By Eli Amdur A thousand years from now, historians, cultural anthropologists and linguists will look back on the beginning of this millennium and wonder about a curiously strange phenomenon. What, they will ask, happened to adjectives? Well, at least what happened to all but two adjectives? It appears that – with a large portion of…
It Was One Of The Biggest Events In Business History By Eli Amdur It happened on August 12, 1981. The future had arrived. On that date – 43 years ago this week – IBM introduced its personal computer: the 5150. It wasn’t the first – Tandy, Commodore, and Apple were already at the forefront and…
As dawn breaks on the first full day of freedom for Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Paul Whelan, it is appropriate for us to do more than cheer. Yes, we all have reason to celebrate, and the rush we all felt when we learned of their liberation must resound and echo for a long time….
10 Steps To Make Your Company AI-Ready By Eli Amdur Everybody agrees. We must embrace and transition to AI. So why are so many organizations and individuals behind the curve on making this transition? As an independent career and executive coach for the past 27 years, I think the answer lies in this riddle. Question:…
By Eli Amdur Applicant Tracking Systems. Everybody hates them, including most of the people who use them to hire everybody else. They’re counterintuitive, they prevent interpersonal interaction, and nobody can say how many good hires weren’t made as a result. But they’ve outlasted our resistance, and we live with them, much to our chagrin. As…
By Eli Amdur If you’re not yet bored by the incessant flow of articles, posts, blogs, and podcasts about AI, then you’re either deprived or lucky, depending on your outlook. The fact remains, though, that the volume and frequency of reporting and commentary has made its mark. Looking back? Or looking ahead? That, if you’ll…
By Eli Amdur Organization Chart, n., A document that explains, in pictorial form, how an organization is supposed to work – and then clearly exposes why it doesn’t. So much for my attempt at a modern-day version of Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary. It’s a serious consideration with a pointedly simple question: When’s the last time…
Coming Soon: AI We Can’t See (Or Even Imagine) Yet By Eli Amdur If you’re not yet bored by the incessant flow of articles, posts, blogs, and podcasts about AI, then you’re either deprived or lucky, depending on your outlook. The fact remains, though, that the volume and frequency of reporting and commentary has made…
By Eli Amdur HAVELTE, The Netherlands – Quietly, they sit there. They have for some 6,000 years: ancient burial sites built of massive boulders, some as heavy as 25 tons, piled on each other in a recognizable pattern and a sensible order. They are the hunebedden, and there are 54 of them here in the…
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