How to Navigate Work When You’re Having a Personal Crisis
A stressful life event or personal crisis happens to us all at one point in our lives, and is cause for distraction at the workplace.
If you’ve reached the point where you say to yourself, “I can’t get my job done,” it may be time to ask for help, says Jane Dutton, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and coauthor of Awakening Compassion at Work.
When handling a crisis situation, the answer is not the same for everyone - Should you confide with your manager and colleagues? Should you ask for flexible hours or a reduced workload? Should you take a leave of absence?
Read more of the original article at Harvard Business Review.
Runzheimer Introduces Equo® Intel to Enhance Workforce Efficiency
Runzheimer announced Equo® Intel, a new product that enables companies to capture vehicle intelligence, analyze field activity, increase productivity, and gain actionable insights to enhance their decision making process.
Staying competitive in the marketplace means maximizing all organizational assets – especially your mobile workforce. Equo Intel provides companies with the solution: technology, analytics, and insights to boost field sales and service organizations’ productivity and efficiency.
Equo Intel captures real-time activity inputs including:
EV Education Urgently Needed, Says UK’s CLM
Drivers require extensive education on the various electric and hybrid powered vehicles on the market before sales of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) will start to accelerate towards UK Government targets.
So says Newport Pagnell, UK-based CLM Fleet Management, part of the Maxxia Group, following research it commissioned last month which showed drivers’ knowledge of EVs and hybrids was woefully lacking.
The UK Government has announced recently that it wants all new cars and vans to be ‘near-zero emission’ by 2040, just 23 years from now. However, sales of AFVs, while still rising, are doing so only from a very small base level.
Donlen Unveils New Brand
Donlen has just unveiled its new brand. The fleet industry is currently undergoing many changes, which are only expected to continue within the next three to five years. To prepare for the changing landscape, Donlen has continued to invest in a forward-thinking product roadmap that will prepare customers for trends such as Mobility as a Service, autonomous vehicles, and safety. With Donlen’s focus on the changing marketplace, Donlen has enhanced its brand to focus on the future of fleet.
“Now is an exciting time to be in fleet management,” said Tom Callahan, Donlen president. “Donlen may have a new look, however, we will continue to focus on what we do best: provide our customers with attentive service, develop technology roadmaps for the short and long-term to stay ahead of emerging trends, and present comprehensive consulting insights and actionable recommendations to allow customers to achieve their operational goals.”
Volkswagen to Spend Over $40 Billion in Future Mobility
Between now and 2022, VWAG plans to invest over $40 billion on autonomous vehicles and electrified variants of every model sold by its dozen passenger car brands, as well as developing driverless electric truck technology.
"We are laying the foundation for making Volkswagen the world’s number-one player in electric mobility by 2025,” Chief Executive Matthias Müller said. “The entire automotive industry is facing fundamental changes in the coming years, which will provide great opportunities, but also require us to put in tremendous efforts.”
Electrification won't be limited to flagship brands, but also to luxury divisions, low-end marques Seat and Skoda as well as a new sub-brand called Volkswagen I.D.
Read more of the original article at The Detroit Bureau.
