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Laila Rodriguez

Laila Rodriguez focuses on Talent-Management and Robotic Process Automation. One of her main aims is to keep readers abreast of the latest developments in technology, products, and services in the robotics industry, providing companies with a competitive advantage. 
Why January Is the Worst Month for Workplace Change
Core HR
Why January Is the Worst Month for Workplace Change

The turn of the calendar page from December to January often brings with it a surge of executive ambition, creating an almost irresistible urge to launch bold new initiatives under the banner of a fresh start. Yet, this symbolic clean slate can be a deceptive foundation for meaningful organizational transformation. A closer look at the psychological and operational rhythms of

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Is Home Energy the Next Big Employee Benefit?
Talent-Management
Is Home Energy the Next Big Employee Benefit?

In the evolving landscape of corporate benefits, few have their finger on the pulse of HR technology and employee wellbeing like Ling-yi Tsai. With decades of experience helping organizations drive meaningful change, she has a unique perspective on how technology can bridge the gap between workplace productivity and personal-life stability. We delve into the growing trend of employers offering home

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How Do You Streamline Hybrid Workforce Payroll?
Payroll
How Do You Streamline Hybrid Workforce Payroll?

The rapid adoption of hybrid work models has transformed the corporate landscape by offering unprecedented flexibility, but it has also created a labyrinth of administrative challenges, with payroll management standing out as one of the most significant. For human resources departments, the task of ensuring every employee is paid accurately and on time has evolved from a routine administrative function

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Workers and Employers Agree the Career Ladder Is Dead
Talent-Management
Workers and Employers Agree the Career Ladder Is Dead

We’re joined today by Ling-Yi Tsai, an HRTech expert with decades of experience helping organizations navigate change through technology. She specializes in using HR analytics and technology to transform everything from recruitment to talent management. Today, we’ll explore the seismic shifts reshaping career paths, digging into why the traditional corporate ladder is crumbling and what is rising in its place.

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Employee Resistance to RTO Mandates Is Collapsing
Talent-Management
Employee Resistance to RTO Mandates Is Collapsing

The once-fierce battle over workplace flexibility appears to be reaching a decisive conclusion, as a recent survey of one thousand U.S. workers reveals a dramatic erosion of employee leverage and a corresponding decline in opposition to return-to-office policies. This significant shift in sentiment marks a pivotal moment in the post-pandemic work landscape, where the balance of power, which had tipped

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Trend Analysis: High Capacity Smartphone Storage
Mobile
Trend Analysis: High Capacity Smartphone Storage

That once-familiar, sinking feeling of seeing a “Storage Almost Full” notification is quickly becoming a digital ghost, a relic of a bygone era in mobile technology. Smartphone storage is undergoing a seismic shift, moving from a frustrating limitation to an expansive frontier measured in terabytes. This analysis delves into the rapid evolution of high-capacity mobile storage, exploring the technological and

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Why Employee Silence Is More Dangerous Than Dissent
Talent-Management
Why Employee Silence Is More Dangerous Than Dissent

A conference room full of nodding heads and unanimous agreement is often viewed as the hallmark of an effective leadership meeting, but this quiet consensus can mask a far more insidious problem than open debate. This illusion of alignment frequently conceals a landscape of strategic silence, a deliberate withholding of crucial information, insights, and warnings by employees who have learned

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Is Energy-Awareness the New Key Leadership Skill?
Talent-Management
Is Energy-Awareness the New Key Leadership Skill?

The feeling of walking away from a complex strategic discussion invigorated, contrasted with the profound exhaustion that follows a seemingly simple operational meeting, reveals an often-overlooked dynamic at the heart of modern leadership. This variance is not rooted in the topic’s difficulty but in the unseen current of energy that shapes how work is truly experienced. Long before a single

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BlockDAG Leads as Top Crypto Presale for 2026
Fintech Blockchain
BlockDAG Leads as Top Crypto Presale for 2026

We’re joined today by Nicholas Braiden, a FinTech expert and an early adopter of blockchain technology who has spent years advising startups on innovation. We’ll be diving deep into the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency presales, exploring how investors can identify genuine opportunities amidst the market noise. Our conversation will cover the critical metrics for evaluating early-stage projects, the difference between

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Can AI Replace Human Judgment in Business Strategy?
AI and ML
Can AI Replace Human Judgment in Business Strategy?

The promise of artificial intelligence often conjures images of autonomous systems making flawless, data-driven decisions that propel businesses to unprecedented success, but the reality of strategic leadership is far more nuanced. While AI excels at optimization within defined parameters, the most critical business decisions are rarely about finding a single correct answer; instead, they involve navigating a complex landscape of

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Trend Analysis: Post-Delegation Leadership
Talent-Management
Trend Analysis: Post-Delegation Leadership

The familiar scene of a leader assigning a crucial project only to reappear later with a cascade of “helpful suggestions” that slowly reclaim ownership has become a defining, if dysfunctional, hallmark of modern management. This moment, occurring after the handoff, represents a critical inflection point where trust is either solidified or shattered. In a professional landscape that increasingly values autonomy,

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How Will Corporate Learning Evolve by 2026?
Talent-Management
How Will Corporate Learning Evolve by 2026?

The long-held practice of measuring corporate learning by the number of courses completed and hours logged has been rendered obsolete, giving way to a far more sophisticated and strategically vital approach. Corporate Learning and Development (L&D) has decisively moved from the periphery to the core of business operations, where its value is no longer a matter of participation but of

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