If We Don’t Develop These 4 Human Traits, ChatGPT Can Replace Us, Psychologists Say
BY SUNNY LEE AND TOMAS CHAMORRO PREMUZIC For Fast Company [Photo: Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels; Christina Morillo/Unsplash] ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot capable of generating humanlike responses to an unimaginable range of questions and prompts, has accumulated 100 million users in just two months, surpassing the growth rates of popular social media platforms such as TikTok [...]
Want to Be More Productive? Science Says Your To-Do List Could Be Missing 1 Crucial Element
If you love the idea of a to-do list, but your to-do list doesn't love you back, here's a simple fix. BY JEFF HADEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.@JEFF_HADEN For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Lots of people swear by to-do lists; without a list of tasks to accomplish, they can feel adrift and even purposeless. [...]
One-fifth of Water Pollution Comes from textile Dyes
But a shellfish-inspired solution could clean it up. By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Photo: Piyas Biswas/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of this water, loaded with harmful chemicals and dyes, flows untreated into [...]
The White House to Expand Women’s Business Centers to Every U.S. State
BY MELISSA ANGELL, POLICY CORRESPONDENT@MELISSAJOURNO For Inc. Photo: Getty Images The Small Business Administration is rolling out more resources for women-owned small businesses to help address obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs. The SBA expects to open 15 new Women's Business Centers by September of this year, expanding the total network to 160 centers operating [...]
A management scientist explains why personality matters as much as skill for the future of work
An alternative strategy is to focus on the personality characteristics that lead people to not only acquire the requisite technical know-how, but also work well with others and persevere through trials. BY CHRISTOS MAKRIDIS For Fast Company [Photo: Jopwell/Pexels] The vast majority of discussions about the future of work focus on “reskilling”—that [...]
5 Minutes to Go: Things You Can Do to Make Meetings More Effective
Whether you're hosting or participating, make meetings less boring with the goal of finishing ahead of schedule. BY ROBIN CAMAROTE, EXECUTIVE COACH@ROBINCAMAROTE For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Despite our best intentions to prepare, most of us start thinking about the next meeting when the reminder goes off or right as we're joining, either [...]
If You Use These 5 Phrases in Conversation, You May Have High Emotional Intelligence
Want to motivate people? Let them know you're listening. BY MINDA ZETLIN, AUTHOR OF 'CAREER SELF-CARE: FIND YOUR HAPPINESS, SUCCESS, AND FULFILLMENT AT WORK' For Inc. Photo: Getty Images We talk a lot about the importance of emotional intelligence, and how it can help company founders and business executives be better leaders. [...]
In South Africa, United Nations Women is helping buyers find women suppliers online
In South Africa, UN Women is leveraging technology to connect buyers of good and services with women suppliers. By Africa Press Release For Sawya This year’s theme for International Women’s Day calls for the inclusion of women in technology and innovation and to ensure that technological progress promotes gender equality. [...]
Types of Renewable Energy [Energy Watch Series]
Sources of renewable energy are becoming increasingly necessary to safeguard humans and countless other species on Earth. By Christian Cavallo For Thomas Insights Fossil fuels such as coal and oil emit large amounts of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrogen oxides, etc.) that get trapped in our atmosphere, heating [...]
Navigating the Sustainability Risks in Your Supply Chain: A Guide to Mitigation and Management
An IndustryWeek-hosted webinar sponsored by Assent Supply chain risk management is critical to almost all manufacturers, regardless of size, but more than three-quarters of businesses (76%) are still in the foundational stages of addressing their supply chain sustainability. Is your program up to the challenges tomorrow can bring? What do you need [...]