Herman Trend Alert: Manufacturing Technology Soars
Recently, the United States received some very good news: manufacturing technology orders are up — way up.
Herman Trend Alert: Augmenting Human Perception
The recently canceled network TV series “Lie to Me” featured Dr. Cal Lightman, who applied psychology to read micro-expressions and body language to determine if people were telling the truth. Now, thanks to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab, this assessment will soon be within the reach of all of us.
Herman Trend Alert: Telecommuting Growth Slows — What Does It Mean?
According the latest research from the Telework Research Network, telework (sometimes called “workshifting”) trends over the past five years reflect some unexpected developments.
Herman Trend Alert: A Challenge for the U.S. — Veteran Unemployment
Studies by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Workforce Management magazine and BLR (formerly Business and Legal Resources) indicate that more than 60 percent of today’s employers will not hire an active member of the National Guard as a new employee. This challenge accounts for why many National Guard units returning have unemployment rates in the 30 percent to 45 percent range.
Herman Trend Alert: Recruiting’s Leading Edge — Delivering Value to Applicants
As technology enables the Human Resources function to be more “human,” we can expect more intelligent systems to help enlightened employers to better connect with their current team members, prospects and candidates.
Herman Trend Alert: Leadership Predicament — Promotion by Anointment
A recently released study from CareerBuilder confirms what we have been saying for years: Most companies are not training their people before moving them into leadership.
Herman Trend Alert: Economic Significance of Live Meetings and Events
A landmark study revealed that in the United States the live-event meetings industry directly supports 1.7 million jobs and provides a $106 billion contribution to GDP. Moreover, it is responsible for $263 billion in spending, $60 billion in labor revenue, $14.3 billion in federal tax revenue and $11.3 billion in state and local tax revenue.
Herman Trend Alert: Trends in Corporate Learning
Corporate learning appears to be in a fast-moving transformation, embracing new technologies and applications to increase the “fidelity,” convenience, collaboration and specificity of experience.
Herman Trend Alert: Flexibility — An Increasingly Important Benefit
The brand new “Survey on Workplace Flexibility” from WorldatWork offers some startling findings.
Herman Trend Alert: Worldwide Hiring Expectations Look Good
According to a recent survey by the National Association for Business Economists (NABE), U.S. businesses’ hiring intentions are at their highest level since 1998.
Herman Trend Alert: Glimmers of Hope in the Job Market
In December, companies with fewer than 300 employees experienced employment growth of 1.54 percent, representing the largest percentage increase since June 2010.
Herman Trend Alert: A New Game for Public Affairs
Writing for Forbes.com, cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg coined the term “Forced Transparency” to describe the new reality facing companies and governments. WikiLeaks and its copycats now leave organizations no choice but to voluntarily, if reluctantly, share information that was previously secret.