ComplianceMnthlyRecap MH 5.16.22

Habit-Forming Tech

Posted by: Bill Olson    Aug 2, 2018 11:54:31 AM

shutterstock_511954756With apologies to singer Robert Palmer, you might as well face it, you’re addicted to technology. We all love our various smart devices, and it seems that we can’t live without them, but what is causing this addiction?

An article on CNN’swebsite titled, “How to resist technology addiction” equates digital products like social media websites, video games, and mobile apps to more traditional addictions like food, alcohol, and smoking. In fact, these digital products use a technique more closely associated with gambling in that they are engineered to keep you hooked.

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Topics: social media, technology, Technology Addiction

5 Ways AI Is Revolutionizing Health Care

Posted by: Meisha Bochicchio    Jun 21, 2018 12:00:56 PM

shutterstock_107929916New technologies are poised to fundamentally change the HR industry as we know it. Just as the smartphone revolutionized the way we communicate, artificial intelligence will reshape all areas of HR, from employee onboarding to learning management to developing top talent. And, similar to smartphones, these changes will take place at lightning speed.

 

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Topics: benefits technology, technology, artificial intelligence

Beware of Tech Overload

Posted by: Bill Olson    Apr 17, 2018 7:00:00 AM

shutterstock_421436746Technology has certainly made the workplace faster, smarter and more productive. New apps and systems continuously offer new ways to create, manage and collaborate. However, just as with many good things, workers can get too much of office tech. With each digitization of traditional job and team functions comes a cost in diminishing associated skills. Many forward-thinking companies are taking heed of the potential pitfalls of tech overload. Check out some particular hazards culled from across the Web.

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Topics: workplace wellness, workplace culture, small business chronicle, technology