What’s the Impact of Hybrid Work Models?
We are at the visible end of a difficult time for the world at large — the Covid-19 pandemic. Workplaces and their management changed hugely during this period. Now while big-wig companies like Google and Microsoft are allowing their employees to work from the office for 2-3 days per week, they also permit those who […]
Managing Employees Well Being in a Post-COVID World
While the physical impacts of COVID-19 are increasingly becoming known and documented, the same cannot be said of the psychological impact, and it is this psychological impact that is likely to have the greatest effect on how employee’s well-being is managed in a post-COVID world. To effectively manage employees’ well-being, it is important to understand the […]
Is Innovation Essential for Your Small Business?
Many articles these days talk about why companies should consider innovation as a core discipline. A quick Google search on “why innovate” produces 23,600,000 results. It seems that everyone has an opinion regarding innovation and why it is essential. But is it really? According to Wikipedia, innovation is “a new idea, creative thoughts, new imaginations […]
Five strategies for Improving Your Diversity & Inclusion
In recent years, many companies have pledged to improve their diversity and inclusion. And many of them have failed. Sure, they’ve developed D&I programs, but there aren’t any actual changes when you look for increases in their diversity. Over the past year, I’ve had conversations with many of these companies – both traditional workplaces and […]
Business Survival Secrets from a Top Restaurant
The Alinea restaurant is the Michael Jordan of Restaurants. It’s been regarded as one of the best restaurants in Chicago and one of fourteen in the US to earn three Michelin stars. Chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kononas, who founded the restaurant in 2005, are owners of the Alinea Restaurant Group. Included in that group […]
