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Survey Says

According to a U.S. study among more than ten thousand teens, the degree of empathy has dropped by a whopping 50% over the past decade.  Accompanying this lack of empathy, we've also witnessed a spike in suicide rates; multiple studies confirm this surprising connection.

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Workplace Burnout

Employees "checking out" of their jobs costs employers up to $550 billion annually in lost productivity.  Workplace stress costs employers about $300 billion a year.  95% of HR leaders say burnout is hurting retention.  Sources: Gallup; the Eastern Kentucky University online bachelor of science in occupational safety program; Kronos Incorporated and Future Workplace

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#Disruption

One of the most fundamental realizations is that every business, every company will get disrupted.

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Retail Closures

A recent UBS study predicted that by 2025, another 30,000 to 80,000 U.S. retail stores will have closed their doors.  Many more chains will die.  Unless retailers change the way they hire, schedule, train, and treat labor, they risk being among the casualties. 

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#Texting Dangers

Texting is nearly as dangerous while walking as driving.  1,152 pedestrians were treated in emergency rooms and the contributing factor in 4,280 fatalities.

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#Texting Dangers

Texting is nearly as dangerous while walking as driving.  1,152 pedestrians were treated in emergency rooms and the contributing factor in 4,280 fatalities.

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#Trends

In 2015, technology analyst Mark Meeker reported that one quarter of America's media attention is devoted to mobile devices that did not exist a decade ago.

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#AmericansVacation

41% of Americans in a Skift survey say they didn't take a single vacation day in 2015.  This is not a heroic thing; it's foolish.  We all require downtime to recharge our battery.

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Did You Know?

The gender ratio in college admissions has been 60% female and 40% male for most of the past decade.  In four year colleges and universities, for every two males that graduated, three females graduated.

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Burning Issue

Talent and skill shortages make up the #2 risk facing businesses today right after loss of customers.

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