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Looking for a More Purpose-Driven Career? There Is a Global Shortage for This Vital Role.
Young Americans are emerging from the pandemic with a new view of work. A job is no longer just a paycheck. It's a chance to do something meaningful, to make an impact on society while also making a living.
As many engineers search...
Independent HVAC, Plumbing Providers Should Consider Consolidating
It's getting harder and harder for independent HVAC and plumbing companies to compete with larger platforms.
A confluence of factors - ranging from new technologies, the growing importance of digital marketing, supply chain shortage...
Five contract areas doctors shouldn't overlook
When a doctor is getting ready to accept a new position with a healthcare system, he or she may be tempted to to gloss over the dense legal language and stipulations in their employment contract, skip straight to the compensation dollars, and ink...
Tech-Enabled Coaching Is Fueling Investment in Professional Development in Higher Education
What do you remember from the last time you had a training day or had to complete an online learning module for work? If you're like most people, the honest answer is varied, from "I remember some" to "I don't remember much."
The Infrastructure Law Can Help America Catch China in the Clean Energy Race
President Biden's signature infrastructure law aims to, among other objectives, propel America forward in transitioning to a clean energy economy. If its proposals are executed properly, I'm confident that it will succeed in that goal.
Here's What PE Firms are Seeking in Their Next CEOs
Pandemic shutdowns have caused us all to slow down and spend time reflecting on life. Cries of systemic inequalities and looming environmental crisis have been amplified and are now on the radars of key stakeholders. The investment community and...
The Great Disruption is Here: How to Reposition Your Thinking and Teams for Growth
As the Covid-19 crisis has stretched on, we're grappling with the tremendous changes it's wrought on our lives.
A year and a half on, though, the shape of the post-pandemic world is becoming clearer. New economic and social patter...
How Amazon reset its image after a bitter unionization battle
It started as a fight about a warehouse in hardscrabble Alabama, but the result is a state-of-the-art corporate marketing campaign now playing on cell phones and televisions in living rooms across America.
Earlier this year, news cove...
How to Craft the Ideal Exit of Your Business
When you're building a company from scratch, the most painful body blows can turn out to be the most valuable experiences.
This punch to the gut came for my company in 2012 when one of our anchor clients, accounting for about a thir...
Digital wastewater: The quiet revolution that's tackling generational challenges
Water utilities have become America's unexpected source of front-page news, enduring multiple 'once-in-a-century' events in recent years. Droughts, pollution, unprecedented cold, flooding, and storms all take their toll on our infrastructur...
Electric vans and trucks are the real story behind battery-powered vehicles
Picture yourself five years from now driving through a U.S. city.
What will be different? Despite widespread optimism that we'll all be driving Teslas and other electric vehicles, the reality is that most of the passenger vehicles a...
Did Your New College Student Hit Their First Tough Patch?
The kind of phone calls parents get from their first-year students midway through a semester are often very different from the calls they receive at the start of the school year.
The calls often change from the exuberant "Everything...
Now is the time to shockproof supply chains, with a 3-pronged approach
Car dealership lots are emptying out due to the semiconductor supply crunch. Container ships are backed up in major ports in Europe, China and the U.S. A dire labor shortage is adding to the difficulty of producing and transporting enough goods t...
Time to Rethink How Students Experience College and Successfully Launch Their Careers
Colleges need to do a better job of onboarding students. Students, most of whom are 18 years old and have never lived away from home, typically arrive for a 2-to-3-day orientation, have a ton of information thrown at them, and are largely expecte...
ESG gives a tailwind to clothing 're-commerce' companies
The gold rush is on for fashion re-sellers like The RealReal, Poshmark and ThredUp as consumers look for clothing that is sourced more sustainably than "fast fashion," which has been linked to poor foreign labor conditions and pollution.
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3 Ways to Build Trust and Stellar Remote Teams
he spread of Covid-19's Delta variant threw return-to-office plans into disarray, again. Offices tore up their re-entry plans, and some decided to make remote work arrangements permanent.
By 2025, 36.2 million Americans will be workin...
The Future Of Wastewater: Why Has The U.S. Been So Slow To Adopt AI Tools?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have revolutionized our lives, but some sectors have been slower to adopt smart solutions than others. Despite AI systems underpinning everything from power grid regulation to Google's search to...
Investors Are Wild About the Pet Industry and There's No End in Sight - Especially If There Is a Strong Online Component
Chances are you know someone whose family acquired a "pandemic puppy" to help them weather the Covid-19 lockdowns. Pets have become beloved, pampered family members whose well-being is viewed as an essential household budget item, making the...
How the labor crunch can reposition professional services firms for new growth
Supply chain problems are now impacting attorneys, accountants, consultants, public relations and other knowledge-based jobs. These professions have long relied on top talent from business schools and law schools to join their ranks, but now it s...
Leaders can't let fear of cancel culture stop them from being social
Just ask the fashion executive who pitched his spring collection by citing violent political protests, or the communications chief who wisecracked about AIDS, or the CFO who promoted unreleased company financial information on his personal Twitte...