Business, Economy, Gov & Politics

5 Tips for remote working

Remote working in a global business environment Today’s leadership requires the ability to renew, create trust and interact with people by video connection when exceptional situations force a change in meeting practices. Confidence in employees, clear guidance on work, and leadership by example – these are the three most important […]

Tips on How to Handle layoffs and Impacted Hourly Workers as an Effect of COVID-19

Ronn Torossian is a crisis management expert who has more than 20 years of experience working with national and international brands that go through disruptive and unexpected events that threaten to harm the organization or its stakeholders.  He has some thoughts regarding how our country’s CEO’s need to address the tough conversation […]

How Brits could earn more than £2.2 million without leaving their house

People could earn at least £2.2 million by filming mundane daily activities and uploading them to YouTube, new research shows. 6.5 million users have watched a video on how to make a cup of tea, while filming brushing your teeth could make you over £3,500 alone.  YouTube pays users an […]

COVID-19 forces advertisers to focus on the digital economy, says GlobalData

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is by far the most significant theme to affect the technology industry in 2020. It will put incredible strain on the world economy, which will be effectively halted for three months or more. Many companies will not survive this initial phase. Almost all others will suffer significant […]

How COVID-19 Is Testing Social Media’s Ability to Fight Misinformation

And what the coordinated effort may mean for their long-term strategies Article by Jasmine Enberg  The wave of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related content has become a high-stakes test for social media platforms’ abilities to fight misinformation. False recommendations about how to avoid contracting the virus or what measures infected people should take to avoid […]

Coronavirus to take £12.6bn out of UK retail spend in 2020, says GlobalData

The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) will wipe £12.6bn from retail sales this year, according to preliminary forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. This is equivalent to more than Aldi’s total UK sales last year. Patrick O’Brien, UK Retail Research Director at GlobalData, comments: “While the food and grocery […]

WFH: Work from home tips from industry luminary

Denise Broady has been working at home for over 25 years and doing so has become rather accomplished.  Starting out as a refugee, she impressed and was so productive that she eventually became the COO of a Fortune 500 company. She is currently the the COO at WorkForce Software, noted author on risk […]

5 LESSONS BUSINESSES CAN LEARN FROM THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Large scale pandemics are (thankfully!) few and far between, but this relative rarity often leaves business owners scrambling when the time comes. Besides lives, businesses are often some of the largest casualties left in the trail of a global outbreak. That’s why it’s critical for businesses, whether large or small, […]