Employees—physicians and fast-food workers, teachers and hotel staff—are resigning in unprecedented numbers, often in distress. Managers are at a loss for how to respond. Attempts to address employee dissatisfaction and burnout with bonus…
In the past you wondered when the next crisis would hit. You don’t wonder that today. Crisis-mode used to mean canceling appointments, working late, drinking too much coffee, and eating pizza late at… Continue reading →
In the past you wondered when the next crisis would hit. You don’t wonder that today. Crisis-mode used to mean canceling appointments, working late, drinking too much coffee, and eating pizza late at… Continue reading →
The coronavirus pandemic for many people has represented a driver of personal and professional changes—some welcome, some not so welcome. For instance, if you’re a worker who doesn’t have access to a computer or a dependable intern…
This past summer, in the midst of raising funding for our second company, my cofounder Yann and I were immediately faced with a major obstacle: We had to hire a team of six people ASAP, in the midst of the Great Resignation.
We needed to act fast in o…
During the first phase of the pandemic, some working parents had a lever to pull if their children’s school or daycare shuttered due to COVID or if their child was quarantined. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by Presi…
The pandemic exposed some of the best and worst management practices at some of the world’s most storied enterprise organizations. Almost no company had plans to pivot to a remote work environment in the blink of an eye, but that’s exactl…
It wasn’t that long ago that companies were making plans for their 2022 return to the office. Then, omicron hit, and many of those plans were bumped again, continuing the remote or hybrid workplace norm for many.
Over the past two years, compani…
The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as “record” numbers of workers reportedly quit their jobs.
The latest figures came out on January 4, 2022, and showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positi…
Despite uncertainties, the US economy is robust. The year ahead could jolt further growth.
