Quiz on Technology in the Workplace

What percentage of technology projects are cancelled or deliver things that are never used?

• 25%

• 50%

• 10%

• 75%

According to the text, what percentage of jobs in the US today require at least mid-level digital skills?

• 70%

• 30%

• 90%

• 50%

What is the main reason for the failure of technology benefits to live up to expectations, as per the text?

• Scepticism and fear of technology by employees

• Poor management of technology projects

• Inadequate training for employees

• Lack of investment

What is the author's suggestion for treating technology in the workplace?

• Replace it with human employees

• Outsource it

• Treat it like a team member

• Ignore it

What is the author's view on the importance of including technology in the organisation chart?

• It is unnecessary

• It helps visualise technology as a team member

• It complicates the chart

• It is a waste of time

What is the author's suggestion for improving the relationship between a human and machine team?

• Schedule regular performance reviews for the technology

• Replace the technology with a human employee

• Retire the technology immediately

• Ignore the technology

What did Christopher, the human resources manager, do to encourage his team to use the HR system?

• Threatened to fire them

• Set up one-hour appointments for coffee

• Gave them a pay raise

• Ignored the issue

What did the author find out about the stress levels of employees in organisations that encourage them to talk about and learn about technologies?

• 50% lower stress levels

• No change in stress levels

• 20% lower stress levels

• 20% higher stress levels

What did the author suggest for managing tech across entire companies?

• Ignore it

• Rotate data analysis tools across different parts of the company

• Outsource it

• Retire all technologies

What did the author suggest for the recruiting team in terms of the technologies they work with?

• Ignore the technologies

• Leave the technologies behind

• Replace the technologies with human employees

• Bring the technologies to big recruiting events