Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, Harvard Business School professor Ethan Rouen walked through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was unsettled by the silence and emptiness in a spot that is typically bustling with people shopping and eating at restaurants.
Archives for August 23, 2021
How To Better Understand And Deliver On The Expectations Of Deskless Workers
Though deskless workers make up the majority of the global workforce, HR organizations continue to struggle with managing and engaging the unique needs of this population.
It’s Time for a Workforce Disclosure Reset
Why the SEC Should Require More Specific Human Capital Information From Companies
‘I don’t want to risk my life for a paycheck’: Immunosuppressed people grapple with returning to workplace
Elizabeth Groenweghe got a kidney transplant 14 years ago.
14 Ways Leaders Can Boost Empathy In The Workplace
In recent years, empathy has been regularly listed as a “soft skill” being sought by employers, and it’s easy to see why.
Manufacturing During a Labor Shortage: How Manufacturers Have Been Innovating on Ways to Attract New Employees
For the past several months, the media have been reporting on the general labor shortage in the United States. Most manufacturers have been understaffed in their factories for even longer than this news cycle, but current events have transformed what before 2020 was merely a typical challenge for manufacturers seeking
The Key to NYC and Other Cities’ COVID-19 Vaccine Proof Mandates, and Potential Privacy Issues
Cities step up their efforts to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant. New York City, New Orleans, and San Francisco have all announced requirements for certain persons to produce evidence of COVID vaccination status in order to patronize or work indoors at certain establishments. Adding to an already complex patchwork of