Chris Westfall

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Making a difference, one conversation at a time. Biz Coach. Author. Keynote speaker. Contributor @Forbes 👉 time to talk? https://t.co/5SU7atePhY

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The 3 Impossible Leadership Strategies Needed For Trump-Musk Feud

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

The Trump-Musk battle: who will win? Getty ImagesTo the surprise of no one, the world’s richest man and the world’s most powerful political leader have run into a difference of opinion - a blustery Trump-Musk feud that’s capturing the headlines. The break-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is the battle that everyone saw coming, spinning into a tweetstorm of insults, unwanted revelations and surprising outbursts.
Procter & Gamble To Layoff Up To 7,000 Amid Slow Growth In USA

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Changes at P&G as consumer spending slows. Corbis via Getty ImagesProcter & Gamble (P&G), the owner of consumer brands like Tide, Pampers and Swiffer, has announced plans to layoff up to 7,000 workers over the next two years. The plans are part of a larger restructuring announced by the company’s CFO, Andre Schulten, at a Deutsche Bank consumer conference in Paris on Thursday.
Top 10 High-Paying Apprenticeship Programs

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Why apprenticeships are rising in popularity. gettyIn a world that increasingly prioritizes real-world skills over traditional college degrees, apprenticeships might be your ticket to the hidden job market - especially for Gen Z job seekers. While times are tough for recent college grads, the future looks bright for those with experience-building apprenticeships - especially in some trade roles where AI isn’t a threat.
How To Stop Doomscrolling: Gen Z Strategies For Regaining Focus

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Doomscrolling, the compulsive and semi-addictive consumption of negative news and social media content, is robbing workers of productivity - and Gen Z is leading the charge to regain online focus. Social media platforms, like TikTok, Instagram and X are designed to exploit our natural “negativity bias”, and creating addictive feedback loops. The end result? Doomscrolling can create irritability, a sense of polarization, lower productivity and time-sucking distraction.
The Most Important Human Skill: How Creativity Drives Innovation

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Built on our ability to create (creativity), innovation remains an area where there are distinct human advantages when compared to AI. The ability to see new possibilities, access innovation, and discover novel solutions, regardless of an individual’s role or an organization’s industry, is a skill that AI does not possess. Innovation is proving to be the essential driver that allows companies to not only navigate boundaries but to thrive within them - assisted by the compute power of AI.
Stunning Unemployment Survey Says Millions “Functionally Unemployed”

1 month ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

According to a new study, true unemployment in the United States is a stunning 24.3%, as millions of Americans are “functionally unemployed." The bold claim is a stark contrast to the reported unemployment rate of 4.2% in April, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But in a challenging study cited by CBS News, indications are that the government data might be painting an overly pretty picture for employment opportunities.
IBM Replaces Hundreds With AI As HR, L&D Leaders Rethink Roles

1 month ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

IBM has replaced hundreds of workers with AI, and now reports that 94% of routine human resources (HR) tasks are handled by artificial intelligence. However, IBM CEO Arvin Krishna says that AI has allowed the company to expand, not shrink. “Because AI gives you more investment to put into other areas,” he tells the Wall Street Journal. The company’s CTO, Ji-eun Lee, says that the company saw a “productivity improvement” of over $3.5 billion in the last two years across 70 business units, due to AI.
Manufacturing Jobs Projected To Grow By 30%: Top 7 High-Paying Careers

1 month ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Projections for the manufacturing sector indicate nearly 30% growth through 2033, according to reports from Deloitte. Construction spending in manufacturing—in other words, dollars invested to build new or expand existing manufacturing facilities—has nearly tripled since June 2020. In January 2024, this investment reached a record high of $225 billion, which is a 37% year over year increase.
Find Greater Resilience By Avoiding These 3 Leadership Blind Spots

1 month ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

Over 96% of organizations have experienced disruption in the last two years, according to a global resilience survey from PwC. Resilience - the dynamic capacity to anticipate, adapt to and recover from adversity - is what allows companies and individuals to bounce back after a challenge. Difficulty, change and loss comes to everyone (and every organization) to varying degrees.
Survey Says 67% Of Jobs Use AI, But Do Leaders Understand Its Limits?

1 month ago | forbes.com | Chris Westfall

In a survey of 1,000 knowledge workers, 67% of respondents said that their companies use AI, with 56% of companies encouraging AI usage. Owl Labs created the survey, and they found that Gen Z employees are more likely to report being “heavily reliant” on AI, with 70% of the youngest generation leaning in on the tech for a multitude of tasks. That lines up with the observations of OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, who recently shared that Gen Z workers view ChatGPT as a “life adviser".