Blog and Insights (Page 6)

Sep 21, 2021-4 min read

FEMA, the Red Cross, and state agencies across the country have not had a moment’s rest this summer. From forest fires raging up against city boundaries out West to Hurricane Ida’s destructive winds and damaging rains in the East, these groups have worked hard to help individuals and communities survive. But for businesses who made the […]

Jul 8, 2021-4 min read

Imagine arriving in New York as a young man from small-town U.S.A. with dreams of becoming the next Wall Street superstar. What happened next was not an instant leap to success but a slow slog toward achieving a vision. In this age of “instant” everything – instant data, instant entertainment, instant friends – we learn […]

Jun 3, 2021-5 min read

The pandemic’s good news is we have learned a lot about how to keep ourselves healthy. The bad news is we are not doing a very good job at it! Over the past year, dodging the virus was the only priority for most of us. As a result, many of us became too stressed, tired, and overwhelmed […]

May 12, 2021-4 min read

A small medical equipment manufacturer had a great deal riding on the completion of their next-gen medical device. Engineers, technicians, and marketers were stressed and exhausted from setbacks and long hours. Yet, no one dropped offline or stopped showing up for work. Why? Because this company had worked hard to develop a culture that resembled a family...

Apr 28, 2021-4 min read

Are you one of the unsung heroes of the pandemic? You know, a mom who had to ditch a promising career so your kids would not be home alone? Have you spent the last year deciphering math mats with your child, wrangling the unemployment system, and soothing your stressed-out significant other? If it feels like you time-warped […]

Apr 12, 2021-5 min read

What do the new drug testing rules and long-term marijuana users have in common? Confusion, paranoia, and poor judgments! [i] [ii] Remember when drug and alcohol policies in the workplace used to be cut and dried? A candidate or employee’s positive test meant refusal, dismissal, or a last-chance rehab at the employer’s discretion. Now, with newly legal...

Mar 4, 2021-5 min read

President Joe Biden signed more executive orders (EO) on his first day than the previous three presidents combined, the most ever by his third week. While 15 of 42 actions are aimed at fighting the coronavirus, the remaining orders, proclamations, and memos (see the difference here) affect labor, HR policy, employment, immigration, resources like power […]

Feb 4, 2021-4 min read

The hardest work in the world is being out of work. So said Whitney M. Young, the civil rights leader who fought to end employment inequity. Today, 10.7 million Americans are experiencing this hard work because of COVID shutdowns and the slow economy. Fortunately, last year jobless workers received much-needed economic relief through the […]

Jan 22, 2021-5 min read

January is a hot month for hiring. If you are starting a new job, you may feel that excited, jittery sensation imagining how this opportunity will transform your life, career, and finances. Before you get carried away imagining how you will spend your first paycheck, why not give some thought to building a healthy and […]

Dec 30, 2020-4 min read

Let’s face it; 2020 will go down as one of the most challenging years in business history. But for many companies, it was also a year of self-discovery. Perhaps no other time in the past century has the economy faced such turmoil, with the need for businesses to respond so expeditiously to wide-spread disruption. Are […]