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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
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From Rhode To Summer Fridays, Branded Juice Collabs Are Big Business
If you’ve noticed a proliferation of beauty and lifestyle brands creating smoothies — and going viral — then join the club. While smoothie collabs are an entire product category on their own, brands have long been partnering with iconic foods to create limited-edition signature flavors and products. Pairing a food…
The American Job Market Is Playing Like A Hall-Of-Fame Running Back
What makes the great running backs – the elite ones, the greatest ones – so good? They didn’t rely on one skill or one move in their repertoire – power, speed, quickness, straight-ahead, faking, sweeping, reversing – to gain the yards. They could do them all at any time –…
10 Low-Stress, Easy Jobs That Pay Well In 2023
One cannot help but notice that in recent years, there has been an increased focus on balancing one's mental health and reducing burnout in the workplace, especially as trends such as The Great Resignation came into the spotlight. People are now turning to "easy jobs," so dubbed not because they…
Culture Is More Than Pizza And Ping Pong
In an intensive competitive business landscape, companies constantly search for ways to attract top talent, boost productivity and retain satisfied employees. But in an effort to “appear” committed to employee’s positive experience, companies too often settle for cultural counterfeits – free food and a “fun vibe” become the cosmetic version…
The Hotline Turns To Technology Collaboration To Modernize
Domestic violence is not new. But statistics show what is new is the significant increase in domestic violence fueled by isolation during the pandemic. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) found itself with a historically high contact volume – nearly double compared to before the pandemic. The answer? A…
Will The Expanded BRICS Challenge The Western Order?
The BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have invited six other nations to join. At the bloc’s annual summit in Johannesburg, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the group would like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Argentina to join. It looks…
Labor Day Strikes Show Lack Of Empathy, Threatening Jobs
The film and television industry in the United States remains paralyzed, as screenwriters have been on strike for over 100 days. Actors have joined the fight, creating the first dual strike since 1960, according to the Associated Press. The Hollywood Reporter says that studio executives are only beginning to acknowledge…
4 Signs Of The Chronic Performance Trap And How To Break Free
Labor Day, observed on the first Monday in September, celebrates the social and economic achievements of American workers. Everybody loves a good worker, but very little is written about the problems of overloading, overworking and overperforming—all of which can undermine career success. Chronic performance is the constant attempt to get…
7 Tips to Maximize Mentor Relationships in Business
A mentor is a valuable teacher for a company's emerging talent, but in four decades of coaching sharp business-minded younger people, I've often been surprised at how much they have taught me. You really have to know your stuff when you teach someone. Mentoring has kept my skills sharp, and…
Tell Me More About The Freelancers You Represent
Over the past two years, freelance platform rolls have grown by an estimated 60% percent. Altogether, close to 70 million freelancers offer their services part- or fulltime in the US according to recent surveys by Upwork and MBO Partners. The number of freelancers around the globe is, of course, a…
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