The coronavirus pandemic and resulting mitigation efforts have had an historic and unprecedented impact on companies and organizations around the world. It seemed like overnight we went from business as usual in a stable and growing economy to severe disruption in an economy ground to a halt. Businesses without the option to work or deliver ...
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Perspectives
How to avoid ‘shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations’
There is a reason for the family business adage, “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations.” Building and continuing to grow a business over multiple generations is hard work. Not familiar with this saying? Let’s break it down this way… The Entrepreneurial Stage – every business starts here. It is the launch, starve, scrap-your-way-to-success stage. G1 ...
Read More »Pandemic thoughts: Moving forward in weird times
Remember the first week of March this year? Yeah, me neither. Well, that’s not 100 percent true.
Read More »8 ways to protect your business during a pandemic
To stay afloat, business owners are getting creative -- that means thinking outside the box and adjusting the way they do business during this time of uncertainty. So, what can you do to protect your business during a pandemic?
Read More »Hospitals need better partnership with Wolf, lawmakers to protect Pennsylvanians
Hospitals are the front line for providing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there is a lack of partnership with the Pennsylvania state government to protect hospitals, health care workers and the communities they serve. Throughout this pandemic, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvan ia has worked in partnership with the Department of ...
Read More »Her daughter is recovering from addiction. Here’s how they help each other during the pandemic
For a person suffering from Substance Use Disorder, the journey to recovery is fraught with pitfalls and challenges. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and the prospect of recovery is nothing short of terrifying. Megan Strain and her mother Kathy Strain, who are navigating Megan’s recovery while quarantined together, share hopeful insights.
Read More »Are ready for your web job interview?
Here are a few tips and tricks you should consider when you need to break out the laptop and your best virtual "game face" to get that job offer.
Read More »The Zoom Boom: Communications during the Pandemic
For Baby Boomers, Zoom was a PBS television show that featuring skits, songs, games, crafts and comedic interludes. Today, Zoom is a lifeline. Its video communication capability has become a business necessity and a pathway to familial connectedness. It’s also a stock we all wish we purchased back in December. The post-Coronavirus future, when we ...
Read More »Post-pandemic strategies for the road ahead
Crisis planning, innovating and adapting, agile marketing, expressing gratitude — these are all important business practices universally, without exception. Looking toward the post-pandemic road ahead gives us reason to pause and make sure these practices are front and center.
Read More »Why the post-pandemic world will be ‘business as unusual’
Now is the time for business leaders to prepare for the post-pandemic workforce. It will be business-as-unusual. Getting your response right may be your career and organization’s defining moment.
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