The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 1, 2019

Oxford University researchers Carl Benedikt Frey shot to public attention in 2013 when he and colleague Michael Osborne released research in which they predicted that 47% of jobs could be automated within the next decade or so.

Technology 64

Technology Short-term Osborne Long-term 64

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2021

Workable’s ‘ Pay as you Go ’ tier allows hiring teams to enable online support, mobile applications, a careers page, interview scheduling and more. Founded 2013. It offers a 15-day trial which allows hiring teams plenty of time to decide if the software works for the organization. Founded 2011. Business Size: S M L. Business Size: M L.

Software 71

Software Human Resources Compliance Management 71

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. A former Congressman is also bidding for three dispensary business licenses in Massachusetts. And I still do now.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first black woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. She started off in her career after she won the Amateur Talent Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934. In the 1950s, Angelou’s career as a performer began to take off. Bessie Coleman (1892-926).

Open-book 52

Open-book Career Learning-by-Doing Licensing 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. This is popular both with lawyers who self-identify as stay-at-home parents and with those who have second careers (Counsel on Call is headquartered in Nashville and provides day jobs for musician-lawyers there).

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Attrition Entrepreneur Business Model 8