The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated many workplace shifts that were already underway: adoption of remote work, an increase in flexibility, digital transformation. Learning and development—which quickly was targeted by employers as a driver of business outcomes and by employees as a lifeline for resilience amid the pandemic—also transformed, and quickly. READ MORE
America's CEOs have advice for Biden's long road ahead
President-elect Joe Biden is preparing to enter the White House during a tumultuous time. The United States has become deeply divided. The country is being ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are out of work and climate change continues to irreversibly alter the planet — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. READ MORE
It’s Full Steam Ahead For Startups Developing COVID-19 Vaccines And Products
As the first Americans receive COVID-19 vaccinations this week developed by big pharmaceutical companies, hundreds of startups focused on vaccines, testing kits and other COVID-19 products are riding the momentum–eager to get their own products to market in the next year. READ MORE
What to know if your employer wants you to get vaccinated for Covid
If you've been dreaming about going back to the office, news of a promising Covid-19 vaccine could mean you'll be back at your desk sooner than you thought.
There are obvious benefits to having a workforce that's been immunized from coronavirus, but can your employer require you to get vaccinated? READ MORE
$300 billion of M&A to be unleashed by blank-check deals
The mergers and acquisitions boom underway will continue over the next few years as special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) look to put to work $61 billion of unspent proceeds from their initial public offerings, according to Goldman Sachs.
Two hundred six companies have gone public through SPACs in 2020, raising a record $70 billion. Proceeds from SPACs have accounted for 52% of the record $124 billion raised by all U.S. initial public offerings. READ MORE
Wall Street firms, demonized by Cuomo, de Blasio, ramp up NYC exodus plans
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to come to an end in 2021, but that doesn’t mean New York City’s biggest employers—the megabanks and Wall Street firms—are rushing to return to the Big Apple.
FOX Business has learned that even with a vaccine that could allow city employers to filter all their workers back into Manhattan offices by late spring, every major Wall Street firm is drawing up plans to significantly slash its presence in the city for the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Google was hit with massive outage
Google's services went down for about an hour Monday in a massive outage that prevented many people from watching YouTube videos, accessing their Google Docs or sending email on Gmail.
The outage also made Google Classroom temporarily unavailable, preventing many students learning remotely from accessing their classes.
A little after 8 am ET, most of Google's services came back online, but Gmail remains down for many. READ MORE
How Data and Intelligence Are Going to Change the Sales Industry Forever
It’s no secret that data is running the world. For most businesses, data is critical to growth and expansion, and today they have access to a robust amount of data. More companies are relying on data to help them identify challenges, make timely decisions and impact their bottom lines. From storing employees’ contact information to keeping track of inventory, data can be used in just about every aspect of a business. READ MORE
Ailing newspapers abandon newsrooms as pandemic deepens woes
The buzzing newsroom has long been the lifeblood of American newspapers. But in recent months the buzz has become virtual as the pandemic deepens the industry crisis and forces journalists to work remotely. READ MORE
Oracle moving from California to Texas, joins Tesla, Hewlett Packard
The smart money may be sticking together and sticking it to California.
Oracle is joining Tesla and Hewlett Packard in relocating to Texas, detailing the move in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. READ MORE
6 ways to reinvent the employee experience during crisis
Five Tips For Launching A Successful Startup
Creating a business from scratch involves a painstaking process of thorough preparation, design, research and strategy. But challenging as it may be, getting your business off the ground is possible. READ MORE
The mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once they receive government clearance.
The delicate, mind-boggling logistics of distributing the vaccines will be crucial. The challenges of moving millions of doses — over thousands of miles and under strict temperature specifications — are enormous. READ MORE
Supersonic jet startup Aerion just broke ground on a new $300 million plant in Florida
Florida's Space Coast is about to become the Supersonic Coast with a startup that's working to usher in the new era of supersonic travel that has just broken ground on a new campus in Melbourne, Florida. READ MORE
Jeff Bezos just issued a rare compliment to his chief space rival, Elon Musk. It's the latest development in a 15-year feud between 2 of the world's most powerful CEOs.
Over the last 15 years, two of the world's most high-profile CEOs, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, have been engaged in a simmering rivalry.
The two execs have sparred over their respective space ambitions - Musk runs SpaceX, while Bezos owns Blue Origin - but it hasn't stopped there: Musk has called out Bezos for running what he deemed a monopoly, and has called Bezos a copycat for his self-driving car interests. READ MORE
Musk Flees California. He Now Faces a Battle to Escape Its Taxes
Elon Musk, who says he has relocated to Texas from California, is just the latest billionaire to announce a move that could deliver big tax savings.
The mechanics of how the rich can enjoy those savings, however, are complicated and involve jumping through a few more hoops than simply announcing that they have moved from Los Angeles to Dallas, or New York to Miami. Spending a certain number of days out of the state, or changing documents like voter registration and drivers’ licenses, are unlikely to be enough. READ MORE
Convincing employees to get COVID vaccines
After months of COVID-related mayhem that’s touched every aspect of work, there’s finally a bright spot in the form of approved vaccines that are in the midst of being approved and rolled out around the world. READ MORE
Vaccines Herald Return to Offices, But Workers Don’t Want to Go
As employers eagerly await the Covid-19 vaccines that promise to return staff to offices after months of working from home, new reports indicate getting them back won’t be easy.
More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they’d like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. READ MORE
How Do You Evaluate Performance During a Pandemic?
The ongoing crises of 2020 are affecting women’s careers and, as we enter performance review season, managers have a responsibility to make sure that bias against women — and women of color in particular — doesn’t do further damage. If you want to retain this critical group of talent and avoid lasting consequences for workplace diversity, it will help to rethink how your organization handles performance reviews. READ MORE
5 Steps to Effectively Scale Your Sales Strategy (or Goals) Without Dropping Quality
Scaling your sales strategy isn’t a straightforward process. It is, in fact, a challenge that many businesses face. Their customers are ready to buy, but the internal sales operation cannot scale quickly enough to reach them. READ MORE