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.
Archive: Cath Everett
Using technology to remove barriers to learning for people living with disabilities
Adults with a disability are three times more likely than their peers to have no formal qualifications. We explore how two further education establishments are using technology to try and help
Whatever happened to the CIO?
According to one study, the number of CIOs on the board has plummeted from 71% to only 58% over the last two years alone. How is this situation being reflected in the changing role of tech leaders?
Using digital to support the thousands of young people leaving social care in England
While it can currently be a bumpy ride for young people leaving England’s social care system, a new app developed by NGO Social Finance to give individuals more of a voice in decisions made about their future is currently being piloted by seven local authorities
How can tech help teenagers and older people with challenges unique to their demographic?
Winners of this year’s AXA health tech awards focused on solving two very different demographic-related issues: the physical health issues faced by older people and the mental health challenges experienced by teenagers.
Rhonda Vetere, Santander's infrastructure CIO - it's how you tackle challenges that makes the difference
Rhonda Vetere, former CTO of Estee Lauder and now CIO at an international bank, shares her secrets to success in the competitive world of IT management.
Mental Health Awareness Week - the tech industry crisis that organizations need to tackle
Two-thirds of tech workers feel stressed and over half (52%) have suffered either anxiety or depression at some point.
Is data literacy being taken seriously enough in the UK?
As the amount of information everywhere continues to mount, many pundits believe that data literacy should be taught as a basic skill like English and Maths. But is the UK educational system set up to cope?
Building a fair working environment for the gig economy - a UK/South African idea takes shape
In a bid to prevent a race to the bottom for the world’s seven million digital platform-based gig economy workers, the Fairwork Foundation has been set up to rate and score firms with an eye to encouraging fairer working practices. But will it be enough?
Tech investors and the 'Weinstein Clause' - avoiding tomorrow's #MeToo moments
Investors are starting to introduce so-called ‘Weinstein clauses’ into deals with tech-start-ups to ensure their investments are not put at risk over sexual misconduct allegations against the management team. But are they likely to make any difference?
Re-skilling and up-skilling for the AI age - an organizational challenge demanding radical change
To deal effectively with the massive structural changes that the AI era will generate, a vast re-skilling of the workforce will become imperative – and learning how to learn will be key to success, according to presenters at a Future Talent event in London last week.
Tech apprenticeship schemes - should they be hired or fired?
While apprenticeships would seem to be a useful tool to close the tech skills gap, governments on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be struggling to get it right.
Flat hierarchies - progressive organizational thinking or digital's 'flat earth' theory?
The notion of flat hierarchies is de rigeur at the moment, not least in the digital start-up space. But the first signs of a backlash are starting to make themselves felt as it becomes clear the approach is not quite the panacea for innovation that some initially thought.
Culture challenges on the digital agenda for 2019
A challenge for 2019 - taking culture out of the realm of the fluffy and into the world of performance metrics.