Career Action Plan Group

03/13/2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/700326142/over-24-and-thinking-about-college-youre-not-alone

About 7.6 million adults 25 and over attended college in 2018. Among them are a mother of four, a Navy vet and a grandmother finishing what she started more than four decades ago.

02/20/2019

"Galaxy Fold, a 4.6 inch-smartphone that can open up into a 7.3-inch tablet. Along with Samsung's long teased Infinity Flex display, it has a hinge system that can't be seen from the outside. The luxury device, which will cost $1,980, hits stores on April 26."

A 5G device. A foldable phone that morphs into a tablet. A smartphone that can charge another smartphone when sandwiched together.

01/26/2019

"Although many companies outsource trucking to third-party carriers, Walmart has its own private fleet of 65,000 trailers, one of the largest in the country. Last year, Walmart brought on more than 1,400 new drivers. "

Walmart hopes a pay raise will solve its trucking problem.

06/19/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPni755-Krg

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03/02/2018

https://www.witnessconfident.org/self-evident-app

03/02/2018

Mobile App in England and Wales allows victims and witnesses to report crime in real time.

Whether you are a crime victim or witness, the Self Evident app is the smart way to report crime and provide evidence to the police. In London crime reports via the app are accessed at the Met Police HQ and elsewhere in England & Wales they are sent via the neighbourhood police team.

12/23/2017

"A verb-noun construct tells you what needs to be done to what; it automatically spurs action, which is what we want. In our “TPS Report” example above, adding a simple verb like “Draft TPS Report” creates a useful verb-noun construct. You now don’t have to guess what needs to be done; you’re left with figuring out how to do it, which is a substantial improvement."

Do the items on your action lists tell you what actually needs to be done?

12/23/2017

"Amazon Go requires shoppers to scan their smartphones upon entering the store, and the company’s “just walk out” technology will detect when products are taken off shelves (or returned to shelves) and keeps track of what is in your virtual cart through these smartphones. When a shopper is done shopping, he or she leaves the the store, and the company will charge the Amazon.com account."

The first location is having a soft opening in Amazon's hometown.

12/06/2017

Jehan Chu, Kenetic Capital managing partner, discusses his forecast for bitcoin and the global acceptance of cryptocurrencies with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology." (Source: Bloomberg)

09/10/2017

Bitcoin is a digital currency that exists almost wholly in the virtual realm. A growing number of proponents support its use as an alternative currency that can pay for goods and services much like conventional currencies.

08/06/2017

"...the key to their productivity was that for every 52 minutes of focused work, they took a 17-minute break."

When our workloads increase, many of us decide to up our number of working hours. But harnessing moments of 'unfocus' might be the key to getting more done in less time.

04/10/2017

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