Lueny Morell

Is Grad School Worth It? 7 Steps To Calculating The ROI | Forbes

9 June 2017 - 9:50am

“If your total undergraduate debt and graduate debt are higher than your first year salary out of graduate school, then the total cost of your education is too high.”

Read the Forbes article here.

8 Ways Machine Learning is Improving Companies’ Work Processes | HBR

7 June 2017 - 1:33pm

“Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017, becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Last year alone saw $5 billion in machine learning venture investment. In a recent survey, 30% of respondents predicted that AI will be the biggest disruptor to their industry in the next five years. This will no doubt have profound effects on the workplace”.

Read the Harvard Business Review article & watch short video here.

Capturing CO2 from Air (why I love engineering!)

7 June 2017 - 11:43am

Want entrepreneurs? Then teach ethics, says leading innovator | THE

5 June 2017 - 1:58pm

Candace Johnson, serial entrepreneur and architect of SES Global, one of the world’s largest satellite systems, said that one of the most important ways to succeed as an entrepreneur is to “think positively”.

“Do not teach risk and failure. Teach responsibility and that you have a responsibility to make this happen.”

Read the THE article here.

The Skills Most in Demand from the 2017

2 June 2017 - 1:31pm

The Skills Most in Demand from the 2017 Top Companies | LinkedIn

Technology, jobs, and the future of work | McKinsey & Company

2 June 2017 - 9:23am

“Educational systems have not kept pace with the changing nature of work, resulting in many employers saying they cannot find enough workers with the skills they need. In a McKinsey survey of young people and employers in nine countries, 40 percent of employers said lack of skills was the main reason for entry-level job vacancies. Sixty percent said that new graduates were not adequately prepared for the world of work. There were gaps in technical skills such as STEM subject degrees but also in soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and punctuality. Conversely, even those in work may not be realizing their potential. In a recent global survey of job seekers conducted by LinkedIn, 37 percent of respondents said their current job does not fully utilize their skills or provide enough challenge.

Some of the mismatching is locational: where there is demand for work, there may not be available and qualified workers to be found. This geographic mismatch can be seen across regions within countries, and between countries”.