Ikea buys on-demand help start-up TaskRabbit
IKEA on Thursday announced a deal to acquire on-demand help start-up TaskRabbit as the world’s largest furniture retailer grabbed a seat in the online...
How to solve a hiring backlog
By Rey Elbo
I can’t believe that my request for new employees was served at an average of eight months by our Human Resources! I talked to...
IFC makes case for employer-supported child care
THE International Finance Corp. (IFC) said employer-supported childcare is essential for each economy to reach its full potential, helping working parents overcome the challenges...
Questions to help sustain a quality management program
By Rey Elbo
We implemented all quality management programs two years ago, but it appears that nothing has happened. Everyone seems afflicted with the dreaded disease called...
Tech companies wooing female STEM majors
DEVSHI MEHROTRA couldn’t speak highly enough of her three-month internship with Google’s artificial intelligence project, Google Brain, this summer. “Oh, it was so great,” says Mehrotra,...
Amazon is lifeline for retail workers, if they live in right city
ELIJAH HAHE spent years toiling in retail -- supermarket cart boy, gas station attendant -- with little to show for it but low pay,...
Six rules for busy managers to conduct effective meetings
By Rey Elbo
You wrote some time ago that face-to-face meetings with the workers are the best approach to maintain a proactive two-way communication process. But how...
IBM sees AI changing, not eliminating, future jobs
IN IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty’s vision of the near future, all businesses will need artificial intelligence (AI) to succeed, but software and...
Australia employment growth outpaces US
AUSTRALIAN employment growth is now outpacing the US after hiring surged more than twice as much as expected in August. The jobless rate Down...
Diversity sounds great until companies are asked to show it
A MAJORITY of big companies say gender and racial diversity are key factors in picking a new director. Fewer than half are willing to...
How to stand up for the workers in critical situations
By Rey Elbo
There are instances that a manager must stand up for his people, if they’re being criticized by another manager or even by the customer....
Fed sees limited wage pressures as labor market remains tight
ECONOMIC GROWTH was modest to moderate across the US in the past two months as labor markets stayed tight without much wage pressure and...