Academic research points to a number of factors that have increased inequality and boosted incomes at the upper end of the distribution: globalization, the impact of technological change, competition from low-wage emerging economies, and (until recently) rapid growth of the financial sector. Fast-climbing compensation for chief executives, professional athletes, entertainers, and some successful business owners has also played a role in driving income gains at the very top. But the most important contributor to greater earnings inequality is increases in what economists refer to as “the education wage premium” – the economic returns to individuals who possess one or more university degrees (or other high-value work-related credentials).
May 10, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
While everyone knows the rules around attendance, people invariably will set their own “acceptable standard” if they do not think anyone is watching. In that way work attendance is much like driving without enforcing the speed limits according to Wayne Balshin, executive director of employee engagement at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
May 8, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
User adoption is about helping new users become competent (or beyond) and comfortable with a system. Too often it’s just considered a “training” problem, but it’s really much more complex than that. It’s about behaviour change, and that’s never simple. It’s also often divorced from ongoing use. There’s the “go live” activity and it isn’t really tied to the ongoing.
May 7, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post