. Shoes off.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll just do it myself, it’s easier that way.”
We all have tasks that come across our desks that seem like they are fairly easy to do, and will only take a few minutes of our time. Why bother delegating it to an employee? Yet the harsh reality of it is the more you keep these tasks to yourself, the more they add up into a time-consuming and wasteful day.
Are you running a PC office environment? Mark July 29th on your calendar as a day for a big change. That’s the day Microsoft releases Windows 10, and there a number of things you should know about making the switch.
If you have a licensed version of Windows 7 or 8.1 home or pro, you will be able to upgrade to the same version of Windows 10 for free through Windows Update for all of your devices.
In today’s fast paced world, speed is our number one concern. We want magic to happen with a quick text, a simple tweet, or a series of posts we have autoscheduled throughout the week. We rely on technology so much that in many cases we forget the one thing that can build our success more than anything … our relationships.
Telecommuting is becoming a widely accepted practice throughout all industries. Surveys show that more than 13 million people here in the US currently telecommute for at least part of their workweek. And research suggests that as many as 45 percent of all positions are prime candidates for telecommuting.
In some aspect, every business is a service business. Making sure a customer is handled effectively from beginning to end is the key to a happy customer. But many businesses struggle to keep this process in top shape. While even tiny improvements can have a big impact on both retention and increased satisfaction, it won’t happen if you don’t spend the time putting a plan in place.