Tackling the Changing World of Work
Apollo Research Institute Vice President and Managing Director Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti was interviewed on FoxNews.com LIVE, where she discussed findings from her new book Society 3.0: How Technology Is Reshaping Education, Work and Society and offered career advancement strategies for job seekers and working learners. 

2012 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
The San Francisco Business Times named Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Apollo Research Institute Vice President and Managing Director, as one of the 2012 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for her outreach and research on women, education, technology and the workforce. Other honorees included Laura Alber, President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma; Lori Fouché, President and CEO of Firemen’s Fund Insurance; Kara Helander, Managing Director of BlackRock; Amy Trask, CEO of The Oakland Raiders; and Patricia Yarrington, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chevron.

Milken Institute Global Conference
Apollo Co-CEOs Gregory W. Cappelli and Charles B. (Chas) Edelstein participated in the Milken Institute’s 15^th annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, April 30-May 1. Mr. Cappelli spoke at a session titled “A Matter of Degrees: How Education Drives Economic Development,” which previewed highlights from an upcoming study conducted by the Milken Institute with support from Apollo Research Institute. Mr. Edelstein moderated a session titled “Challenges and Opportunities in Public-Private Partnerships.”

Life in the 21st-Century Workforce: Dallas
As part of a multi-city study of the U.S. employment landscape, Apollo Research Institute released Life in the 21^st-Century Workforce: Dallas. The study explores employer and worker perspectives on the education and skills that are needed for workforce success. The Dallas report was presented at Career Innovation 2012, a career event series presented by Career Builder and University of Phoenix. 

Why Women-Owned Businesses are Booming
In 2011, the 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. generated $1.3 trillion in revenue and employed nearly 7.7 million people. The growth rate of women-owned businesses is twice that of men-owned firms. To better understand this trend, Apollo Research Institute interviewed dozens of self-employed women and female business owners, who report many reasons for starting their own businesses, including the desire to implement new ideas, solve problems, have greater freedom and self-direction, and achieve work-life balance.

If you are a female business owner or corporate leader (director-level or above), please contact us to participate in our ongoing research on education, careers, and leadership. 

Future Work Skills 2020:  Cross-Cultural Competency
By 2020, knowledge workers will regularly collaborate with colleagues from diverse personal and professional backgrounds. As social technologies make global teambuilding simpler, people from different cultures, technical backgrounds and management philosophies will meet under the same virtual roof. Workers will need to target their style of supervision, training and communication to multiple audiences during an average day.

Pivoting with peak efficiency among these interactions will require cross-cultural competency, an instinct for sensing new contexts and suiting one’s response to match. Cross-cultural competency is predicted to become a valuable workforce trait, one of 10 described in Future Work Skills 2020, a report by the Institute for the Future for Apollo Research Institute.