MultiBriefs - Your source for industry specific News Briefs

3 ways to make your supply chain more resilient

Gail Short Distribution & Warehousing

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the strength of supply chains around the world this year. In the United States, the outbreak led to a spike in consumer demand for items like hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol and other essentials, and retailers struggled to keep them on the shelves. Today, as the pandemic rages on, experts say now is a good time for companies to determine how they can build more resilient global supply chains going forward.

You can’t step into the future with one foot tethered to the past

Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

When contemplating a major change in your life, have you tempered the risky future by offering yourself some variation of a return to the past? You’re focusing on what you’re leaving behind, not the future. You’re planning to revert before you’ve even gone forward. Can you set yourself up for failure? Absolutely.

How to waste a good board meeting

Robert C. Harris Association Management

Board meetings are a time to receive information and make decisions. Directors who do not take their roles seriously can waste a good meeting. For example, by not preparing, you’re more likely to make inquiries off the top of your mind, frequently starting sentences with, "I just have a question." A skilled board chair will urge that everybody come prepared as a fiduciary duty.

Digital natives are more likely, more eager to go back to the office

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Many employees who started working at home during the pandemic have adjusted nicely and several recent surveys reveal that the majority of employees prefer remote work. In fact, a PwC survey from June reveals that 83% of office workers want to work from home at least one day a week. However, digital natives (under the age of 26) who used to work in an office, store, worksite, or other physical workplace and are now working remotely are eager to return to work.

Travel recovery will occur when Gen Zers, millennials embark on business…

Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

"Gen Z and millennials are key to travel industry’s recovery" was the headline of a recent Travel Pulse report, which quoted a GlobalData survey. The survey suggests that younger and wealthier travelers would be the first to resume international leisure travel when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Both generations belong to the younger group of travelers, with the oldest millennials just turning 39 this year.

Did you prepare for a pandemic?

Robert C. Harris Association Management

On March 11 I was with the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®. The same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. I worried the meeting room was too small and breakout groups were a bad idea. I was glad to get home to Florida. It is almost 150 days since I have been on an airplane to visit with associations. In the Body of Knowledge for association management, you won’t find a chapter on “Preparing for a Pandemic,” nor is it on the CAE exam.

Travel insurance gets the COVID-19 test

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

As travel looks to ramp up somehow in this precarious time, travel insurance concerns and interest have skyrocketed, and coverage is not always clear. This scene, for instance, is a familiar one of late and could happen to you. Say, you booked a trip — an expensive trip — It involved a cruise around Asia, a private tour in Japan and some upper-class seats on international flights. That was in January. Then February and March happened, and everything changed.

10 passwords that haven’t been breached yet

Chad Hammond Science & Technology

A staggering number of people are still using blatantly obvious and easy-to-guess passwords. The problem is compounded by the fact that people tend to reuse the same password for multiple platforms. This leads to millions of accounts being breached every year. New research has listed 10 passwords that haven’t been breached yet. While these are not the only passwords that haven't been involved in a breach, security experts encourage users to take stock and follow (but not copy) the examples to ensure that their personal data is secure.

Employees may hate their jobs — but they’re not going to quit

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

According to June data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate was 11.1%, and 17.8 million people were unemployed. May data on separations reveals that total separations decreased to 4.1 million, or 3.1%. Quits rose by 190,000 to 2.1 million. However, this stat is interesting because in May 2019, the BLS reported that 3.4 million people quit. Does this mean that there may be people who hate their jobs, but right now, they’re scared to leave? Tim Sackett, president of HRU Technical Resources in Lansing, Michigan, certainly believes that’s what happening.

An off-page SEO checklist for your small business

Goran Kezić Marketing

In modern times, businesses need to be present both offline and online in order to thrive and remain competitive. If you own a local business, a well-executed off-page SEO strategy will go a long way in improving your online visibility and search engine ranking, and ultimately lead to higher conversion rates and revenue. Whether you are an off-page SEO novice or are already familiar with some aspects of off-site SEO, our checklist for small business SEO can come in handy in your efforts to reach your audience and give your brand a boost.

Industries