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Associations are made for times like these

Bob Harris and Kateryna Glazkova Association Management

As the economy was faltering and associations began hurting, Ukrainian executive Kateryna Glazkova circulated a statement, "Associations are made for times like these." Glazkova is the executive director of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, founded in 2016. Its purpose is to protect the interests of entrepreneurs and create a favorable business environment. We discussed the impact of her statement and shared what characteristics make associations strong.

Workplaces are designed for ‘alpha males.’ It’s time…

Kate Lanz Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Let’s face it. Workplaces revolve around alpha males. Most large organizations have been created over the decades by men for men. This shows up in all sorts of work practices, such as the qualities that are looked for in recruitment, the way power is measured, the way meetings are run, how feedback is given, and so forth — all of the practices that combine to form the culture of the place we call work. In order to get ahead, many women are expected to be the best men they can be.

Critical concepts in distance learning for multilingual learners

Erick Herrmann Education

The current state of affairs has caused a shifting tide from face-to-face instruction to online learning and out-of-the-classroom learning through online platforms; apps; paper packets being sent home; letters and communications; and other creative means to keep students learning. Educators have done a phenomenal job all over the world in transitioning to remote learning and are working diligently to meet the needs of each student in their classes. But for emergent bilingual and multilingual students, many issues have arisen in terms of meeting their instructional needs.

5 ways to improve productivity in video meetings during the pandemic

Sam O'Brien Business Management, Services & Risk Management

For many people, working from home seems like a dream situation. It does, however, come with unique challenges. These challenges are even more noticeable thanks to the current situation regarding COVID-19 and not being able to conduct face-to-face, in-person meetings. Many of us are plunging headfirst into a new mode of working with no preparation. Thankfully, there are some easy ways to improve your productivity during video meetings at this time.

Infographic: Trusting remote workers amid the new normal

Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Remote work has become the new normal for many workers. Unfortunately, this uncharted territory has caused many managers to become overzealous. This infographic outlines the psychology behind why it's so important to trust remote workers.

Don’t allow email burnout to push your buttons

Bob Kowalski Business Management, Services & Risk Management

We've used email so long that it’s become second nature, and it's hard to remember when we didn't have an inbox to check. It's gone from a secondary function on our desktops to a constant source of information, connection and maybe distraction, from our desktops to our tablets and our phones. Now that so many people work remotely, email has proven its value as much as it ever has. Even the notifications for the rapidly growing number of video conferences come via email. But there's no need for you to suffer email burnout.

Infographic: How to find work in the remote economy

Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Remote work has been increasing in popularity for years now, but the COVID-19 crisis has put the trend into high gear. There’s a reason remote work is here to stay — the benefits are measurable and undeniable. Learn more about the industries where remote work is exploding and how to find a work-from-home job with this infographic.

Fear of the unknown

Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Fear of the unknown can be debilitating. In recent months, we've witnessed how irrational, intangible fears have caused panic buying, hoarding, greed, brawling, and poor business decisions. "Irrational fears" have no basis in a present reality. Fear of the unknown requires you to ignore or minimize the state of your current circumstances and focus on worst-case future possible scenarios. It's the "what ifs" that will cripple you because they are predicated on the worst possible catastrophes becoming reality.

5 key changes that will make your business more resilient

Victoria Fann Business Management, Services & Risk Management

During the pandemic, the businesses that have been hit the hardest were nonessential businesses dependent on physical customer contact. This has forced many of these businesses to take a good hard look at their business model. Before, they may have been vulnerable to a natural disaster, but few ever expected that a pandemic would forcefully close their doors. What's being discovered is that it’s become necessary to let go of many of the old ways of doing things and even pivot when necessary, which may mean that a business may resemble nothing of its former self. So, what does that look like?

Infographic: Are virtual events here to stay?

Brian Wallace Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Virtual meetings are now commonplace and working from home is here to stay, but will large scale events like conferences ever come back? This infographic outlines how virtual events may be here to stay, signaling a major change for business professionals.

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