The metaverse is an ambitious, untested technology with incredible potential and a host of limitations. While most people think of immersive, virtual worlds as places to socialise or play, several business applications – and pain points – have begun to emerge. In 2026, an estimated 25 percent of consumers will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse for digital activities including work, shopping, education, social interaction and entertainment. …
Women are more likely than men to receive positive feedback from their managers. But an overly enthusiastic performance review is not necessarily a good thing. Prior research shows female employees are often told white lies while their male equivalents are dealt the harsh, honest truth. This is problematic because inaccurate, inflated feedback can hurt a woman’s ability to receive important job assignments, raises or promotions. But why are women reviewed …
From tech to finance to media, the recent spate of layoffs has affected some of the world’s most high-profile companies – many of which were on a hiring spree as recently as 2021 and experienced outsized growth during the pandemic. Google, Meta, Yahoo and Microsoft have all recently retrenched a significant percentage of their workforce. The layoffs extended well beyond Silicon Valley, with banking behemoth Goldman Sachs conducting its largest …
The world continues to watch in horror as the aftermath of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes unfolds in the media. In the early days, reports of the “failed humanitarian response” to the disaster were already circulating, with journalists on the ground reporting that “aid has not yet arrived” to remote areas. Such reports elicited emotional reactions from viewers, some outraged by the lack of immediate humanitarian response in delivering aid to huge …
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Business leaders overseeing organizational redesigns should be as transparent as possible to limit the spread of rumors and loss of key talent, Info-Tech Research Group advises.