Engagement key in successful firms

Engagement key in successful firms

Top companies build and sustain a culture of engagement and are often led by CEOs who understand that employee engagement is not just a nice-to-have but critical to achieving business results. This is confirmed by Aon Hewitt’s 2015 Trends in Global Employee Engagement report, which points out that Leaders in these elite organisations also understand that employee engagement is primarily their responsibility

Prepare for more disruption

Prepare for more disruption

Just as companies have adjusted to the now well-established wave of digital intermediaries – think Netflix, Expedia, Amazon – they must prepare for what comes next.

Sensors track bee behaviour

Sensors track bee behaviour

Micro-sensors are helping to track bees, providing information on their behaviour and environment that can help to alleviate threats to the creatures, which are essential for the pollination of about one-third of the food we eat. Australian research organisation CSIRO...
Cosmic meeting of star, nebula

Cosmic meeting of star, nebula

The Hubble telescope has captured the spectacular cosmic pairing of a star and a nebula 15 000 light years away. The star Hen 2-427 – more commonly known as WR 124 – is pictured with the nebula M1-67 which surrounds it. Both objects, captured here by the...
Tech brings families closer

Tech brings families closer

Contrary to popular opinion, communication technologies could be bringing families closer together. If you’ve ever wondered about the impact that communication technology is having on the modern family, then a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab will make interesting reading. The report, Bringing Families Closer Together, provides a snapshot of the impact of communication technology on families in the US.

No danger of asteroid impact

No danger of asteroid impact

Recent blogs and Web postings are claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between 15 September and 28 September 2015. On one of those dates, as rumours go, there will be an impact – “evidently” near Puerto Rico – causing destruction to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US and Mexico, as well as Central and South America. NASA has published some facts to debunk the rumours.