I’m a project manager who disdains repetitive, manual processes. If there’s a way to do something more efficiently, I’m going to find it. That drive hardly makes me unique in my field. Global staffing firm Robert Half says a project manager “focuses on completing a project as efficiently and promptly as possible.” Many of us…
Automation should make your users’ lives easier and your company more efficient. Hey, wait a minute. That’s what CRMs are supposed to do too. No wonder the two make a great pair. But to unleash their synergy, you may need to broaden your conception of both: Automation is a mindset. When organizations are in a…
Each summer, Mind Over Machines offers internships to stand-out candidates from throughout the Mid-Atlantic. This year, thanks to a uniquely Baltimore partnership between Baltimore City Schools, YouthWorks, Code in the Schools, Pass I.T. On, and Baltimore Tracks, we hosted our youngest-ever intern. And we’re here to tell you: The kids are way better than alright.…
The Silver Tsunami and the Great Resignation have spelled serious upheaval for the workforce lately. 2020 saw a major increase in the number of Baby Boomers retiring. Then, in April, almost 4 million people quit their jobs. That’s a 2.7% national quit rate, the highest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking it. These…
We started preaching automation almost two years ago now. In MINDs usual human-centric style, we embarked upon our Automation For All mission with a post titled 5 Things Not to Automate. The advice still holds up. Our automation team has learned a lot from the market over the last couple years. Companies often feel pressure to launch an automation initiative, or they are anxious…
What is the gender-inclusive term for Jack of all trades? Renaissance person? Utility player? Whatever it is, that’s our Innovation & Strategy team’s new Innovation Orchestrator Tally Aumiller. She loves learning so much that, back in college, she couldn’t pick just one major. She took courses in social psychology, education, economics, visual/digital art and feminist thought to create her own degree: Social Marketing & Design. …
