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The End of Awkward Role-Plays? AI Avatars Take On Conflict Resolution Training For HR Teams

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AI avatars offer HR a safe way to rehearse tough conversations like feedback, conflict, and layoffs. Simulated dialogues help build real-world empathy, adaptability, and communication fluency. These tools provide on-demand, judgment-free training for emotionally complex workplace scenarios. For HR professionals, few responsibilities are more demanding than managing emotionally charged conversations.

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AI Productivity Paradox: Why Most Companies Are Using AI Wrong

Success

When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, I instinctively knew that the era of traditional knowledge work would soon be over. It was only a matter of time. Rather than resist the inevitable change, I chose to lean into it and pivoted into AI education and consulting in spring 2023. I started teaching young students on Outschool how to master ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Midjourney before expanding my training and consulting to small and mid-sized businesses.

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Future Success Hinges On CEOs Empowering Employees To Experiment With Gen AI

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Generative AI is rapidly automating knowledge work, and CEOs need to act now or risk falling behind. Employees who explore and learn AI tools on their own often adopt faster than top-down strategies allow. Fear and confusion among workers are major barriers, so strong leadership and proper training are essential We are standing at a historic inflection point.

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How Advanced GenAI Transforms Survey Feedback into Action

Energage

At Energage, we’re transforming how organizations understand employee feedback — at scale. With potentially thousands of comments pouring from a single employee survey, it’s not always possible for leaders to spend hours at a time processing all that feedback. That’s where our advanced genAI pipeline comes in, summarizing employee comments in a concise, easy-to-read synopsis that provides HR and company leaders with a quick and accurate understanding of their employees’ feedback.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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How I make vegan food sexy | Pinky Cole

TED Talks

At the plant-based burger chain Slutty Vegan, Pinky Cole is flipping the script on vegan food with bold style. In conversation with host of "TED Radio Hour" Manoush Zomorodi, she shares the highs and lows of her entrepreneurial journey, from her roots in Baltimore to the grease fire that took her first storefront in Harlem. Learn more about the authenticity, resilience and community that went into building a multimillion-dollar vegan food empire.

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U.K. Employers Remain Gloomy On Hiring, Surveys Show

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Gloom surrounds British employers’ hiring plans after recent tax hikes and surging uncertainty in the global economy, according to surveys on Monday that chimed with the Bank of England’s forecasts for a weakening labour market. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a professional body for human resources, said its gauge of employment intentions for the next three months fell in the latest quarter from +13 to +8 a record low, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Google To Pay $50 Million To Settle Black Employees’ Racial Bias Lawsuit

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Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of systemic racial bias against Black employees. A preliminary settlement covering more than 4,000 Google employees in California and New York was filed on Thursday evening in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires a judge’s approval. Plaintiffs in the proposed class action said Google has a “racially biased corporate culture” where management steers Black employees to lower-lev

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Is anyone really thinking about the future beyond what happens next?

Workplace Insight

The conversations around AI at the moment are interesting. Academic. Thought-provoking. Posts on LinkedIn discuss job changes and what the future may look like in theoretical terms. The words streamlined and automated litter the chats between Executives and CEOs. But that seems to be where consideration ends. We are talking about the future, but the very near future.

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Africa Surpasses 500 Coworking Spaces As Remote Work And Startups Drive Surge

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Africa has now surpassed 500 verified coworking spaces. This growth is being fueled by a mix of demographic, economic, and technological changes, from a rising urban youth population to the widespread normalization of remote work. According to Business Insider Africa , coworking hubs are booming across major African cities, offering flexible alternatives to traditional office space.

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Panasonic To Eliminate 10,000 Jobs As Profits Slide

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Panasonic will slash 10,000 jobs globally and shut down select operations as part of a large-scale restructuring thats meant to curb costs and respond to weakening demand. The Japanese electronics giant said it will eliminate 5,000 roles domestically and another 5,000 across international locations. The downsizing will primarily affect sales teams and back-office departments.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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AI Competition Forces Chegg To Lay Off 22% Of Staff, Close Offices

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Chegg, a major online education company, is restructuring its operations and cutting 22% of its workforce. This is in response to changing trends in education technology, where students are increasingly turning to AI-driven platforms like ChatGPT instead of traditional services like Chegg’s textbook rentals and tutoring, according to CNBC. The company, which has been experiencing a noticeable decline in web traffic, anticipates this trend will persist.

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