American SMEs are among the businesses hardest hit by the global health crisis. Here, we present advice to these smaller companies on how to best endure the coming months.
While some companies use crises as an excuse for selfishness and profiteering, those who recognise the need to share resources freely are the ones most likely to weather the storm.
Thanks to Denis Hayes and a group of environmental leaders, 20 years later, in 1990, Earth Day became a global phenomenon, mobilising 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage. Since then, every April 22 has been dedicated to raising awareness of environmental and climate issues around the world […]
In honour of Earth Day, Elettra Bianchi Dennerlein, Co-founder and Co-CEO of My Online Therapy, takes a look at the world’s most powerful CEOs who are committed to fighting climate change and the nature emergencies facing humanity. Environmentalist at heart and in practice, I got involved in the fossil-free grassroots movement over five years ago […]
21 April 2020 is the UN’s World Creativity & Innovation Day, a time to raise the awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in economic, social and sustainable development.
Bill Gates In February, The Bill & Melinda Foundation announced plans to commit up to US$100 million to help global detection, isolation and treatment of COVID-19. More than half of the funding will be invested in developing vaccines, as well as treatment and diagnostics efforts. Following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US financial support for the […]
The billionaire Microsoft founder slammed the decision to defund the World Health Organisation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring it as “as dangerous as it sounds.”
To ensure business continuity during these extraordinary times, you should ensure that you are completely aware of the current state of your business. These ten tips will give you a framework for addressing any gaps in your capability to endure the COVID-19 pandemic.
With millions of workers now making the transition to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining motivation and productivity can seem like a challenge. However, a better understanding of the four 'pillars' of agile teamwork can help to ease the struggle.
How you show up as a leader depends on what you truly believe is the answer to the question: ‘Is management power or is it responsibility?’. There are plenty of CEOs, new and old, who see their position as one of power; who believe in command and control; who revel in the opportunity to treat […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates and the majority of purchases continue to migrate to the internet, retailers inhabit an especially uncertain moment in time. What can retail-based companies do to ensure their survival?
All too often, an idea that sounds like it would make a great incentive for employees turns out to have the opposite effect. In the case of Buffer and other companies, this has been observed regarding unlimited annual leave policies.
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