May 20, 2025
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The Disappearing First Job: Why Entry-Level Roles Are Vanishing — And How Gen Z Can Stay Ahead

AI has occupied the first floor of the building Across industries and continents, the first floor of careers is quietly disappearing. For decades, entry-level jobs were the first step on the ladder to success. They offered on-the-job learning, mentoring, and space to make beginner mistakes. But today, that bottom rung […]
May 18, 2025
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The Hidden Cost of Gen AI at Work: Losing Motivation

Gen AI Can Boost Your Game—But Don’t Let It Steal the Joy of Playing Read the research published in Harvard Business Review – dt May 15-2025 Think of a tennis player with a world-class coach whispering strategies through an earpiece. The player performs better, anticipates the opponent’s next move, and […]
May 18, 2025
Multigenerational Workforce

The One Habit that Will Keep You Relevant — No Matter Your Age

Where do you see yourself five years from now? It’s a confronting question. Especially in a world where AI writes emails, robots manage warehouses, and quantum computing is just around the corner. But there’s good news too. As I said in the recent Times of India feature on the jobs […]
May 8, 2025
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The Hidden Cost of Disengagement: What Gallup’s 2025 Global Report Means for You

Gallup estimates that if the world’s workplace was fully engaged, US$9.6 trillion in productivity could be added to the global economy, the equivalent of 9% in global GDP.  Less than half of the world’s managers (44%) say they have received management training. The most urgent fix in your organization may […]
April 20, 2025
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Ever Feel Like Your Mind is Overloaded? Do What Sam Altman Does

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has a surprisingly simple solution. And no—it’s not an app, a planner, or a productivity hack. It’s a pen. And a notebook. (this kind) That’s it. Sam carries a spiral-bound 100-page notebook and a Muji 0.3 gel pen—and he fills one notebook every two weeks. […]
April 9, 2025
State of AI

State of AI as of April 2025

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry who put together this report. It identifies the biggest technical advances, new achievements in benchmarking, investment flowing into generative AI, education trends, legislation around this technology and even misuse of AI. Here’s a […]