Category: Association

July 10, 2020

COVID-19 has swept through workplaces like a hurricane, scattering employees in every direction, exposing many to new risks, and redefining what workers need to do their jobs safely, efficiently, and effectively. At the same time, customers’ needs and expectations have […]

July 7, 2020

How good are you at leading a remote team? That’s a question facing countless business owners and bosses these days, with everyone who can do so working from home, and some employees hoping to make this a permanent arrangement. But […]

July 6, 2020

As a leader, directing and delegating may come naturally, but listening has become a lost art. Perhaps it’s because we’re all running in high gear, productivity is paramount, and we simply don’t take the time to slow down and truly […]

April 20, 2020

Last week, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson posted an open letter to all US employees, detailing his company’s strategy for the following months in response to the ongoing pandemic, Covid-19. “Words cannot capture the immense pride and gratitude I have for […]

March 19, 2020

Pundits are already speculating about the post-coronavirus culture and economy. Among the lasting, potential changes are more diversified supply chains, the mainstreaming of online education, more companies embracing work from home, stricter hygiene rules for restaurants and hotels (that survive) […]

January 22, 2020

In November 2019, Nike announced it would stop selling its products on Amazon as a first-party vendor, putting an official end to a pilot program originally designed in 2017. The plan had Nike serving as a direct wholesaler to Amazon […]

December 2, 2019

If you ask most people operating in the real estate market, they’d tell you that retail is at risk. The latest data shows commercial real estate retail deals are slumping due to Amazon fundamentally changing the retail industry and pushing […]

September 11, 2019

Right now, Apple TV+ is mostly an interesting idea. And to be honest, it’s only interesting because it’s Apple. It’s hard to imagine that anyone is begging for one more streaming service to sign up for, but Apple has proven […]

August 22, 2019

Today, Amazon announced that it is investing $15 billion on tools this year to help small businesses sell more of their products through Amazon’s platform. The move is a clear message that Amazon wants to own the marketplace for small […]

August 15, 2019

When most of us think about Target and birthdays, it’s the place you go to find stuff to wrap up and give as a gift. For one five-year-old, however, it wasn’t about the gifts. According to Lesley Hauler of Good […]

July 11, 2019

A new report from the ad agency Merkle shows that as Amazon approaches Prime Day, it’s using an interesting strategy to grow its own advertising business: it’s buying ads on Google. It might seem counter-intuitive to pay another company for […]

June 12, 2019

The love for sports is global, but the ability that the National Basketball Association has shown in growing into such a global force cannot be attributed solely to the fact that people love the sport. It has a lot more […]

May 9, 2019

McDonald’s entered a partnership Wednesday with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to fill its need for morning workers and expand diversity. The fast-food chain aims to attract older Americans who can fill employment gaps at the company. AARP […]

April 12, 2019

Emergency workers were summoned to Amazon’s warehouses nearly 200 times for suicide attempts and other mental health crises over a five-year span. Employees say brutal working conditions at the company leave some to reach out for help before ultimately seeking […]

February 1, 2019

New e-commerce rules in India have plunged Amazon and Walmart’s local operations into disarray, as the retailers struggle to comply with new restrictions in a key growth market. The legislation was outlined last year but came into force on Friday. […]

January 18, 2019

Tesla is cutting seven percent of its full-time employee headcount, Elon Musk announced in a company-wide email. The layoffs are expected to affect around 3,000 employees, based on Tesla’s estimated workforce of 45,000 people. In addition to the cuts, which […]

December 13, 2018

Apple has announced a big expansion of its US operations, at the heart of which is a new $1 billion campus in Austin, its third in the city. Apple’s approach comes in marked contrast to Amazon’s recent search for the […]

October 22, 2018

Nike sent shockwaves around the world in a matter of minutes with its 30th anniversary ad campaign. Television commercials, print and digital pieces featured Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. During the 2016-2017 season, the NFL […]

September 11, 2018

Theranos shut down a week ago — defaulting on a $65 million loan it received from Fortress Investment Group, according to the Wall Street Journal. As an investor, I see Theranos as an exceptionally compelling story of how a con […]

August 30, 2018

Netflix continues to collect the scalps of some of the top creative talents in TV and film. Recently, they signed Kenya Barris, the creator of “Black-ish,” to a development deal. That’s just the latest in a long line of star […]