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The Ten Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies of 2017
Chat Optimization, Chatbots, Conversational Commerce,When it comes to analytics, it is important that simply having data does not guarantee results. By contrast, it becomes critical for companies to pay [...]
Pep Guardiola helps Manchester City players ditch script
Internet Browser, People Analytics, Workforce Science,By: Matthew Syed December 6 2017, 12:01am In the spring of 2014 the economist Michael Housman was working on a project to figure out why [...]
Is the Use of Chatbots Resourceful or Reckless?
Chatbots, Conversational Commerce, Emotional Intelligence,By: David Pring-Mill December 01, 2017 A recent Harvard Business Review survey revealed that smartbots or chatbots are considered to be one of the top [...]
Before changing jobs to avoid a toxic coworker, try changing desks
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Toxic Employees,By Corinne Purtill -- October 16, 2017 When dealing with a toxic coworker, one of the first lines of defense is to limit your contact and communication as [...]
Solving the live agent vs AI conundrum: The human-in-the-loop approach
Artificial Integllience, Chatbots, Conversational Commerce, Human in the Loop,Artificial intelligence is allowing customer interactions to become swifter and more efficient, but how do you ensure you don’t lose the human input and personal [...]
How to Survive a Jerk at Work
People Analytics, Toxic Employees, Workforce Science,Many employees have to deal with colleagues and bosses who are rude or abusive. Here are some techniques to make things a little easier. By: Robert [...]
Use Your Seat to Get Ahead at Work
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Workforce Science,Sitting next to a star improves your performance, research shows; finally, something to like about open offices By: Sue Shellenbarger Aug. 8, 2017 9:30 a.m. ET [...]
Firefox And Chrome Users More Committed At Work Than Safari or IE
Internet Browser, People Analytics, Workforce Science,By: Kavita Iyer -- June 9, 2016 While there is a constant argument over which web browser is the best, a new study reveals that your [...]
Seat of power: Your desk buddies matter
Spatial Management, Toxic Employees, Workforce Science,Sitting next to someone productive might improve your own work — but sharing space with a toxic employee makes it more likely you’ll get into [...]
Sitting Near a High-Performer Can Make You Better at Your Job
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Toxic Employees,The people we sit near at work inevitably impact our day. They may brighten our mood or drive us crazy. What’s more, our work neighbors [...]
Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is
People Analytics, Toxic Employees, Workforce Science,To increase worker performance, employers often invest in a number of things, from rewards and incentives to education and training. These traditional approaches develop employees’ [...]
Harnessing the ‘Spillover’ Effect
New research finds bottom-line benefits when organizations spend time carefully considering which employees should sit near each other. But experts warn that the “peer spillover” [...]
Move your desk beside the star performer and you’ll shine too
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Toxic Employees,If she is next to a diligent worker then some of that will rub off on her, according to a study By: LAUREN HURLEY/PA If [...]
Do You Work Next to a “Toxic” Person?
Spatial Management, Toxic Employees, Workforce Science,Office managers looking to up their game would be wise to take a hint from elementary school teachers, long purveyors of the seating chart. Placing [...]
What companies get wrong about open-office plans
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Workforce Science,By: Aimee Picchi -- August 2, 2016, 5:30 AM Workers love to hate open-office plans, with the wall-less work spaces blamed for everything from noise distraction to higher [...]
The Ideal Office Floor Plan, According to Science
Spatial Management, Toxic Employees, Workforce Science,Where you sit matters. By: Rebecca Greenfield August 1, 2016, 4:00 AM PDT The open office plan that everybody loves to hate is here to [...]
Smarter Seating? How Your Office Neighbor Affects Your Work
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Workforce Science,By Chad Brooks, Business News Daily Senior WriterJuly 28, 2016 08:35 am EST Placing the right type of workers in close proximity to each other can [...]
Rearrange employee seating to maximise efficiency
People Analytics, Spatial Management, Workforce Science,For an organisation of 2,000 workers, strategic seating planning could add up to $1 million per annum of profit Rearranging employee seating can improve the [...]
What your browser choice says about you: Firefox users are more committed at work than those who use Safari or Explorer
Internet Browser, People Analytics, Workforce Science,By Shivali Best For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 08:48 EST, 6 June 2016 | UPDATED: 09:27 EST, 6 June 2016 The browser you use could reveal more about you than you think. [...]
Study finds toxic co-workers surprisingly productive, rule abiding
People Analytics, Toxic Employees,March 11, 2016 by Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor Every office has its personalities—hopefully none as extreme as the characters in “The Office.” But there’s at [...]
Companies Pay Workers to Live Close to the Office
Commute, Distance to Work, People Analytics,Subsidies help firms attract new hires to high-rent areas like New York City and Silicon Valley By: Rachel Feintzeig Updated Feb. 23, 2016 11:09 a.m. [...]
How Do You Spot A Nonconformist? You Can Start With Their Internet Browser
Creativity, Internet Browser, People Analytics,