There are countless variations to the same motto: If you want more than you have, you have to work harder than you are. It seems simple, right? But as most know, it’s a simple concept but not a simple act. It’s not easy to stay up late for days on end so your passion transitions
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, stood at the helm of the Amazon ship and steered it from a $500,000 revenue stream to one of $178,000,000,000 and along the way, he increased his Amazon crew from 9 employees to more than 560,000. Although this is an unprecedented feat to accomplish in less than 25 years,
The Hustle, an online supplier of articles related to business, technology, and life, summarized the impact of the coronavirus on business owners as follows: The coronavirus is scattering workforces, straining supply chains, and diminishing demand, making it more expensive for businesses to operate and harder to sell their products. Think & Act Across Five Horizons
Workers are brutally thrown against the wall over-and-over again with little to no opportunity to catch their breath and tend to their battered bodies under the unapologetic reign of the coronavirus. Fear of public transportation Anxiety of groups Aversion to anything involving the close proximity to others Overwhelmed with the technology needed to work remotely
Companies must study and respond to emerging consumer trends under the regime of the coronavirus because the daily epiphanies experienced by consumers are reshaping their mindsets and purchasing tendencies, which directly affects a company’s advertising, marketing, and profit strategies. From consumers reevaluating how and what they define as essential and non-essential items to changing their
In a sea of negativity and you-better-get-ready, I’m tossing out a buoy of positivity into the coronavirus’ murky and unpredictable waters. Although I could spend the length of this piece discussing the perils of the coronavirus, specifically for businesses, that’s a conversation that changes daily and that a Google search can yield countless results for
The love of skilled trades is alive and well in Ohio. Although Ohio is as concerned about the skilled trades gap, which is the number of skilled trades positions open versus the number of qualified and willing employees available to fill those positions, as much as any other state, Ohio continues to lead the charge
On March 15, 2020 The New York Times released an article entitled Coronavirus Cost to Businesses and Workers: ‘It Has All Gone to Hell’. The title alone says it all. The New York Times and many other reputable sources agree that not since the attacks of September 11, 2001 has the economy been thrown so
When Harvard Business Review evaluated what the attacks of September 11, 2001 taught us from a business perspective, they quoted Ray O’ Rourke, a managing director for global corporate affairs at Morgan Stanley in New York both during and after the attacks. O’Rourke said, “We knew within the first day (of returning to work after the attacks)
“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.”~ Daniel Goleman, author, psychologist, science journalist, and writer for The