The pandemic has presented small businesses with harrowing new challenges over the past 18 months. One survey shows that about nine million small businesses in the U.S. fear they won’t be able to overcome those obstacles. But when small business leaders and entrepreneurs find their businesses in such unfavorable and unforeseen...
It’s fascinating what is occurring with the gig economy. I nerd out on this stuff; I can’t help it — I was an economics major in business school. Before this type of work hit a magnitude to justify an entire economy, I knew it as the fractional workforce.
Fractional executives fill an executive position...
In the era of “The Great Resignation,” where businesses are struggling to recruit and retain talent, there is no better time for employees to pounce on ways to move up within their organizations. We’re talking about a promotion — a word that may send a shiver of both excitement and...
Zero trust is a security best practice, not a management rule.
If your employees are reading this at work, there’s a good chance they are among the millions of Americans working from home. Perhaps this person has a perfectly curated home office, with a standing desk…
In 2017, Courtney Lynn Ottrix started blogging about things to do in Cleveland. She’d done some freelancing in the past, and the blog offered occasional opportunities for income.
But two years later, when her full-time position was eliminated, Ottrix suddenly found herself self-employed…
There are no quick fixes for burnout. Here’s how to make lasting changes to how you operate so employees are more balanced, and less burnt out.
Earlier this year, like so many other companies, my workplace heard loud and clear from our employees that they were feeling…
The key elements that successful programs have in common as returning professionals transition back to the workplace.
Taking an extended hiatus from the workplace–once considered a career-ending move–has become more of a viable option in recent years as employers recognize the attributes of professionals…