Developers are embracing artificial intelligence tools like drones, cameras, apps and robots, which can reduce the timelines and waste that have made construction increasingly costly.
Category: Productivity
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Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity
From meatpackers to home health aides, workers are struggling in sweltering temperatures and productivity is taking a hit.
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Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase
The next stage of getting workers back at their desks includes incentives like $10 to the charity of their choice — and consequences like poor performance evaluations if they don’t make the trek in.
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Bringing A.I. Tools to the Workplace Requires a Delicate Balance
Move too slowly, and risk getting left behind. Move too quickly, and neither the staff nor the technology may be ready.
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Cómo acabar con las juntas interminables
Algunos gerentes están hallando nuevas formas de ayudar a sus empleados a recuperar tiempo, incluidos los días obligatorios sin reuniones.
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Meet the Return-to-Office Whisperers
A niche group of consultants is trying to get you back to the office. It’s not going too well.
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Corporate America Tries to Free Itself of Meeting Creep
Blocked-off days, the ability to opt out of anything and other ways managers are trying to reclaim time.
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Tinkering With ChatGPT, Workers Wonder: Will This Take My Job?
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence is confronting white-collar professionals more directly than ever. It could make them more productive — or obsolete.
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Trial Run of 4-Day Workweek Wins Converts
The New York Times – Business:Of 61 British companies that participated in a pilot program, 56 said they would continue. Both employers and employees reported benefits.
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Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill
The New York Times – Business:The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”
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How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis
The New York Times – Business:Ascension, one of the country’s largest health systems, spent years cutting jobs, leaving it flat-footed when the pandemic hit.
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Can Sensor Technology Help Keep Office Workers Healthy?
The New York Times – Business:The company OpenSensors uses small, inexpensive sensors to monitor air quality and other conditions in offices. The timing couldn’t be better.