“Flexibility” may be a key to success for rising managers — and the watchword for successful companies in the age of AI. Professor Stephen Friedman of Schulich ExecEd and the Schulich School of Business explains the critical skills managers need to thrive in today’s economy and the industries most susceptible to change.  There’s no question that Canadian workers will face rapid shifts in the demand for their skills over the next decade and beyond with rising pressure to become problem solvers. Many segments of the workforce will be affected by technology such as Artificial Intelligence an ..read more

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Soaring through blue skies towards new destinations around the world can seem like a pretty great way to spend your workday. And for thousands of Canadians who are pilots, this is par for the course. But fueled by the pandemic and an aging workforce, the number of commercial pilot licenses in Canada has declined by 80 per cent since 2019, even with aviation experts warning of a growing labour shortage that is disrupting the airline industry. A May 2020 survey conducted by the Flight School Association of North America found that some 50 per cent of flight schools were forced to close temporari ..read more

Despite reports of an early stage slowdown in Canada’s job market, employment opportunities in the data science field are only projected to grow. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023, data jobs will be some of the most in demand in the future. By 2027, the report predicts a 40 percent increase in AI and Machine Learning Specialists, with a 30 to 35 percent rise in demand for Data Scientists and Big Data Specialists. “ChatGPT has created so much attention and almost every company wants to adapt and become AI-driven, or they have to,” says Shaohua Zhang, CEO at Toro ..read more

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