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How IT managers can cultivate emotional intelligence at work

Building a successful business is about more than reaching deadlines and using hard skills to get things done: emotional intelligence (EI) and social skills are just as essential to productivity, according to City of Toronto client relationship manager Erin Leslie....

How to nail an interview with a chatbot (Vid)

Your next first interview may be with a chatbot. Here’s what you need to know to get to help you get to the second interview. The chatbots are coming. And you may need to impress them to have a shot...

Top Reason Startups Fail: Not Finding the Right Talent

23% of startups fail because of an inadequate team A recent study published by CB Insight indicates several common reasons that startups fail. The first and second are not surprising: 42% of startups close because they found no market for their products...

Will People Analytics Really Get Mainstream In The Next Few Years?

If you’ve never heard of ‘people analytics,’ essentially it’s a concept that takes Big Data and applies it to HR and management. Since I often write about Big Data, HR, and management, this seemed like a natural extension that I...

Facebook, Instagram to charge GST on online ads by mid-2019

The decision to charge the taxes could create a windfall for the federal government Facebook will charge goods and services tax on online advertisements purchased through their Canadian operations starting in 2019. Facebook and Instagram say they will charge...

Thinking on AI: What do truck drivers and recruiters have in common?

Per a recent Gallup survey, 7 in 10 Americans believe AI tech will eliminate more jobs than it creates. The numbers are all over the map based on different research, but many land within the 47-54% range of all current...

IoT Adds Complicated Layer to Risk Management

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing everything, in both good and bad ways, and we just aren’t prepared for the problems that will arise from this idea that everything has to be connected. That’s not just my cynical opinion....

Google Is Bringing Hearing Aid Support to Future Versions of Android (Vid)

https://youtu.be/x7BeuLUQWw4 Google is trying to make hearing aids work better with Android phones. On Thursday, the tech giant announced that it’s working with GN Hearing, so that people can stream audio from future Android phones to their hearing aids so...

Fostering A Culture Of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is important. In talking to executives, it would be hard to imagine someone disputing that statement based on today’s climate. Experts estimate that the 2017 Equifax breach cost the company $439 million. It's believed that Target lost $292 million as a result of its...