Cath Everett has been a journalist and editor for nearly 30 years. She specializes in workplace, leadership and organizational culture issues, but also writes about the impact of technology on business and society.
Cath Everett
The Salvation Army gives its organization a voice with rollout of Microsoft Teams
The Salvation Army has taken advantage of Microsoft Teams collaboration technology to digitise the organisation and provide previously rarely included employee groups with a voice to help shape future operations.
Employee mental health - why COVID-19’s lasting impact on tech worker wellbeing is a fresh employer duty of care
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a sharp rise in mental health issues among tech workers and experts warn that the impacts are likely to last far longer than the pandemic itself unless tackled correctly.
AgeTech - how technology can tackle loneliness and improve quality of life for older people
Two Norwegian companies, Motitech and No Isolation, have designed simple, but effective age-tech solutions to improve the quality of life of older people by making them compelling and easy to use.
How can business make sure Diversity & Inclusion stays top of the corporate agenda? Learnings from Google, Salesforce and SAP
The killing of George Floyd has put Diversity & Inclusion firmly on the CEO agenda, but how is the tech sector responding in terms of meaningful and lasting change?
Is the traditional office dead? Experts predict major change ahead in the workplace
After the work-from-home disruption of COVID-19, experts predict major change ahead as people return to the workplace
As M&A activity crashes under COVID-19, best practice tips in the current crisis
While global M&A activity may have plummeted as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, for those organizations involved in deals prior to lockdown, the key to integration success is to focus on your people.
Keep your distance - practical tips on the future of work after lockdown
If life after lockdown is too see some kind of return to office working, thought needs to be given to transition back to a new version of normal.
Organizations might leave lockdown behind, but not liability - HR and legal questions around COVID-19 re-opening
While the talk may be of emerging from lockdown, workplace responsibilities will remain subject to constraints and questions of liability.
Tips on HR in a pandemic - more to do than just 'keep calm and carry on'
Keeping employees calm, engaged and productive isn't going to be easy in the middle of a lockdown due to a global pandemic. Here's some frontline advice from two tech companies based on what they are doing to help their workforces cope with the ‘new normal’.
How to tackle the insecure mental health of the stressed out Chief Information Security Officer
The mental health of many CISOs is at breaking point, according to a new report. So what can be done about it before disaster strikes?
International Women's Day - closing the gender pay gap at Fujitsu is an important work in progress
Fujitsu’s aim is to cut its gender pay gap to zero by the 2030 deadline laid out in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. But how?
Are venture capitalists really guilty of bias against tech's female entrepreneurs?
An article in the Harvard Business Review claims that the VC pitching process is failing female entrepreneurs, which means that funds are not being awarded to the best investment opportunities. But female founders believe the situation is much more complex than simply one of discrimination.
Would you want to be hired by a bot? Why AI's role in recruitment needs checks and balances
Can - and should - AI tech be used in the recruitment process? And if so, what checks and balances need to be in place?
