Should We Change Legislation, or Just Expectations?
Changing technology is turning into tragedy for some of those whose lives and likelihoods are…but I don’t think we can legislate change away. See my latest piece for the Globe and Mail and here.
Category: Trends
Why Co-Working Spaces are Flourishing
Coworking spaces are springing up everywhere and attracting businesses of all sizes. That is good for everything from the bottom line of large companies to the lonliness epidemic, which is actually something with economic implications. See my Globe and Mail column on the trend here
Shorter Work Weeks May Become a Thing (I Know, You Don’t Believe Me)
Could we be moving to an era of shorter work weeks? See my latest for the Globe and Mail here
Prince Harry Is Marrying Up – And He is Right on Trend
My latest piece for the Globe and Mail on why Prince Harry is one of many young men ‘marrying up’
Inequality Will Follow Late Boomers and Gen Xers into Retirement
Here is my latest piece for the Globe and Mail, It talks about the way that inequality is going to follow this generation of workers into their senior years.
The Gig Economy is Here and We are Not Ready (my column for the Globe & Mail)
I am thrilled to now be writing a bi-weekly column for the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. See my first here – it is a look at how the gig economy is in force but our social policies are woefully out of step with it.
Cabbies Hate Uber Drivers Hate Cabbies (But Both Sides May be Missing the Point)
Is there a better way to see the future of work than to follow the drama that is Uber? The ride-hailing service burst on to the scene in San Francisco just about six years ago and nothing has been the same ever since. From how to manage a gig workforce through to how technology is […]
Why Walmart Wants to be Hipster-Cool
Walmart buying Modcloth? ‘Say it’s not so’ went the lament from Millennials and other assorted cool people earlier this year. After all, Modcloth is a cutting-edge, online retailer that offers funky clothes for those who consider themselves the opposite of everything the world’s biggest retailer stands for. Modcloth and Walmart could never be a fit […]
Demographics is Driving M & A Activity in Japan – and Maybe Other Places Too
Demographics drives a lot of things including Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) activity. That is a lesson we are now learning from Japan, where there are apparently too few heirs to take over large companies as their boomer-aged Chief Executives head for retirement. This piece from the Financial Times looks at what is going […]
Does This Robot Make Me Look Younger?
There are a lot of things robots can do, but they cannot make societies any younger. Canada and the U.S. are aging – there is little debate about that. What exactly that will mean for the labor force and the economy is a bit more up for grabs, but to get an idea of how […]