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How And When Automation May Affect Long-Haul Trucking

The Horizons Tracker

In Oxford’s Michael Osborne and Carl Benedikt Frey’s hugely influential 2013 paper looking at the likelihood of automation for various professions, truck driving was one of the professions that were projected to be automated in double-quick time. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Department of Commerce, the U.S.

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Automation, COVID, And The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

Ever since Oxford’s Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne published their paper on the potential for jobs to be automated in 2013, a groundswell of concern has emerged about the impact of the various technologies of the 4th industrial revolution might have on the jobs market.

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What Are You Feeding Your Brain?

Your Voice of Encouragement

Dr. Perlmutter was the featured guest on the Dr. Oz show on October 21, 2013, in a segment called “Do Carbs Cause Alzheimer’s?” The fundamental role of LDL in the brain is to capture life-giving cholesterol and transport it to the neuron where it performs critically important functions…LDL is not the enemy.

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Avoiding The Technology Trap In The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

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.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In 1994 having ostensibly completed this successfully I was transferred to the mining side of the business, in iron ore, then aluminium – running the Aluminium Product Group, back to Iron Ore to run this Product Group and then in early 2013 I was promoted to Global CEO. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career.

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Solutions Future Focus Program

Mike Cardus

Get to know others Develop a process to strengthen communication within and between departments Develop a process to strengthen collaboration (information sharing, best practices) within and between departments. Additionally the team must develop 3 to 6 possible problems. The objectives for this project include; Have Fun!

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Six Social-Digital Trends for 2013

Harvard Business Review

In no particular order, here are six social-digital trends to watch in 2013: The Content Economy Content may become your company's most valuable asset in 2013. In 2013, content will not only be king, but queen, prince and jester, too. Sensors will be everywhere, in our homes, transportation, technology, and clothing.

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