December 29, 2020 | Insights | Scotty Hendricks

Artificial Intelligence Takes Jobs—And Adds Them Too

There is hope for the future of automation

Americans tend to believe that technology will save us from everything. That holds for most things except automation, which many fear will lead to economic catastrophe or widespread job loss. A 2013 Oxford Study showing that nearly half of US …

November 23, 2020 | Insights | Helen S. Cooke

Building Project Management Experience in a Down Market      

How to find opportunity when the job market is unpredictable   

This is a down market. Jobs are hard to come by, competition is fierce, and even while some jobs are opening up again, there are far fewer than before the slump. So how do you keep your focus and build …

November 8, 2020 | Insights | Scotty Hendricks

Are Gig Workers Employees or Contractors?

our models of employment don’t work like they used to

In the decades before the gig worker boom, labor law concerned itself almost exclusively with people working either as employees or independent contractors. Those categories define how workers are regulated, taxed, what protections apply to them and the products of …

October 21, 2020 | Knowledge | Denise Gifford

14 Questions Consultants Ask to Improve Client Relations

It’s all about communication

Consultants work with their clients to provide advice and support. Whether it’s just a short-term project or a consulting engagement lasting over many years, the best consultants know how to add value to the client relationship. They understand that the …

September 22, 2020 | Knowledge | Helen S. Cooke

Preparing for Project Initiation

Questions to ask when starting a project

Because projects address situations not faced before, or strive to deliver results under circumstances not experienced before, there will always be unknowns. Planning can occur in the face of unknowns, but the more you know, the better your plan can …