A recent Gallup poll found that 1 in 5 workers worldwide feel lonely. This number is even higher—1 in 4—among fully remote workers. Just last year, a Bright Horizons survey revealed that more than 40% of fully-remote working parents polled did not lea…
PBX (Private Branch Exchange) allows you to use the same system to manage outgoing and incoming calls, plus internal communication. Learn how to leverage PBX to stay competitive.
As much as I believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as a driving force for business and society, the reality is that in the aftermath of the last few years, many marketers in corporate America are fatigued by the concept. While …
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pa…
Not knowing what’s going to happen when you’re watching a movie can be thrilling. Edge of your seat excitement is fun entertainment, and we pan films with predictable endings. When the uncertainty is in your own life, however, the experience is less e…
Many of us were using focus music long before it had an official name or any trending playlists. Jazz and downtempo have been my go-tos for tuning out distractions and centering on the task at hand since my college days. Today, more people are gravita…
There has been a calculated attack on “woke businesses” from a small but loud group. As a result, businesses have quieted down their sustainability-centered communications over the past year but they are not backing away from their commitments to sust…
Australian ABC News meteorologist Nate Byrne had just told viewers about the rainy days ahead when he started rubbing his hands together. “I’m actually going to need to stop for a second,” he says evenly into the camera, during a live broadcast last w…
In the hours after Vice President Kamala Harris was announced as President Biden’s pick to replace him in the run to become our next President, more than 44,000 Black women spun into action and joined a Zoom call. They crashed the platform. Neverthele…
Last year, 11% of American workers—about 17.3 million people—described themselves as digital nomads. This number has dramatically surged since the pandemic, when remote work opportunities became the norm. As a result, employers and employees realized …
