There are one billion people with disabilities in the world, yet they are half as likely to employed as their non-disabled peers. Businesses that do tap into this vast pool of underused t...

Susanne Bruyère 20 Jan 2019

Gender Parity

What does real leadership look like in the #MeToo era?

We have much to learn from recent case studies in leadership malfunction. Such as how to fine-tune our hiring criteria to ensure our leaders are better, nicer and more diverse.

Mara Swan and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 18 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

We should take humour in the workplace more seriously

Laughter brings people closer together - which is why teams to should learn to embrace it. Here are three tips on how to raise a smile among your colleagues.

Christine Laurens 18 Jan 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

The biggest global risks, work in the robot age and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: the promise of purposeful capitalism and could globalization 4.0 help us tackle climate change?

Adrian Monck 18 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

Why people will remain at the heart of the factories of the future

The digitalization of manufacturing can generate significant benefits - but to make the most of the opportunities it presents, businesses need to empower their people.

Peter Herweck and Annette Clayton 17 Jan 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Businesses need to focus on human capital, not just financial

It's time to stop viewing economic success from a purely monetary perspective, and looking at the larger collective value of business, government and civil society.

Mariana Mazzucato · Project Syndicate 17 Jan 2019

Education and Skills

Talent is worldwide. Opportunity is not. How can we redistribute it?

Education gaps in the developing world need to be filled if economic mobility is to be kickstarted again.

Igor Tulchinsky 17 Jan 2019

Education and Skills

5 ways students can graduate fully qualified for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Education must become less rigid and link up more with employers if the future generation of students – and the world economy – are to benefit.

Megan Doepker 16 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

6 steps to ensuring your company has a glow of well-being

A majority of employees in most parts of the world don't take their company's well-being schemes seriously – a sign that employers need to do more.

Cara McNulty 16 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

What motivates workers in the gig economy?

The flexibility of the gig economy is what draws most individuals to it, but with that flexibility comes a huge degree of uncertainty for both parties.

Knowledge@Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 16 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

These are the world’s most respected professions

Some occupations are held in higher esteem than others. But what if, in the future doctors or lawyers were robots, would people still have as much respect for professions like medicine an...

Johnny Wood 15 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Automation will change the world of work – but probably for the better

Three common assumptions skew economists' forecasts of automation’s impact on employment.

Bruno Dobrusin · Project Syndicate 15 Jan 2019

Education and Skills

Humans wanted: why automation won’t kill off your job

The rise of robots and artificial intelligence might actually open up further job opportunities – if we learn how to effectively channel our talents for the coming age.

Dave McKay 15 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

AI isn’t taking our jobs - but it is changing how we recruit

The future is not really about replacing human beings; it’s about making humans smarter. To get there, we need to recruit multi-skilled employees as ready for tomorrow's challenges as for...

Brian Peccarelli 14 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

These are the 10 most in-demand skills of 2019, according to LinkedIn

Today’s employers are seeking workers with both soft and hard skills, according to an analysis of thousands of job postings.

Emma Charlton 14 Jan 2019

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