by Kevin Wheeler | Oct 29, 2013 | Talent
By Kevin Wheeler Even though more than 2 weeks have passed since the HR Technology Conference 2013 in Las Vegas ended, it seems that the positive vibes from the event continue. As a futurist, whenever I attend I focus my attention on the technologies that are emerging...
by Kevin Wheeler | Aug 6, 2013 | Talent, Trends
Women have become the new workforce. There are now slightly more women workers than men, given the recession and the shrinking of the manufacturing and construction industries. They have less unemployment: So far this year the unemployment rate for men is about 8.8...
by Kevin Wheeler | Aug 1, 2013 | Learning
Gen Y, those in their twenties now, are born of bits and bytes. They hardly read. They watch play computer games, watch movies on the Internet, have made YouTube their favorite destination. This generation is the one that will redefine learning. And because of...
by Kevin Wheeler | Jul 25, 2013 | Talent, Trends
I recently did a webinar for ERE.net, sponsored by Glassdoor, discussing the trends and issues I see for the coming year or two. Some of the topics I cover include: The emergence of a world of “streaming” data that requires real-time action The dominance of social...
by Kevin Wheeler | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
There have been ongoing debates for a decade or more over whether or not there is a talent shortage. If there were real talent shortage we would have seen much different corporate behavior than we actually do see. If firms genuinely could not find the people they...
