C-suite and human capital leaders surveyed around the world continue to feel positive about their organizations’ prospects for the future, according to the latest Talent Trends data from Randstad Sourceright. Offering a sneak preview of insights from its 2019 Talent Trends research, Randstad Sourceright’s newly released Business Health Index finds that global business health has improved…
Year: 2019
Two Secrets to Connecting With Your Creative Wisdom
By Daphne Michaels, Special for The Time USA Are you connecting with your “creative wisdom” — the type of thought process that makes you wonder, where did that thought come from? … it’s brilliant! Creative wisdom is mysterious; it’s always spot on; it resonates with a sense of knowing that doesn’t need to be factually proven. When we rely on…
The 2018 List of the 20 Top Female Artists in the Global Art Market
Although women account for half of the world’s population (and therefore half of the world’s intelligence, sensitivity and inspiration…), they are still substantially under-represented on the global Art Market. Looking back, women did not become a regular part of art history’s narrative until the end of the 19th century. However, today’s secondary art market is…
The Astonishing Amount Unpaid Federal Workers Owe on Mortgage and Rent for this Month Alone
The effects of the federal government shutdown on the housing market are wide-ranging and personal — unpaid workers still have to pay their mortgage or rent, while aspiring homeowners might see their loans in limbo. About 800,000 workers aren’t being paid (about 380,000 are furloughed and another 420,000 are working without pay), and still must…
Very Large Breaches
By the Price of Business Show, Hosted by Kevin Price. The Price of Business is a media partner of this site. Price of Business Host Kevin Price talked with cybersecurity expert Tom Kelly, president and CEO of ID Experts, about the recent Marriott breach that affected more than 500 million guests and how Americans can protect their privacy in the aftermath of this record-breaking…
Where Businesses Go for Cybersecurity Help
Many U.S. companies are looking for assistance from cybersecurity consulting and training vendors as they face constant attacks from outside their organizations and the use of unauthorized IT products by employees on the inside, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory…
Parental Warmth Towards Children will Carry Them Through Adulthood in Many Ways
A childhood with loving parents can lead to life as an adult with flourishing in multiple domains, a new study from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences has found. The study, Parental Warmth and Flourishing in Mid-Life, marks an important advance in the study of flourishing. The paper reveals…
Small Business Job Growth Slowed at the End of 2018
The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch closed the year with a decline in small business job growth and continued, moderate growth in hourly earnings. The Small Business Jobs Index stands at 98.88 in December, down 0.13 percent for the month and 0.82 percent for the year. At $26.95, hourly earnings in December gained…
Hospitals in NJ Have Profound Economic Impact
New Jersey’s acute care hospitals deliver a $23.6 billion boost to the state economy, along with 150,000 jobs, according to the 2018 Economic Impact Report by the New Jersey Hospital Association. (PRNewsfoto/New Jersey Hospital Association) “Healthcare is a critical part of New Jersey’s economic infrastructure,” said NJHA President and CEO Cathy Bennett. “The $23.6 billion…
Money Saving is now the Biggest Driver in Smart Home Devices Sales
New research from Parks Associates shows the prospect of saving money, either through reduced household bills or a discount on insurance premiums, raises the interest in smart home devices among 60% of the U.S. broadband households that do not own and do not intend to purchase a smart home device. The research firm will host…
They Now Know the Cause of Childhood Leukemia and are on the Road to Preventing It
Professor Greaves, or Sir Mel, as he can now be known, has carried out groundbreaking work to understand the hidden natural history and causes of childhood leukemia during a 35-year career at The Institute of Cancer Research, London – leading to advances in diagnosis, treatment and potentially prevention. He has also been a pioneer in identifying…
The Three Predictors of How Long an Employee Will Stay with a Company
Gone are the days when a new employee was expected to stay with an organization for five to seven years. Instead, employers are seeing more and more new hires rotate out of the position within just a year or two, and it’s hard to tell who will stay and who will go. After an exhaustive…
Some Ways to Celebrate Literacy in 2019
Teaching a child to appreciate reading not only promotes academic achievement, but it also opens opportunities for the imagination to soar and for kids to learn about topics beyond their wildest dreams. This year, you can help promote children’s literacy with these ideas: Give books to children. You can find a book on virtually any topic,…