Description: When Dereck Paul was training as a doctor at the University of California San Francisco, he couldn’t believe how outdated the hospital’s records-keeping was. The computer systems looked like they’d time-traveled from the 1990s, and many of the medical records were still kept on paper. Source: NPR.org Date: Apr 05, 2023 Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/05/1167993888/chatgpt-medicine-artificial-intelligence-healthcare Questions… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Decision Making
Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?
Description: These findings and others come from a new study by Joel Waldfogel, an economist at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Waldfogel crunches the numbers on the book market’s female revolution. And, in a recent interview, the economist helps us think through potential reasons why women trail men in many creative industries, but have… Read more »
Helping Others at Work Without Burning Out
Description: To foster a sustainable culture of workplace helping, organizations should prioritize self-compassion and effective strategies for healthy collaboration. Source: Sloanreview.mit.edu Date: Mar 21, 2023 Link: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/helping-others-at-work-without-burning-out/ Questions for discussion: Summarize what the article says about creating a sustainable and helping organizational culture. What are the benefits to the organization? What are your thoughts on… Read more »
Does Money Buy Happiness? Here’s What the Research Says
Description: Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers from Wharton and Princeton find a steady association between larger incomes and greater happiness for most people but a rise and plateau for an unhappy minority Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Mar 28, 2023 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/does-money-buy-happiness-heres-what-the-research-says/ Questions for discussion: What did the research find and why was it so surprising? What… Read more »
Trex CEO: One thing leaders should keep in mind
Description: During a time of economic uncertainty, what’s one thing leaders should keep in mind? ‘Be willing to be bold in the decisions that you make,’ said Trex (TREX) CEO, Bryan Fairbanks. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Apr 01, 2023 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/trex-ceo-one-thing-leaders-100057892.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points CEO, Bryan Fairbanks has to say to… Read more »
WestJet pilots to launch strike authorization vote as negotiations fizzle
Description: The union representing WestJet pilots will launch a strike authorization vote Monday as contract talks with management drag on, the Air Line Pilots Association said Friday. Bernard Lewall, who heads ALPA Canada’s WestJet contingent, said its 1,600-person membership is “frustrated” after six months of bargaining with a company he claims has failed to seriously… Read more »
Your Next Landlord Could Be 100 Random People
Description: Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters. Source: Wired.com Date: Mar 30, 2023 Link: https://www.wired.com/story/arrived-fractional-investment-real-estate/?_hsmi=252508126&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_6BxRUZp1vSN_Bh9FIR75GdG5FKWsByHxbC_DJZDAZmwMgmVCH8bsPs5FGOfillRcF-m8PKY-jKUpm8wARM0PD-Glm5NW2HTIr6kMQs_1UcPfQ4tE Questions for discussion: Summarize the pros and cons of this sort of business model, as described in the article. What is the impact on rentals,… Read more »
Twitter is dying
Description: It’s five months since Elon Musk overpaid for a relatively small microblogging platform called Twitter. The platform had punched above its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivaled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. Combine these elements with your own critical faculty — to weed out the usual spam and… Read more »
Strains Emerge Inside the Union That Beat Amazon
Description: Nearly a year after its victory on Staten Island, the Amazon Labor Union is grappling with election losses and internal conflict. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 21, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/business/amazon-labor-union.html?smid=em-share Questions for discussion: Summarize what the article says about the relationships between the union organizers, the workers and the firm? What are your thoughts about… Read more »
To Keep a Conversation From Becoming a Conflict, Understand and Interrupt the Pattern of Escalation
Description: There’s only one thing you need to do to defuse a conflict. Listening isn’t it. Source: INC.com Date: Mar 21, 2023 Link: https://www.inc.com/debra-roberts/to-keep-a-conversation-from-becoming-a-conflict-understand-interrupt-pattern-of-escalation.html?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inc%20-%20this%20morning%20newsletter.newsletter%20-%20inc%20-%20this%20morning%203-21-23&leadid=261346&mkt_tok=njewluxfrs04nziaaagkoupfyr2tp4hne8xwqp-n5ofkrbtp6pk-tv00mqsvjyrvfxdf7drtomaovfuz_67txenwchsnumfawz8hp7c8nnovhi9upjxcm9vunzw Questions for discussion: What are the key points made in this article related to mitigating conflict? Do you agree with this analysis and the strategic recommendations? What would you add to… Read more »
