I’ll admit it: I’m obsessed with robots. But how could I not be? Recently I’ve looked at a machine-written screenplay, how robots fit into the workplace, Manus X Machina, and chat bots. This week a story about Amazon triggering a “robot arms race” has caught my imagination. So what’s going on in Amazon’s warehouses? And why is it important?
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Following the British public’s decision to withdraw from the EU, both of the major political parties face a crisis of leadership. David Cameron’s resignation has created a vacuum at the very top of government, whilst the “leadership coup” within Labour threatens to create a rift between the PLP and Labour’s grassroots at a time when the opposition needs to be stronger than ever. So what can we learn from the mayhem? And what sort of leaders does Britain need now?
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Hiring the right people is one of the biggest problems facing both small and large businesses alike. And, in a globalised world, in which companies have increased access to talent, knowing that you have chosen the right person is more difficult than ever. Executives and HR departments have created all sorts of evaluation techniques and dozens of metrics against which to score candidates. But these often miss out the most important thing: character.
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