Talk to people seeking new jobs, and invariably, they will say their ideal is working from home. It is not a new idea. For example, remote field personnel working in sales or service positions with a ‘home office’ have worked from home for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns accelerated the work-from-home movement (WFH) … Read more
Cultural changes driven by politics and social movements are having catastrophic effects on GenZ members entering the workforce. GenZ refers to those born between 1997 and 2012. Corporate initiatives like DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and a flawed education system are failing to teach them the basic social skills they need. These shortcomings are creating … Read more
Recently, Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, announced that he and his organization would no longer be using the term ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), an investment strategy geared towards ‘responsible investing,’ which Blackrock helped to pioneer and promote. ESG offers investors a way to ‘responsibly invest (at least on paper) in companies who are environmentally and … Read more
