Schools are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime windfall of federal money to recover from the pandemic, but weak management and labor shortages mean billions may go unclaimed and unspent.

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed a series of s...

Business is facing the worst labor shortage in decades, but our company has found a way to boost employee retention and promote career advancement. Our answer: leadership development initiatives.

Years before record numbers of US empl...

Low pay has been singled out as the big reason why workers have been quitting as part of the Great Resignation, but the reality is more complex.

After a comprehensive study of 34 million online employee profiles, the MIT Sloan Managem...

College is not easy for anyone, but the challenges faced by many tribal students are tougher than most.

After 15 years of working on higher education with Native Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, I rema...

As Russia looks set to ramp up its cyberattacks in the United States, companies and its founders should be asking themselves: Do we have adequate cybersecurity insurance? Do we even have cybersecurity insurance? The answer to both should be yes.<...

The last time U.S. gas prices surged above $4 per gallon, in 2008, some pundits wrote the obituary for vehicles with low fuel economy.

Turns out, the death announcement was premature.

In recovering from the 2008 financial...

A dramatic shift is underway for marketers. Those who embrace these changes are well positioned for 2022 and beyond. Those who don't run the risk of losing credibility with clients and falling behind their peers.

This transition, dr...

impact of the Ukraine conflict? After all, Russia and Ukraine combined account for under 2% of global GDP, and relatively few U.S. companies have direct supply or partnership links with them.

But this terrible war has huge implication...

U.S. policymakers are going all-in on electric vehicles (EVs), but the supporting infrastructure will require vast upgrades to be ready for the giant changeover.

President Biden recently announced an objective of increasing U.S. EV p...

As the events in Ukraine continue to unfold, the world is watching as Volodymyr Zelensky, the actor-turned-Ukrainian president, inspires his country and the world with his steady leadership in the face of extreme stress.

Current and a...

To hire or to train - this has long been a key decision for employers. The continuing labor crunch has raised the stakes even higher.

Sometimes an external hire is the right solution. If a company is seeking entry level staff, or i...

COVID-19 canceled the office-or at least that's what many employees seem to think these days. Many have grown comfortable with remote work and are resisting growing calls from employers to return to the office, even if only for a few days a w...

Before the pandemic economy brought us clogged ports, empty shelves and skyrocketing shipping container prices, CEOs typically viewed the supply chain as a transactional issue that could safely be left to their COOs.

But the painful d...

Company founders are forces of nature. Their driven personalities take their firms from garage to multi-million dollar ventures, while also inspiring passion in those who work for them.

Yet as their companies scale into sprawling affa...

The U.S. M&A market for managed IT services providers (MSPs) was red hot in 2021. We analyzed market activity and reviewed 78 transactions announced during the year. Despite that torrid pace, many buyers missed out on transactions and their a...

The "Great Resignation" has defined the trend of U.S. workers quitting jobs at a record pace. But the future of work is being reshaped by the "Great Reimagination."

As employees are breaking out of the 9-to-5 paradigm, they in...

The cyberattack on Kronos is a portent of things to come.

First, criminals broke into the timecard management company's network. Then they shut down employee payroll systems at thousands of its customers. Months after the initial br...

However unintentionally, the pandemic has unearthed an opportunity that benefits both employers and liberal arts colleges.

A recent report by Bain & Company starts with a well-known observation -employers are struggling to fill...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undercut the finances and business model of U.S. senior living communities in a way that was simply unthinkable a year ago.

Occupancy rates fell further to a record low of 80.7% in the last quarter of 2020, c...

Our wastewater can signal when a community is sick, sad, or polluting. It also offers important signs for when life is getting better.

Just about everything ends up at a sewage facility before being cleansed and discharged into a loca...