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Big Data, Big Opportunity

Chartered Management Institute

Big Data, and its close cousin the Internet of Things, are among the trendier terms of 2013. Building inspections are replaced by continuous live information on the conditions of individual buildings. Information on noise, crime levels, rubbish collection and so on by locality will become increasingly accessible.

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Mackert and Garfield Named to Board of Examiners for 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Six Disciplines

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Casey Mackert, Director of Baldrige Services and Dr. Jan Garfield, Baldrige Client Coach at Six Disciplines Consulting Services in Findlay, Ohio, to the Board of Examiners for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The

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Marshall Goldsmith 15 Coaches Winners + Much More!

Marshall Goldsmith

Herminia Ibarra – Thinkers 50 #8 Management Thinker 2015, #1 Leadership Thinker 2013, Professor at INSEAD, best-selling author Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. I’ll be making more announcements on my website and social media channels with more information about the 100 Coaches project soon!

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

The successful experience illustrates the role that relatively simple technology (e.g., The project was launched in 2013, and the RFID system was rolled out in stages starting in the summer of 2015. Use technology to identify and address barriers. Similarly, family members are now directed more quickly to patients.

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How to Think for Yourself When Algorithms Control What You Read

Harvard Business Review

With the flick of a switch, a handful of tech giants can change the nature and extent of mankind’s ingestion of information. In 2013, Google took a step towards understanding the intent of their users with the Hummingbird algorithm. beastfromeast/Getty Images. This is all possible because of algorithms. What can be done?

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What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?

Harvard Business Review

In the UK alone, a 2014 report from the chief medical officer for England estimates, the number of sick days lost to “stress, depression, and anxiety” increased by 24% from 2009 to 2013. Soon, face- and voice- recognition technology will almost certainly be good enough to provide a richer experience to these and other use cases.

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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job

Harvard Business Review

If you go to job-searching workshops — and I went to more than 50 in the course of studying the contemporary hiring landscape in 2013 and 2014 — you will be told weak ties are the key. What kinds of relationships should we try to use when we are looking for a job?