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The Dawn of the Robot Coach - AI and Mentorship
In 2017, Slice, a New York tech company that builds software solutions for independent pizzerias, had a management problem. The company's tech staff is based in Macedonia, where high unemployment rates mean most of their new hires have never held a formal job prior to Slice. "We have a lot of first-time managers who need coaching," said Rick Pereira, chief people officer. Instead of moving to Macedonia himself, Pereira implemented Butterfly.ai, The tools uses anonymous employee survey results and past performance data to rate managers' performance, then offers tips and training content to help them improve.
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Using Artificial Intelligence for Communication Training Reinforcement
In 2016, training expenditure in the US exceeded $70.6 billion--yet experts say that 90% of new skills are lost within a year if they aren't reinforced. Doing the rough math, by not reinforcing training, organizations run the risk of wasting up to $63.54 billion a year. If you're in charge of employee development--whether in HR, a Business Unit, or Sales Enablement--employee training is a big investment that can sometimes feel like a high-stakes gamble, especially when it comes to soft skills training. You might wonder, "Am I choosing the right solution? Will they adopt the skills? Will my investment turn results? Can I confidently report a viable ROI?"
Want to captivate an audience like Obama? There's an app for that
Like it or loathe it, being an entrepreneur means a lot of talking. Whether it's chatting at networking events, pitching to investors, selling your product to customers or explaining it to journalists, talking is a big part of what you sign up for. "Talking is the way you represent your brand; it's the way you build credibility in what you're doing," says Danish Dhamani, co-founder of Orai, an app that claims to make you a better public speaker. But talking – or rather, public speaking – wasn't something that came naturally to either Dhamani or business partner Paritosh Gupta. The pair met in their first year at university in Philadelphia, where they are still based.