# company culture (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover company culture. Page: Feed: --- ## [CHRO Corner: Redefining HR’s Role in the Age of AI](https://www.hrotoday.com/news/current-features/chro-corner-redefining-hrs-role-in-the-age-of-ai/) _2026-08-25 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ Visier CPO Pramukh Jeyathilak explains how HR leaders can anchor culture and shift job identities during tech transformations. By Debbie Bolla HRO Today: How do CPOs and CHROs need to evolve their approaches in the era of AI? Pramukh Jeyathilak: Right now, CPOs and CHROs need to focus on how to build and develop skills and capabilities across the workforce. At the same time, they need to be… ## [AI Agents are Changing the Cybersecurity Workforce](https://www.hrotoday.com/news/ticker/ai-agents-are-changing-the-cybersecurity-workforce/) _2026-08-25 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ A new report explores how autonomous AI agents are reshaping job postings in the tech industry. By Gillian Manning The AI Workforce Consortium—a group comprised of companies such as Cisco, IBM, Indeed, and more—released a new report with staggering results that say the cybersecurity landscape is being fundamentally reshaped by the rise of AI agents (AI systems that autonomously perform tasks).… ## [From AI Hype to AI Agents: What’s Actually Working in TA Right Now](https://www.hrotoday.com/hrota-livestream/from-ai-hype-to-ai-agents-whats-actually-working-in-ta-right-now/) _2026-08-24 · Connor Feeney · HRO Today_ You must be logged in to access this page, please enter your details below. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password? The post From AI Hype to AI Agents: What’s Actually Working in TA Right Now appeared first on HRO Today . ## [Employees Turn to AI for Advice Instead of Their Bosses](https://www.hrotoday.com/news/ticker/employees-turn-to-ai-for-advice-instead-of-their-bosses/) _2026-08-21 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ A new survey found that the large majority of employees turn to ChatGPT rather than their team members. They say it understands their work better. By Gillian Manning Who understands an organization better than the people working in it? Well, according to new data from Resume Now, 70% of employees say that ChatGPT understands their work challenges better than their managers. Another 72% say that… ## [AI Integration: The Mistakes, The Pivots, The Wins](https://www.hrotoday.com/hrota-livestream/ai-integration-the-mistakes-the-pivots-the-wins/) _2026-08-20 · Connor Feeney · HRO Today_ You must be logged in to access this page, please enter your details below. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password? The post AI Integration: The Mistakes, The Pivots, The Wins appeared first on HRO Today . ## [The 5 Biggest Concerns for HR Leaders Right Now](https://www.hrotoday.com/news/ticker/the-5-biggest-concerns-for-hr-leaders-right-now/) _2026-08-20 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ A new study found what areas are of the highest priority to companies as businesses head near the end of the third quarter. By Gillian Manning The state of business is always changing, but a report from Surface analyzed data from 650 companies across various industries and pinpointed the primary focuses of HR leaders today. According to the report, the core workforce priorities for the next 12… ## [Human Resources New Technology Quarterly Summary: Q2 2026](https://www.hrotoday.com/market-intelligence/research/human-resources-new-technology-quarterly-summary-q2-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Alexis Whyte · HRO Today_ Year-round, the HR space develops and funds new technologies. This quarterly report provides monthly updates to track movement within the HR technology sector and the innovation they bring. For a successful and future-ready global workforce, HR technology announcements should reflect labor market needs and provide critical information about shifts in the HR space. By Alexis Voglino-Whyte Key… ## [HRO Today EMEA July/August 2026](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today-emea/hro-today-emea-july-august-2026/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ Read the full HRO Today EMEA July/August 2026 edition here! The post HRO Today EMEA July/August 2026 appeared first on HRO Today . ## [2026 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings: Employee Recognition](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today/2026-bakers-dozen-customer-satisfaction-ratings-employee-recognition/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ View the top-rated providers of recognition in the industry. By The Editors HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings™ are based solely on feedback from buyers of the rated services; the ratings are not based on the opinion of the HRO Today staff. We collect feedback annually through an online survey, which we distribute to buyers directly through our own mailing lists and indirectly… ## [Stuck in the Middle?](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today-emea/stuck-in-the-middle/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ Middle management gets a bad rep—here HR experts share how to implement strategy around these critical roles. By Simon Kent “Middle management is where strategy meets reality,” says Omowunmi Adewusi, general counsel and human resource director for AXA Mansard Insurance in Nigeria. “If we get it right, we unlock organisational velocity. If we neglect it, we create a bottleneck.” Adewusi’s… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4BvMbeUXx4TR) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Understanding Cultural Intelligence](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today-emea/understanding-cultural-intelligence/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ As organisations build their workforces from talent across the globe, managing cultural differences must be considered. By Simon Kent Since trade winds started blowing heavily laden ships around the world, business has been global. However, today’s organisations have to deal with a further dimension of globalisation: multinational talent. With few real geographic barriers, organisations can now… ## [Fostering Connection](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today-emea/fostering-connection/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ Organisations that leverage strategic peer-to-peer programmes will benefit from improvements in employee well-being, collaboration, and values reinforcement. By Simon Kent A strategic recognition and rewards approach is key to getting the best performance from employees. However, recognition from others within the workforce, like fellow colleagues and team members, can go even further. Such… ## [Editor’s Note: Unseen HR](https://www.hrotoday.com/magazine/hro-today-emea/editors-note-unseen-hr/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ The work of HR frequently goes unseen. There are parts of people management which are not visible to many in the organisation HR serves – unseen support structures felt by those who need them, but unappreciated by others. All of the subjects in this issue of have elements of this. Peer-to-peer appreciation at first seems like an easy thing to do: Simply enable fellow employees to highlight and… ## [Bridging the Divide Between C-Suite Expectations and AI Workforce Readiness](https://www.hrotoday.com/news/current-features/bridging-the-divide-between-c-suite-expectations-and-ai-workforce-readiness/) _2026-08-18 · Gillian.Manning@sharedxpertise.com · HRO Today_ There is a growing disconnect between executives’ AI ambitions and HR’s reality. Bridging this gap means leaving transactional operations behind and prioritizing strategic workforce enablement. By Gillian Manning The gap is widening. According to Protiviti’s latest AI Pulse Survey, while nearly 80% of C-suite executives are banking on AI to deliver rapid revenue growth and margin improvements… ## [Fourier Transforms: way more fundamental than you think](https://blog.engora.com/2026/07/fourier-transforms-way-more-fundamental.html) _2026-07-23 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ In the beginning... I first heard about the Fourier Transform in a stuffy lecture theater. I was fighting off sleep at the time and thought the whole thing was just too abstract and so did my fellow students judging by their nodding heads. Still, I was good at math and I learned what I needed to get through the exam. It's only years later that I realized how fundamental and important the Fourier… ## [The decline and fall of LinkedIn](https://blog.engora.com/2026/06/the-decline-and-fall-of-linkedin.html) _2026-06-25 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ In the beginning... Years ago, I remember someone telling me about a great website where you could connect with people in business and build your network: it was called LinkedIn. I joined, and became an enthusiastic user, even paying for Premium for a long time. But over the last few years it's really gone downhill and I see no product innovation to bring it back. This blog post is about the… ## [AI Winters](https://blog.engora.com/2026/06/ai-winters.html) _2026-06-12 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ I've been doing some reading about the history of AI and I found out some things that were new to me. There's a consistent pattern of over-promising, under-delivering, and ludicrous press hype, all with disastrous consequences. There have been at least two dramatic falls in funding over the last decades, called AI winters. (Gemini's view of an AI winter) First AI Winter (1974-1980) The concept of… ## [Ways of getting to space](https://blog.engora.com/2026/06/ways-of-getting-to-space.html) _2026-06-05 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ How can you get to space and orbit the earth cheaply? Today, it costs $1,500-$3,000 to get 1 kg into low earth orbit (LEO), and more to go further. Is it possible to bring these prices down? The answer is, maybe. Let's have a look at some of the possible technologies and what they might cost; but first, let's talk about where space begins. Space and Altitudes There's no clear boundary between… ## [I built a gym timer](https://carlosvilhena.com/i-built-a-gym-timer/) _2026-05-09 · Tiny Delights_ Eight+ years of training, and most gym timer apps are bloated. So I built BoxClock — an iOS timer for EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata. ## [37 Coffee Cards](https://carlosvilhena.com/37-coffee-cards/) _2026-05-02 · Tiny Delights_ 37 coffee cards from a subscription, turned into wall art — regional maps, a tasting-notes word cloud, and an espresso-cup micrography piece ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/I58XhTE0LOHj) _2026-05-02 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Rotating space habs!](https://blog.engora.com/2026/04/rotating-space-habs.html) _2026-04-23 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ I was on a boring train journey the other day (yes, some trains still exist in the US) and my mind started to wander. I thought about the novel Rendezvous with Rama and rotating space habitats. I wondered about simulating gravity and some of the consequences. Here's are the results of my musings. I hope you like them. ( NASA/Rick Guidice , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Some basic physics… ## [Ralph for beginners](https://blog.engora.com/2026/04/ralph-for-beginners.html) _2026-04-07 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ What's Ralph and why do you care? Ralph is all about automating the code generating process. You can use it to build small applications while you eat your lunch and build bigger applications while you sleep. Apart from the initial setup, the skills required are mostly those of a product manager; specifically, the ability to write a detailed requirements document. Why do we need another Ralph blog… ## [The leader who built this can't be the leader who scales it](https://toddemaus.substack.com/p/the-leader-who-built-this-cant-be) _2026-04-01 · Todd Emaus · Grow Yourself, Grow Your Startup_ Three traps that keep founders stuck in the version of themselves their company has outgrown. ## [Subagents mit Claude Code praktisch einsetzen um den Kontext sauber zu halten](https://blog.heusingfeld.de/engineering/subagents-mit-claude-code-praktisch-einsetzen/) _2026-03-10 · Alexander Heusingfeld · Overthinker’s Thoughts_ In den letzten Wochen habe ich einige Muster in meiner Arbeit erkannt, die ich als Referenz für mich selbst notieren möchte, damit ich verstehen kann, wie sie sich im Laufe der Zeit entwickeln. Dennoch werde ich sie hier teilen, da ich gerne Ihr Feedback erhalten und dies gemeinsam weiterentwickeln möchte. Lassen Sie uns eintauchen: ## [Arthur C. Clarke and AI](https://blog.engora.com/2026/03/arthur-c-clarke-and-ai.html) _2026-03-10 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ The history of AI I was looking over the history of AI and I was struck by how far ahead of the curve Arthur C. Clarke was. It's not just technical issues either, he was way ahead on the cultural impacts as we'll see. Of course, Clarke was too optimistic about when AI would arrive, but I think we can forgive him that. ( ITU Pictures , CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) Clarke and AI in his fiction… ## [Founder Burnout Is a Leadership Failure](https://toddemaus.substack.com/p/founder-burnout-is-a-leadership-failure) _2026-03-09 · Todd Emaus · Grow Yourself, Grow Your Startup_ You're Not Tired From the Work. You're Tired From the Performance ## [Rendezvous with Rama](https://blog.engora.com/2026/03/rendezvous-with-rama.html) _2026-03-09 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ I saw some news about a possible movie adaptation of “Rendezvous with Rama” and it set me thinking again about the book and what I thought about it. There’s quite a lot here, so I thought it would be worth sharing in a blog post. Let’s start with some history. Arthur C. Clarke Clarke (born 1917) was the pre-eminent British science fiction writer in the mid part of the 20th century with a… ## [The Senior Level and beyond: path to Staff Engineer in a global organization](https://www.thecodeside.com/2026/03/08/the-senior-level-and-beyond-path-to-staff-engineer-in-a-global-organization/) _2026-03-08 · Artur Latoszewski · The Code Side by Artur_ You’ve reached the Senior level. You write great code, your epics ship to production smoothly, and your team trusts your decisions. Then the question hits you: what’s next? In many companies, the path can seem narrow: either you go into management or you become an architect who spends most of their time drawing diagrams in \[…\] ## [Data is the new Lego](https://blog.engora.com/2026/02/data-is-new-lego.html) _2026-02-11 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ In 2018, I wrote a company blog post. As with most corporate content of this type, it was eventually deleted. But I liked what I wrote and I want to keep it, so I found it on the Wayback Machine and I'm reposting it here. Reposting it serves another purpose. My post was plagiarized by someone who claimed it as their own. I want to own my work and not have other people claim it as theirs.… ## [The perceptron](https://blog.engora.com/2026/02/the-perceptron.html) _2026-02-11 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Why study the perceptron? Perceptrons were one of the first learning systems and an important early stepping-stone to most recent AI innovations. That alone would be motivation enough to study them, however the reaction of the press, and the consequences of the hype, are a cautionary tale for us in 2026. I'm going to share with you the why and the how of the perceptron, with some of the… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hNdWyCbINWi3) _2026-02-11 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [The Journal you already wrote](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/the-journal-you-already-wrote/) _2026-02-10 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ Here's my Saturday: debug a SwiftData crash. Switch to recording training data for a screen prediction model. Fix a ChromaDB connection error. Set up a WhatsApp bot. Research Ohalo's genetic breeding tech for fun. Look up tmux because I've never used it. Text my brother. By 2pm it’s a blur. Your screen knows, though. Every tab you opened, every terminal command you ran, every error message that… ## [Learning by hand is better than learning by AI](https://blog.engora.com/2026/02/learning-by-hand-is-better-than.html) _2026-02-09 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Accelerating learning with AI? Recently, I've been learning a new LLM API from a vendor. There's a ton of documentation to wade through to get to what I need to know and the vendor's examples are overly detailed. In other words, it's costly to figure out how to use their API. (Gemini) I decided to use code gen to get me up and running quickly. In the process, I found out how to speed up learning,… ## [Memex works for me](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/memex-works-for-me/) _2026-02-09 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ Memex records my screen, runs OCR, and makes everything searchable via ChormaDB vector storage, and a well-designed MCP integration. Here's what I actually use it for: Finding stuff I forgot to bookmark. An article I read but can't find. A terminal command that worked. A URL from a Slack thread I closed. Context switching. I work on five projects. When I come back to one after a few days, I ask… ## [Who actually uses vectorized company data?](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/who-actually-uses-vectorized-company-data/) _2026-01-16 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ At this point everyone is talking about vectorization of company data and making it available over MCP. ( 1 , 2 ) I built a simple OCR ⇒ vector storage ⇒ MCP server and don't really use it. The only time I remember using it for something useful was to lookup an article that I’d read but couldn’t find. This doesn’t scream ~1 Trillion Dollars~ of enterprise value. In theory I can ask it to summarize… ## [Technology versus Company Culture](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/technology-versus-company-culture/) _2026-01-15 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ Two quotes come to mind: The actions you do are your company culture. Be good because future AI is watching. - Andrej Karpathy Taken together this means that for the first time, culture can be audited in real time. This might feel Orwellean. But a russel conjugate of real time company cultural audits is process validation. Here’s an example - daily standup. These spiral into rabbit hole… ## [Replit vs. Cursor - who wins?](https://blog.engora.com/2026/01/replit-vs-cursor-who-wins.html) _2026-01-14 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Building Business Apps - Cursor vs. Replit For a while now, I've been very interested in using AI to build BI-type apps. I know you can do it with Cursor, but it requires a strong technical background. I've heard people have had great success with Replit, so I thought I would give it a go. I decided to build the same app in both Cursor and Replit. It's a kind of battle of the tools. (Gemini.) For… ## [Shift Away from Cities](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/shift-away-from-cities/) _2026-01-13 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ As cities become more dense, they become less livable. But there are good reasons people choose cities: Access to jobs Access to arts, culture, entertainment Memetic copying of other people This shows up in sayings like “New York or Nowhere". There will be a tipping point where people opt away from the largest cities - New York, San Franciscio. This starts with remote workers that can use Starlink… ## [A personal blog is better than a resume](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/a-personal-blog-is-better-than-a-resume/) _2026-01-12 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ A few things I like about blogs: shows interest areas and initiative provides a true and somewhat verified (publicly shared) record of thoughts over time helps shape and improve thinking allow a person to get to know you on a deeper level and at their own pace and meander along pathways that are interesting to them a searching mechanism to meet other folks that have similar interests A few things… ## [Books as human software editor](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/books-as-human-software-editor/) _2026-01-11 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ Books as human software editor Books are the software editor that changes how a person makes decisions. A short list of books that changed my thinking in 2025: On Character: Choices that define a life Written by a general that got dismissed because of changing political tides. Focused on living simply and honestly and doing what is required. This person was responsible among other things for… ## [Mimicry and Work](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/mimicry-and-work/) _2026-01-10 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ The least likely and the strange is where the most value capture will happen in the world ahead. It's easy to point to areas that are going to leap ahead (Robotics, Healthcare enabled by A.I.). But it's much harder to point towards areas that other people aren't pointing and say, yes, that's a direction worth heading in. Three unlikely outcomes: Shift towards living in cities reverses and people… ## [The Siren Song](https://blog.engora.com/2026/01/the-siren-song.html) _2026-01-09 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ A happy siren accident I was searching the web for something, and by a happy accident of mistyping, I found a completely unrelated and wonderful event. What I saw inspired this blog post. I'm going to write about sirens, those loud things that scare you into taking your safety seriously. (World War II British siren, Robert Jarvis, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported… ## [What Your Software Engineering Job Buys You](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/what-your-software-engineering-job-buys-you/) _2026-01-09 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ tldr; know what your job really gets you...remote contracting is good for work life balance and income arbitrage, big tech (Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple) is good for having babies, skill building, and playing made up games -- aka fiefdom expansion; small tech is good for agency, work alignment, and provides upside but will kill your personal life. Indiepreneur is only good once you have… ## [I've got the power: what statistical power means](https://blog.engora.com/2026/01/ive-got-power-what-statistical-power.html) _2026-01-09 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Important, but overlooked Power is a crucial number to understand for hypothesis tests, but sadly, many courses omit it and it's often poorly understood if it's understood at all . To be clear, if you're doing any kind of A/B testing, you have to understand power. In this blog post, I'm going to teach you all about power. Hypothesis testing All A/B tests, all randomized control trials (RCTs), and… ## [Karpathy made me believe in maths](https://newbry.bearblog.dev/karpathy-made-me-believe-in-maths/) _2026-01-05 · newbry · Software, Surfing, and Startups_ Growing up I knew that learning advanced math made no sense. But now, simple math like back propagation… and this matters… no need to spend 5 years learning crazy proofs…can be used to make a robot move. Yes, there is a lot more going on under the hood. But getting started and reaching the frontier is possible in less than 6 months. And if you really grind or have a cs/math/technical background… ## [Whiskey prices!](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/whiskey-prices.html) _2025-12-31 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Whiskey prices and age of the single malt I was in a large alcohol supermarket the other day and I was looking at Scotch whiskey prices. I could see the same single malt at 18, 21, and 25 years. What struck me was how non-linear the price was. Like any good data scientist, I collected some data and took a closer look. I ended up taking a deeper dive into the whiskey market as you'll read. (Gemini.… ## [Why are weather forecasting sites so bad?](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/why-is-weather-forecasting-so-bad.html) _2025-12-30 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Just show me what's relevant! Weather forecasting in the US has got really bad for no real reason. I'm not talking about the accuracy, I'm talking about the way the data is presented. Oddly, it's the professional weather sites that are the worst. Here's what I want. I want a daily view of the weather for the next week. I want temperature highs and lows, chances of rain/snow when and how much, and… ## [Using Cursor for data science: a talk](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/using-cursor-for-data-science.html) _2025-12-23 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Code generation is good enough for data science use I gave a talk at PyData Boston on using Cursor for data science. Here's the talk. ## [Small adventures with small language models](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/small-adventures-with-small-language.html) _2025-12-19 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Small is the new large I've been talking to people about small language models (SLMs) for a little while now. They've told me they've got great results and they're saving money compared to using LLMs; these are people running businesses so they know what they're talking about. At an AI event, someone recommended I read the recent and short NVIDIA SLM paper, so I did. The paper was compelling; it… ## [The Skellam distribution](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/the-skellam-distribution.html) _2025-12-18 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Distributions, distributions everywhere There are a ton of distributions out there; SciPy alone has several hundred and that's nowhere near a complete set. I'm going to talk about one of the lesser known distributions, the Skellam distribution, and what it's useful for. My point is a simple one: it's not enough for data scientists to know the main distributions, they must be aware that other… ## [Poisson to predict football results?](https://blog.engora.com/2025/12/poisson-to-predict-football-results.html) _2025-12-15 · Mike Woodward · Engora Data Blog_ Goals are Poisson distributed? I've read a lot of literature that suggests that goals in games like football (soccer) and hockey (ice hockey) are Poisson distributed. But are they? I've found out that it's not as simple as some of the papers and articles out there suggest. To dig into it, I'm going to define some terms and show you some analysis. The Poisson distribution The Poisson distribution…