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Investing in Women Through Technology Training

Business and Tech

The biggest obstacle impacting women today is the subconscious biases impacting perception of competence,” said Shaddix, whose background includes marketing and tech policy research. Depending on the business, a basic understanding of how to code can help you design a website, create a shopping integration and analyze your business drivers.

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How To Make Work Work for Women in Tech and Leadership

Business and Tech

The gender gap in tech is persistent, but it can be addressed by offering resources, fostering inclusive workplaces, and implementing policies that promote equity. The gender gap in tech remains due to a number of factors including lack of job security, gender bias, and work-life balance issues.

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Achieving Balance With Company Culture, Benefit Design, and Employee Well-Being

Business and Tech

Director of Communications, Integrated Benefits Institute The Integrated Benefits Institute’s recent analysis estimates that the cost associated with the loss of work hours due to COVID-19 is $213.1 Ensure your employees can afford care, and evaluate plan design decisions and how they affect outcomes. Jennifer Santisi, M.S.

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How To Screen Tech Talent?

The Human Factor

image source Introduction Companies rely heavily on hiring talented tech professionals to gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving technology-driven world. However, finding and hiring the right tech talent can be daunting. A company’s success often hinges on the quality of its tech talent.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

In our minds, technology and innovation are interconnected. However, for every technological advancement, there seems to be a learning curve or adjustment period as we try to figure out how to implement automation into our daily lives. Technology: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? 1 The Devil in Design.

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AI-Powered Design Thinking: Accelerating Innovation and Insights

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that combines empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive successful business outcomes. Defining Design Thinking Design thinking involves five key stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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How Technology is Empowering the Modern Property Manager

Business and Tech

Elizabeth Francisco, president of ResMan, offers expansive insights from being a woman in business to the rapid advancement of property management technology. Bias showed itself as I came up through the multifamily industry and then in technology with investors, peers, competitors, and prospective customers.